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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="4-501" title_number="4" title_name="Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="State Aid for Police Protection Fund">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Adjusted assessed valuation of real property” means the sum of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>100% of the assessed valuation of the operating real property of public utilities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>40% of the assessed valuation of all other real property for State purposes, as reported by the Department of Assessments and Taxation as of July 1 of the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the calculation of State aid is to be made; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>20% of new property assessed between July 1 and December 31 of the second preceding fiscal year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Aggregate expenditures for police protection” means the sum of expenditures for police protection of a county and of every qualifying municipality in the county.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“County” does not include Baltimore City.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Expenditures for police protection” means expenses for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the calculation of State aid under this subtitle is to be made for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>salaries, wages, and other operating expenses for police protection;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>capital outlays from current operating funds for police protection;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>debt service identifiable for police protection;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>officers of a sheriff’s office to the extent that the officers perform police protection functions; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>traffic control, park police, and a share of the cost of a central alarm system proportionate to its police use.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Expenditures for police protection” does not include expenses for collecting from or servicing parking meters or constructing or operating local correctional facilities.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Fund” means the State Aid for Police Protection Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Municipality” means an incorporated city or town.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Municipality” does not include Baltimore City.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>“Net taxable income” means the taxable income of individuals under Title 10 of the Tax – General Article, as certified by the Comptroller for the third completed calendar year preceding the fiscal year for which the calculation of State aid is to be made.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>“Qualified police officer” means a police officer that the Executive Director determines to be qualified under § 4–504(d) of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>“Qualifying municipality” means a municipality that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>has expenditures for police protection that exceed $5,000; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>employs at least one full–time qualified police officer; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>has expenditures for police protection that exceed $80,000; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>employs at least two part–time qualified police officers from a county police department or county sheriff’s department.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>“Real property” means all property classified as real property under § 8–101(b) of the Tax – Property Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="m">
    <text>“Sworn officer” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a law enforcement officer certified by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a full–time probationary employee of a local government who:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is hired to attend a police training academy to become a certified law enforcement officer; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is in training or is functioning as a law enforcement officer pending training.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="n">
    <text>“Wealth base” means the sum of the adjusted assessed valuation of real property and net taxable income.</text>
  </level>
</section>
