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WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 717

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(ii) The hold harmless component amount shall be determined by subtracting the sum of an eligible board’s fixed costs, marginal costs, and size factor components for the fiscal year from the board’s total State share for the prior fiscal year.]

[(8)] (6) Any employer Social Security contributions required by federal law for any employee of a board of community college trustees shall remain the obligation of the employer.

[(9)] (7) The State contribution to retirement and fringe benefit costs is not included in the calculations of amounts under this subsection.

(d) In each fiscal year, in order for a board to receive an increase in the State share of support [or a hold harmless component amount], the county share, in the aggregate, that supports the community college or colleges shall equal or exceed the aggregate amount of operating fund appropriations made to the board by the county or all of the counties supporting the college in the previous fiscal year.

16–512.

(A) IN THIS SECTION, “STATE’S GENERAL FUND STATE FUNDS PER FULL–TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT APPROPRIATION TO THE 4–YEAR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION” HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 17–104(A)(1) OF THIS ARTICLE.

[(a)] (B) (1) The total State operating fund per full–time equivalent student appropriated to Baltimore City Community College for each fiscal year other than fiscal year 2013, as requested by the Governor shall be:

(i) In fiscal year 2009, not less than an amount equal to 67.25% of the State’s General Fund appropriation per full–time equivalent student to the 4–year public institutions of higher education in the State as designated by the Commission for the purpose of administering the Joseph A. Sellinger Program under Title 17 of this article in the previous fiscal year;

(ii) In fiscal year 2010, not less than an amount equal to 65.1% of the State’s General Fund appropriation per full–time equivalent student to the 4–year public institutions of higher education in the State as designated by the Commission for the purpose of administering the Joseph A. Sellinger Program under Title 17 of this article in the same fiscal year;

(iii) In fiscal year 2011, not less than an amount equal to 65.5% of the State’s General Fund appropriation per full–time equivalent student to the 4–year public institutions of higher education in the State as designated by the Commission for the purpose of administering the Joseph A. Sellinger Program under Title 17 of this article in the same fiscal year;