{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-education-8-709","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Education § 8–709","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “Cost per pupil” means the amount of money spent by a county board for the operating expenses of public education in the county from county and State sources divided by the full-time equivalent enrollment of the county as defined in § 5-202(a) of this article.\n(3) “State sources” means funds provided to a county board in accordance with §§ 5-202, 5-207, 5-208, 5-209, and 5-210 of this article.\n(b) Students participating in a program shall be included in the enrollment of the county in which the student is domiciled for the purposes of calculating State aid under §§ 5-202, 5-207, 5-208, 5-209, and 5-210 of this article.\n(c) (1) To support the cost of instructional programming for a program, each county board shall pay to the Department an amount equal to 85% of the cost per pupil for each student who participates in a program but is domiciled in the county.\n(2) Each county governing body shall include a student participating in a program in the full-time equivalent enrollment used for calculating the required local funds appropriated under § 5-202(d) of this article.\n(d) The Department shall disburse the funds received in accordance with this section to the program.","path":["Article - Education"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ged\u0026section=8-709","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:38Z","sha256":"2d693e1c94fb6e804451886d05206fa41344e4d30c11184e2b5bd16de7d9b8de","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-education-8-708","next":"us-md/md.-code-education-8-710"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}