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"Intergovernmental Co-operation," is hereby repealed and re-en-
acted, with amendments, and to read as follows:

15.

The Maryland Commission on Intergovernmental Co-operation is
established. It is composed from time to time of [those] members
of the General Assembly of Maryland [who are members of the
General Assembly] as designated by the Legislative Council of
Maryland.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved April 23, 1971.

CHAPTER 43
(Senate Bill 83)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 16 of
Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement
Volume), title "Public Education," subtitle "State Board¹ of Edu-
cation," and to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
27 of Article 77 of the Code the same title, subtitle "State Super-
intendent of Schools," to provide in both sections that for any
certificates prescribed by the State Board of Education, renewal
requirements may be waived for teachers who are age 55 or
older or who have been employed in an approved school service
for twenty years or more. 27 OF THE SAID ARTICLE OF
THE CODE, SUBTITLE "STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS," TO PROVIDE FOR WAIVER OF RENEWAL RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS' CERTIFICATES UNDER
CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 16 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Replacement Volume), title "Public Education," subtitle
'"State Board of Education," be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, and that Section 27 of Article 77 of
same title, subtitle "State Superintendent of Schools" be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and both to
read as follows:

16.

The State Board of Education shall prescribe, with and on the
advice of the State Superintendent of Schools, bylaws, rules and
regulations, for the certification of teachers and other professional
personnel in accordance with this article. For any certificates so
prescribed and upon the recommendation of the local Superin-
tendent, renewal requirements may be waived for teachers who
are fifty-five (55) years of age or older or AND who have been
employed in public or approved non-public school service for a period
of not less than twenty years.