Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 5-215
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Current — January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2019
(a) The State Board shall distribute grants each year to organizations that:
(1) Promote literacy at an early age during well child visits in a health care setting; and
(2) Solicit the corporate community for funding for promoting literacy at an early age.
(b) An organization that is awarded a grant by the State Board under this section shall use the grant to:
(1) Purchase books to be distributed at well child visits in the health care setting; and
(2) Train pediatricians and other health care providers on methods of promoting literacy to all Maryland children.
(c) In fiscal year 2001 and every fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include funds in the State budget to implement this section.
(d) The State Board may adopt regulations to implement this section.
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2029, the State shall distribute to each county board the following Blueprint Transition Grant amounts:
(1) Allegany County $10,348
(2) Baltimore City $18,669,201
(3) Baltimore County $2,953,950
(4) Caroline County $966,820
(5) Cecil County $49,060
(6) Dorchester County $1,321,515
(7) Garrett County $1,201,160
(8) Howard County $41,743
(9) Kent County $1,005,090
(10) Montgomery County $7,712,745
(11) Prince George’s County $20,505,652; and
(12) St. Mary’s County $3,251,181.
(b) For fiscal years 2025 through 2030, the State shall distribute the following proportion of the Blueprint Transition Grant amount under subsection (a) of this section to each county board:
(1) For fiscal year 2025, 85%;
(2) For fiscal year 2026, 65%;
(3) For fiscal year 2027, 50%;
(4) For fiscal year 2028, 35%;
(5) For fiscal year 2029, 20%; and
(6) For fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year thereafter, 0%.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.