Maryland Code, EDUCATION 16-502
Terms Used In Maryland Code, EDUCATION 16-502
- 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
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) “Board of Trustees” means the Board of Trustees of Baltimore City Community College.
(c) “College” means Baltimore City Community College, formerly known as the New Community College of Baltimore.
(d) “Commission” means the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
(e) “Full-time equivalent student” means the quotient of the number of student credit hours, including those earned by a P-TECH student as provided under § 7-1804(c) of this article, produced in the fiscal year 2 years prior to the fiscal year for which the State appropriation is calculated divided by 30, as certified by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
(f) “Officer” means the president and the vice presidents of the College and other officers as shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees.
(g) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Higher Education.
(h) “State appropriation” means the amount of money for Baltimore City Community College operating funds to be provided each fiscal year to the Board of Trustees by the State.
(i) “Student credit hours” means student credit hours or contact hours which are eligible, under the regulations issued by the Maryland Higher Education Commission, for inclusion in State funding calculations.