§ 18-14A-04. Annual audit

   (a) When prohibited. -- A public institution of higher education may not charge tuition to a dually enrolled student.

(b) Payment by county board. --

   (1) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, for each dually enrolled student who is enrolled in a public school in the county, the county board shall pay for up to a maximum of four courses in which the student is enrolled while a student in a public secondary school in the State:

      (i) For a public senior institution of higher education, 75% of the cost of tuition; and

      (ii) For a community college, the lesser of:

         1. 5% of the target per pupil foundation amount established under § 5-202(a) of this article; or

         2. 75% of the cost of tuition.

   (2) For each course in excess of four in which a dually enrolled student is enrolled, the county board shall pay:

      (i) For a public senior institution of higher education, 90% of the cost of tuition; and

      (ii) For a community college, the lesser of:

         1. 5% of the target per pupil foundation amount established under § 5-202(a) of this article; or

         2. 90% of the cost of tuition.

   (3) If there is an agreement before July 1, 2013, between a public school and a public institution of higher education in which the public institution of higher education charges less than 75% of the cost of tuition to a dually enrolled student, the county board shall pay the cost of tuition under the existing agreement.

(c) County board to set fees. --

   (1) (i) A county board may charge a dually enrolled student a fee not to exceed 90% of the amount paid under subsection (b)(1) of this section.

      (ii) A county board may charge a dually enrolled student a fee not to exceed 100% of the amount paid under subsection (b)(2) of this section.

   (2) A county board shall consider the financial ability of students when setting fees.

   (3) A county board shall waive the fee for students who are eligible for free and reduced price meals.

(d) Payment for more than four courses. -- If there is an agreement between a public school and a public institution of higher education in which a public school agrees to pay for more than four courses at a public institution of higher education for a dually enrolled student, the public school shall pay for the number of courses under the agreement.

HISTORY: 2013, ch. 533.