Md. Code, Education § 24–703.3

(a) The Center shall develop a protocol that is fully aligned with the Center’s data sets and security standards for:

(1) A county board to convert a student’s home address and geolocation information into census tract and block numbers; and

(2) The Department to collect the census tract and block number information from a county board and provide the information to the Center.

(b) For fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the Governor shall appropriate in the annual State budget $100,000 to the Center for development of the protocol under this section.