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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="16-301" title_number="16" title_name="Community Colleges" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Fiscal Matters">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each year, the board of trustees and the president of each community college shall prepare and submit to the county governing body or, in the case of a regional community college, the county governing body of each county that supports the regional community college:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An operating budget;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A capital budget; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If required by local law, charter, or regulation, a long-term capital improvement program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The operating budget shall show:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>All revenues estimated for the next fiscal year classified by funds and sources of income, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Any funds from federal, State, and local sources; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any surpluses;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>All expenditures requested, including the major functions listed under § 16-304(b); and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Any other information or supporting data required by the county governing body.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The capital budget and any long-term capital improvement program shall contain a statement of all capital revenues and expenditures.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The capital and operating budgets shall be prepared and considered in accordance with county fiscal procedures not inconsistent with State law.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The county governing body shall review and approve the budget of the community college and may reduce it.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The county governing bodies of the counties that support a regional community college jointly shall review the budget of the regional community college and may reduce it.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Approval of the budget by a majority of the counties that support a regional community college constitutes approval of the budget and binds all the counties.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The budget of each community college, as approved by the county governing body under this section shall be submitted to the Commission for informational purposes.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Proposals for capital projects shall be submitted to the Department of Budget and Management through the Commission.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
