"...enshrine bloat, waste and even fraud in school budgets..."

...The legislation could force sharply higher local taxes, even if it meant ignoring voter-approved local tax caps. It could also divert tax dollars away from police, fire, health, libraries, parks, recreation centers and other priorities. In Montgomery, schools already account for a little more than half of the county’s $4 billion in tax-supported spending.
Moreover, since cutting local education budgets in any way would violate state law, another effect of the law could be to enshrine bloat, waste and even fraud in school budgets. Talk about perverse incentives...

 The Washington Post:  Maryland spending overhaul would leave Montgomery County the poorer