Maryland Code, EDUCATION 12-123
Terms Used In Maryland Code, EDUCATION 12-123
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
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- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(2) The Center for Cybersecurity is housed within the College of Engineering and Information Technology at UMBC.
(b) The Center for Cybersecurity provides interdisciplinary academic and research leadership, partnership, innovation, and outreach by streamlining academic, research, workforce development, and technology incubation activities related to cybersecurity.
(c) The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $3,000,000 for the Center for Cybersecurity.
(d) On or before October 1 each year, the Center for Cybersecurity shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, on the use of State funds in the field of cybersecurity to increase:
(1) The number of new companies that are created;
(2) The number of UMBC graduates who are employed in Maryland-based businesses;
(3) Participation in workforce training programs; and
(4) External research activities and partnerships.