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THE CHAIRMEN: Gentlemen, the meeting will come

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to order. Today I have asked Mr. Mllson C. Raver,

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Executive Secretory of the Maryland State Teachers Associa-

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tion, to appear before the Committee for the purpose of

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giving his views on the question of changing or not chang-

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ing, as the case might be, Subsection 11, Section 52,

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Article 3 of the Constitution.

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We all I know in general what this section pro-

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vide, but for the sake of the record, let me just say

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that the particular part that we are now faced with rends

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as follows , and I quote; The estimate for the Legislative

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Department certified by the presiding officer of each

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house of the Judiciary as provided by law, certified by the

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Comptroller, and for the public schools, as provided by

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law, has been transmitted to the governor in such form

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find at such tiroes as he shall direct and shall be included

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in the budget without revision.

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At the hearing that the Committee held on

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June 9, there were a number of witnesses who were heard,

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end some of those left the Committee with the impression

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that as a matter of fact, the governor does negotiate with