Subject: Governor Hogan’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Provides Record Investment In Education

Budget Demonstrates an Unwavering Commitment to Education; Ensures All Maryland Students Receive Quality Education

“Our administration’s top priority has been, and will continue to be education.” - Governor Larry Hogan, 1/10/17

Investing Record Amounts In Maryland’s Future Generations

Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Provides A Record $6.4 Billion In K-12 Education Funding

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Includes An Historic $6.4 Billion Investment In Maryland’s K-12 Public Schools; The Greatest Investment In A Single Year Ever In Maryland History. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

Governor Hogan Is The First Governor In State History To Fully Fund K-12 Education Formulas And The Geographic Cost Of Education Index Two Years In A Row. For the second time since the passage of the Bridge to Excellence in 2002, K-12 education formulas in all Maryland jurisdictions and the GCEI will be fully funded. Governor Hogan is the only governor in state history to provide GCEI funding in his first three years in office. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
Governor Hogan: “This Is Our Third Budget In A Row With Record Funding For Education. We Invested Another $6.4 Billion To Fully Fund The Legislative Formulas. Every Single Penny That Every Single Jurisdiction Anticipated From The State For Education Is Fully Funded At One Hundred Percent.” (Governor Larry Hogan, “2017 State Of The State Address,” Office Of The Governor, 2/1/17)

Over $28 Million Invested To Aid School Systems With Declining Enrollment And/Or Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten

$28.2 Million Invested To Address K-12 School Systems With Declining Enrollment And/Or Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten In 11 Jurisdictions. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$23.7 Million In Funds For Baltimore City Schools. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$1.6 Million In Funds For Carroll County Schools. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$793,000 In Funds For Allegany County Schools. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$443,000 In Funds For Garrett County Schools. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$449,000 In Funds For Somerset County Schools. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$356,000 In Funds For Harford County Schools. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$240,000 In Funds For Calvert County Schools. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$215,000 In Funds For Kent County Schools. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$190,000 In Funds For Cecil County Schools. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$133,000 In Funds For Talbot County Schools. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$22,000 In Funds For Queen Anne’s County Schools. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

Governor Hogan: “...We Are Proud That This Funding Is Part Of An Agreement With Baltimore City Leadership To Bring Greater Transparency And Accountability To City School Finances. This Is What Students, Parents, Teachers, And Maryland Taxpayers Deserve.” (Press Release, “Governor Larry Hogan To Release Second Supplemental Budget,” Office Of The Governor, 3/26/17)

Mayor Catherine Pugh: “...I Want To Thank Governor Hogan For Including $23.7 Million In Supplemental Funds To Help Us Address The Baltimore City Public Schools’ Structural Deficit.” (Mayor Catherine Pugh, Facebook, 3/27/17)

Affirming Commitment To Bold, Innovative Education Initiatives

Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Funds Multiple Bipartisan, Common Sense, Innovative Education Initiatives

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests Nearly $5.7 Million In The Broadening Options And Opportunities For Students Today (BOOST) Program; To Provide Low-Income Students In Areas With Under-Performing Schools With Scholarships To Attend Nonpublic Schools. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
Governor Hogan: “We Are Working Very Hard To Ensure That Every Single Child In Maryland Is Given The Chance Of A Great Education, Regardless Of What Neighborhood The Happen To Grow Up In. We Owe It To Our Children – To All Of You To Think More Creatively And To Find New And Innovative Solutions. That’s Why Last Year We Were Proud To Support The BOOST Program.” (Governor Hogan Remarks At Bais Yaakov Girls High School, 12/13/16)
Delegate Sandy Rosenberg: “We Are Standing, In Terms Of Education, On Hallowed Ground, Because Thurgood Marshall Couldn’t Go To Law School In This State, But He Sued To Make Sure That Children Across The Country And In This State Could Go To The School That Best Fits Their Needs. And That Is What The BOOST Program Is About, So I Am Glad To Support It.” (Daniel Nozick, “Students Converge On Annapolis For Nonpublic School Advocacy Day,” Baltimore Jewish Times, 3/9/17)

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $855,000 Toward Existing P-TECH Schools In The State, And To Double The Number Of P-TECH Schools In Maryland. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
Governor Hogan: "Even More Students Will Have The Opportunity To Blend High School College And Workplace Experience, And To Become Engaged In An Integrated Education In The Critical Areas Of Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math.” (Governor Hogan Remarks, Maryland Jobs Initiative, 1/5/17)

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $236,599 Toward The Linking Youth To New Experiences School (LYNX) In Frederick; Investment Enables The Pilot School To Make Apprenticeship A Focus Of The School’s Experience, Also Encourages Students With Additional Opportunities To Engage With Businesses. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
Governor Hogan: “We Are Working Hard To Ensure That Every Single Child In Maryland Is Given The Chance Of A Great Education, Regardless Of What Neighborhood They Happen To Grow Up In. We Owe It To Our Children, To All Of You, To Think More Creatively And Find New And Innovative Solutions.” (Governor Hogan Remarks At Bais Yaakov Girls High School, 12/13/16)

Increasing Funding To Institutions Of Higher Education; Holding The Line On College Tuition

Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Reaffirms Commitment To Higher Education

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Increases Funding For Maryland Public Colleges And Universities. The University System of Maryland and Morgan State University receive an increase in state funding in Fiscal Year 2018, St. Mary’s College of Maryland will receive an increase in formula funding in fiscal year 2018. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
The University System Of Maryland Will Receive $1.35 Billion In State Funds In Fiscal Year 2018. The investment of $1.35 billion in fiscal year 2018 is an increase of 2.3% in state funding from fiscal year 2017. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
Morgan State University Will Receive $93.8 Million In State Funds In Fiscal Year 2018. The investment of $93.8 million in fiscal year 2018 is an increase of 2.3% in state funding from fiscal year 2017. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
St. Mary’s College Will Receive $25 Million In Formula Funding In Fiscal Year 2018. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

