Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 5-212
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Current — January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2019
(a) Ten days before the end of July, September, November, January, March, and May, the State Superintendent shall certify to the State Comptroller the amount due at the end of each of these months to each county board for the annual State share of:
(1) Funding for the foundation program under § 5-202 of this subtitle;
(2) Transportation aid under § 5-205 of this subtitle;
(3) Funding for compensatory education under § 5-207 of this subtitle;
(4) Funding for students with limited English proficiency under § 5-208 of this subtitle;
(5) Funding for special education students under § 5-209 of this subtitle;
(6) Funding for the guaranteed tax base program under § 5-210 of this subtitle; and
(7) Any money provided in the Department’s budget for special education services under § 8-414 of this article.
(b) Amounts due shall be made in equal payments once every 2 months.
(c) Within 5 days before the end of each of these months, the State Comptroller shall draw the Comptroller’s warrant on the State Treasurer for the amount due to the treasurer of each county board.
(d) On receipt of the warrant of the State Comptroller, the State Treasurer immediately shall pay the amount due to the treasurer of each county board.
(a) The target per pupil foundation amount includes costs associated with implementing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future including:
(1) Increasing salaries;
(2) Additional teachers to provide professional learning and collaborative time for teachers;
(3) Career counseling;
(4) Behavioral health;
(5) Instructional opportunities for students who are college and career ready and those who are not;
(6) Maintenance and operation of schools;
(7) Supplies and materials for teachers; and
(8) Educational technology including digital devices, broadband connectivity, and information technology staff.
(b) Schools may use funds provided under this section to provide the programs required under COMAR 13A.04.16.01.
(c) (1) County boards of education and schools shall prioritize the purchase of digital devices for using funds under subsection (a)(8) of this section.
(2) Additional funds provided in the target per pupil foundation amount for educational technology are intended to supplement and not supplant existing funding provided for educational technology.
(3) (i) On or before November 15 each year, each county board shall submit a report to the Department detailing, for the previous fiscal year:
1. The amount spent by the local school system on technology disaggregated by digital devices, connectivity, and information technology staff; and
2. The percentage of students, teachers, and staff with digital devices and adequate connectivity in their homes in accordance with the Federal Communications Commission standards for broadband.
(ii) On or before December 15 each year, the Department shall submit to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, a compilation of the reports submitted to the Department under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
(iii) On or before September 1, 2021, the Department shall establish uniform reporting requirements, including definitions to ensure that consistent and comparable reports are submitted under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
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