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so certified. The sum of thirty-four thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated annually out of
any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry into
effect the provisions of this section.

Chapter 9. Pupils.
66.

See section 66A, et seq.

School Physicians.

1914, ch. 165.

66A.* The Board of County School Commissioners of any County
in the State, may, in its discretion, appoint one or more school phy-
sicians and assign one to any public school within the limits of such
County, and shall provide such school physicians, when so appointed,
with proper facilities for the performance of their duties, as herein-
after provided.

See article 77, section 66, and article 43, section 59.

1914, ch.. 165.

66B. School physicians appointed as outlined in Section 6 6A, shall
be physicians legally qualified to practice medicine in this State who
have had at least two years' experience in the practice of their profes-
sion.

1914, ch. 165.

66C. Every school physician so appointed shall make a prompt
examination of all children referred to him, as hereinafter provided,
and such further examination of teachers, janitors, and school build-
ings, as in his opinion the protection of the health of the pupils may
require. He shall return promptly to the authorities appointing him,
on blanks furnished as hereinafter provided, the results of his examina-
tions.

1914, ch. 165.

66D. The superintendent, principal or teacher of any school to
which a school physician has been assigned, as hereinafter provided,
shall refer to such physician every child returning to school without a
permit from the health officer or Board of Health, after absence on
account of illness or from unknown cause, and every child attending
such school, who appears to be in ill health, or is suspected to be sick
with any contagious or infectious disease, unless such child is imme-
diately excluded from school, under the provisions of the general stat-
utes or the sanitary regulations in force in said town or district; pro-
vided, that in the case of schools in remote and isolated locations the
school authorities may make such other arrangements as may be advis-
able to carry out the purposes of this sub-title.

* Sections 66A to 66K are in effect July 1, 1914.