2488 ARTICLE 77.

or major fraction thereof in the white elementary schools; and these
supervising teachers or helping teachers shall receive such compensation
as the county board of education shall direct; provided that no person
shall be eligible for appointment as supervising teacher or helping teacher
who does not hold from the State Superintendent of Schools a certificate
in supervision as provided for in Section 85 of this Article; nor shall
the appointment of any person by a county board of education as super-
vising teacher or helping teacher be valid without the written approval
of the State Superintendent of Schools. And provided, further, that no
supervising teacher, appointed under the provisions of this section or
continued in office under the provisions of this section, shall be paid an
annual salary of less than two thousand and forty dollars ($2,040), and
if he or she has acted as supervising teacher in the State of Maryland for
a period of four years, he or she shall be paid an annual salary of not
less than two thousand three hundred and forty dollars ($2,340; and
if he or she has acted as supervising teacher in the State of Maryland for
a period of seven years, he or she shall be paid an annual salary of not
less than two thousand six hundred and forty dollars ($2,640). With the
approval of the State Superintendent of Schools, county boards of edu-
cation may employ helping teachers under the conditions for supervising
teachers prescribed in this section at an annual salary of six hundred
dollars ($600) less than that paid to supervising teachers. The State of
Maryland shall pay, as hereinafter provided, out of the General State
School Fund to the treasurer of the county board of education two-thirds
of the annual salaries of the supervising teachers or helping teachers re-
quired by this section. County boards of education are free to employ as
many additional supervising teachers or helping teachers as in their
judgment are necessary, but the State shall not share in the payment of
their salaries. The State of Maryland shall pay, as hereinafter provided,
to the Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City two-thirds of
the annual salaries of not more than ten supervising teachers.

(2) There shall be appointed in each county at least one attendance
officer, whose duty it shall be to compel the regular attendance of children
at school. Such person shall receive such compensation as the county
board of education shall direct; provided that the appointment of any
person as an attendance officer shall be invalid without the written ap-
proval of the State Superintendent of Schools. And provided, further,
that no attendance officer, appointed under the provisions of this section or
continued in office under the provisions of this section, shall be paid an
annual salary of less than twelve hundred dollars ($1,200), and the
State of Maryland shall pay, as hereinafter provided, out of the General
State School Fund to the treasurer of the county board of education the
entire annual salary of one attendance officer not to exceed twelve hun-
dred dollars ($1,200), provided that the county board of education shall
provide suitable individual means of transportation for the attendance
officer. County boards of education may pay an additional amount to the
attendance officer, but the State shall not share in this additional pay-
ment. County boards of education are free to employ as many additional