Maryland HB 1450: Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation Plans and Funds - Alterations

Bill Text

LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 33

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Chapter 33
(House Bill 1450)

AN ACT concerning

Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Implementation Plans and Fund Funds –
Alterations

FOR the purpose of expanding the uses for certain grants under the Concentration of
Poverty Grant Program; requiring the State Department of Education to collect
certain data and submit a certain report on or before a certain date; requiring the
governing body of each county to appropriate a certain amount of funds to the school
operating budgets for a certain fiscal year; requiring a certain adjustment to the
highest local appropriation for certain counties for a certain fiscal year; altering
certain dates for the development, adoption, and submission of certain plans to
implement the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future; altering the date by which criteria
to evaluate certain implementation plans must be developed; requiring the
Accountability and Implementation Board to release certain funds withheld from a
local school system for a certain fiscal year if a certain condition is met; altering the
distribution of certain sales and use tax revenues to the Blueprint for Maryland’s
Future Fund; requiring the Comptroller to make a certain distribution to the
Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund on or before a certain date; authorizing certain
entities or programs to retain the unspent portion of a certain appropriation for a
certain fiscal year; and generally relating to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and
maintenance of effort requirements.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article – Education
Section 5–206(a) and 5–405(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Education
Section 5–206(f)(1) and, 5–223(c)(4) and (9), 5–235(a) and (b), 5–404(a) and (b),
5–405(b) and (c), and 7–205.1(e)(1)(i)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)

BY adding to
Article – Education
Section 5–223(g)(3) and 5–235(a–1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Ch. 33 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND

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Article – Education
Section 5–404(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
(As enacted by Chapters 55 and 147 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2021)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Tax – General
Section 2–1302.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2016 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
(As enacted by Chapter 9 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the 2021 Special
Session)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Tax – General
Section 2–605.1 and 2–1303
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2016 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article – Education

5–206.

(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund.

(f) The Fund consists of:

(1) Revenue distributed to the Fund under Title 9, Subtitles 1D and 1E of
the State Government Article and §§ 2–4A–02, 2–605.1, [2–1302.1,] and 2–1303 of the Tax
– General Article;

5–223.

(c) (4) If the personnel grant provided to an eligible school exceeds the cost to
employ the positions and provide the coverage required under paragraph (2) of this
subsection, the eligible school may only use the excess funds to:

(i) Provide wraparound services to the students enrolled in the
eligible school;

(ii) Complete the needs assessment; and

LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 33

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(iii) In fiscal years 2021 [and 2022] THROUGH 2025, provide the
requirements under COMAR TITLE 13A, SUBTITLE 04, INCLUDING 13A.04.16.01.

(9) The personnel and per pupil grant may be used through fiscal year
[2025] 2027 to provide the programs required under COMAR TITLE 13A, SUBTITLE 04,
INCLUDING 13A.04.16.01.

(g) (3) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2022, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:

(I) COLLECT THE DATA NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD POVERTY INDICATOR METHODOLOGY RECOMMENDED BY THE
DEPARTMENT TO CALCULATE THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FORMULA UNDER §
5–222 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND THE CONCENTRATION OF POVERTY SCHOOL GRANTS
UNDER THIS SECTION; AND

(II) SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION BOARD, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT.

5–235.

(a) (1) (i) Subject to subsection (o) of this section and beginning in fiscal
year 2023, the county governing body shall levy and appropriate an annual tax sufficient to
provide an amount of revenue for elementary and secondary public education purposes equal
to the local share of major education aid as adjusted under § 5–239 of this subtitle.

(ii) For the purposes of calculating the local share of major education
aid and regardless of the source of the funds, all funds that a county board, incl