Wallace Loh, University Of Maryland, College Park, President: “This Is Real Commitment To Higher Education.” (Evan Berkowitz, “Gov. Larry Hogan Wants To Cap Tuition Increases At University System Of Maryland Schools,” The Diamondback, 1/10/17)

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $51 Million In State Funds In The Sellinger Program For Maryland’s Independent Colleges And Universities. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $4.9 Million In State Funds In The Maryland Higher Education Commission’s Budget To Fund Enhancements At Maryland’s Four Historically Black Colleges And Universities. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Aggressively Tackles Issue Of Student Debt

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $17.5 Million To Hold Tuition Increases To 2 Percent For Resident Undergraduate Students At 14 Maryland Colleges And Universities. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
Governor Hogan: “We Are Providing An Additional $17.5 Million To Specifically Provide For Tuition Relief So That Fourteen Maryland Colleges And Universities Can Now Cap Tuition Growth At Two Percent, Rather Than The 5 Percent Some Were Proposing.” (Governor Hogan Remarks, Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Announcement, 1/17/17)
Robert Caret, University System Of Maryland, Chancellor: ‘Obviously, The Governor Is Very, Very Committed To Keeping The Cost Down For Students, And Hence, Hopefully Decreasing Debt As Part Of That…” (Evan Berkowitz, “Gov. Larry Hogan Wants To Cap Tuition Increases At University System Of Maryland Schools,” The Diamondback, 1/10/17)
Wallace Loh, University Of Maryland, College Park, President: “[Hogan’s] Going To Reduce Their Tuition Increases [And] Therefore Have A Favorable Impact On Debt…” (Evan Berkowitz, “Gov. Larry Hogan Wants To Cap Tuition Increases AT University System Of Maryland Schools,” The Diamondback, 1/10/17)

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $129.2 Million In State Financial Aid Programs; Includes $83 Million For Educational Excellence Awards Distributed On The Basis Of Financial Need. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $5 Million To Provide Matching State Contributions For Certain College Saving Plan Investments. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

Record Funding For Community Colleges

Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests A Record Amount Of Funds In Maryland's Community Colleges

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests A Record $317.7 Million In Maryland’s Community Colleges. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests A Record $255.8 Million In The Cade Program For Maryland’s Community Colleges.(Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

Investment To Modernize And Revitalize Public Schools Across The State

Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Provides Investment In Public School Construction

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $362 Million In Public School Construction Projects; Public School Construction Projects Account For More Than One Third Of The Fiscal 2018 Capital Budget. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

Improving And Constructing Facilities At Colleges And Universities

Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests In Capital Projects At Maryland’s Colleges And Universities

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $383 Million For Construction Projects At Universities And Colleges In Maryland. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$89 Million Invested Toward The Continued Construction Of The New Biomedical Sciences Education Facility At The Universities At Shady Grove Education Center. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$64 Million Invested Toward The Continued Construction Of The Brendan Iribe Center For Computer Science And Innovation At The University Of Maryland College Park. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$40 Million Invested To Continue Construction Of The Interdisciplinary Life Science Building At The University Of Maryland, Baltimore County. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$26 Million Invested Toward The Continued Construction Of The New Science Facility At Towson University. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$25 Million Invested Toward The Continued Construction Of The James Clark Bio-Engineering Building At The University Of Maryland College Park. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$8 Million To Begin Construction Of The Morgan State University Student Services Building. Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$9.7 Million Invested Toward Projects At Goucher College, McDaniel College, And St. John’s College. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $57 Million, Fully Funding Every Single Construction Project Requested By Community Colleges In Maryland. Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$12 Million Invested Toward The Prince George’s Community College’s Queen Anne’s Academic Center. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
$9.6 Million Invested To Renovate Two Academic Buildings At Howard Community College. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

$5.6 Million Invested For Three Projects At The Community College Of Baltimore County. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

Education Programs And Initiatives Aimed At Improving The Quality Of Life Of Individuals

Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Provides Investments To Better Educational Opportunity For All Marylanders

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Fully Funds The State Aid Formulas For The Maryland School For The Deaf And The Maryland School For The Blind. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $31.6 Million For The Maryland School For The Deaf. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)
The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $23 Million For The Maryland School For The Blind. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $117 Million In The Maryland State Department Of Education Division Of Rehabilitation Services (DORS); DORS Promotes The Employment And Independence Of Individuals WIth Disabilities. $1 Million Of The Funding Toward DORS Will Assist In Reducing The Waitlist For Services By More Than 600 Individuals. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $21.6 Million To Allow 1,100 Children Diagnosed With Autism To Receive Services In Their Communities; Includes An Investment Of $2.2 Million To Expand Services To An Additional 100 Children.(Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Increases Funding For School Nutrition Programs By $10.5 Million For A Total Of $439.8 Million. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

Increasing Aid To Local Libraries


Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Makes Strong Commitment To Local Libraries


The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Increases Funding To Local Libraries By 2.1 Percent. The fiscal year 2018 budget invests $75.7 million in local libraries, this is a 2.1% increase from the investment in local libraries in fiscal year 2017. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

Record Funding For The Arts

Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Promotes The Importance Of The Arts

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests More Than $20 Million, Which Is A Record, For the Maryland State Arts Council.(Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)

The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Invests $5 Million For The Film Production Activity Tax Credit To Attract And Encourage Film Production In Maryland. (Maryland Department Of Budget And Management)