(a) A P-TECH student may not be required to pay any cost that is related to enrollment and participation in the Program, including tuition and mandatory fees.
(b) P-TECH students shall be included in the full-time equivalent enrollment under § 5-201 of this article as follows:
(1) Multiply the number of students who are enrolled in the fifth year of the Program by 0.50; and
(2) Multiply the number of students who are enrolled in the sixth year of the Program by 0.25.
(c) Student credit hours earned at a community college by a P-TECH student shall be included in the full-time equivalent student calculation established in §§ 16-305 and 16-502 of this article.
(d) (1) (i) A P-TECH supplemental college grant is an amount equal to the tuition and mandatory fees that would normally be charged for the classes in which the P-TECH student is enrolled.
(ii) The State share of a P-TECH supplemental college grant shall be calculated and distributed by the State to college partners and equals:
1. 50% for counties that received a grant under § 16- 501 of the Local Government Article in the prior fiscal year; or
2. 25% for counties that did not receive a grant under § 16-501 of the Local Government Article in the prior fiscal year.
(iii) The local share of a P-TECH supplemental college grant shall be calculated and distributed by a county board to college partners and equals the amount not paid by the State under this paragraph.
(2) (i) The State share of a P-TECH supplemental school grant is not less than $750 per P-TECH student per school year and shall be used for P- TECH school costs. (ii) The State share of a P-TECH supplemental school grant shall be calculated and distributed by the Department to county boards.
(iii) A county board that receives a P-TECH supplemental school grant shall match 100% of the State share.