WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

May 27, 1988

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.

President of the Senate

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill 443.

This bill streamlines the regulatory process for child care by
consolidating the regulatory authority for child care into a
single agency, the Department of Human Resources.

House Bill 767, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on May 17, 1988, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate Bill 443.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

Senate Bill No. 443

AN ACT concerning

Child Care - Consolidation

FOR the purpose of streamlining the regulatory process for child
care by consolidating certain regulatory authority in the
Department of Human Resources; transferring responsibility
for child care centers from the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene to the Department of Human Resources;
providing that child care centers shall include certain
facilities under certain circumstances; providing a certain
exemption for certain religious organizations; providing
that the Administrative Procedure Act certain provisions
will govern when immediate suspension of the child care
license becomes necessary under certain circumstances;
repealing certain injunction provisions; providing for a
certain multidisciplinary team to convene when reports are
made involving child care centers; providing for State
Police assistance to a local law enforcement agency under
certain circumstances; providing that this Act shall
supersede certain local laws, ordinances, and regulations;;
providing for the transfer of certain employees of local
governments to the Department of Human Resources under
certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Human

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