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Terms Used In Maryland Code, EDUCATION 7-1804

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) A P-TECH student may not be required to pay any cost that is related to enrollment and participation in the Program, including tuition and mandatory fees.

(b) P-TECH students shall be included in the full-time equivalent enrollment under § 5-202 of this article as follows:

(1) Multiply the number of students who are enrolled in the fifth year of the Program by 0.50; and

(2) Multiply the number of students who are enrolled in the sixth year of the Program by 0.25.

(c) Student credit hours earned at a community college by a P-TECH student shall be included in the full-time equivalent student calculation established in §§ 16-305 and 16-502 of this article.

(d) (1) (i) A P-TECH supplemental college grant is an amount equal to the tuition and mandatory fees that would normally be charged for the classes in which the P-TECH student is enrolled.

(ii) The State share of a P-TECH supplemental college grant shall be calculated and distributed by the State to college partners and equals:

1. 50% for counties that received a grant under § 16-501 of the Local Government Article in the prior fiscal year; or

2. 25% for counties that did not receive a grant under § 16-501 of the Local Government Article in the prior fiscal year.

(iii) The local share of a P-TECH supplemental college grant shall be calculated and distributed by a county board to college partners and equals the amount not paid by the State under this paragraph.

(2) (i) The State share of a P-TECH supplemental school grant is not less than $750 per P-TECH student per school year and shall be used for P-TECH school costs.

(ii) The State share of a P-TECH supplemental school grant shall be calculated and distributed by the Department to county boards.

(iii) A county board that receives a P-TECH supplemental school grant shall match 100% of the State share.