C. Documentation from a religious, medical, or other professional from whom the applicant has sought assistance or treatment as a victim of human trafficking.
(c) Power of county to appropriate. -- Any county may appropriate money to pay the out- of-county or out-of-region fees for county residents who attend a community college in this State that is not supported by that county. (d) Students enrolled in statewide or regional programs . -- (1) (i) 1. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, subject to subsubparagraph 2of this subparagraph, if any student is a resident of this State and enrolls in aninstructional program that the Commission designates as a health manpower shortage program or a statewide or regional program: A. The student shall pay only the student tuition and fees payable by a residentof a county that supports the community college; and B. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Commission shall pay any applicable out-of-county fee to the community college. 2. For a student who attends a community college not supported by the county in which the student resides, at the discretion of the board of community college trustees: A. The community college may charge the student any applicable out-of-county fee; B. Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Commission shall paythe amount of any applicable out-of-county fee to the community college; and C. The community college shall reimburse the student the amount receivedfrom the Commission under item B of this subsubparagraph. (ii) For any fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2011, if State appropriations to the Commission for payment of any applicable out-of-county fee under this paragraph do not provide sufficient funds to fully reimburse applicable out-of-county fees, the Commission shall prorate the reimbursement for the out-of-county fees. (2) The Commission may make payments to effectuate the provisions of this section from funds specifically appropriated for this purpose as provided in the State budget or any supplemental budget request. (e) Students in certain counties with no community college or branch campus . -- (1) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, if any student resides in a county where the per capita wealth is below the State average and the county does not support a community college or a branch campus of a community college, except for Baltimore City, the student may enroll at a community college or a branch campus in the State, either of which is located in a county adjacent to the one in which the student resides,and pay only the tuition and fees applicable to a county resident that supports the community college.
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