WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 492

CHAPTER 114
SCHOLARSHIPS

114-1. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

A. SCHOLARSHIPS ESTABLISHED. A PROGRAM OF SCHOLARSHIPS
IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR COURSES OF STUDY LEADING TO THE
CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF QUALIFICATION TO
PRACTICE ON COMPLETION OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN CATEGORIES
AS SPECIFIED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

B. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED PURSUANT TO ESTABLISHED
CRITERIA. SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE AWARDED
TO RECIPIENTS IN AN AMOUNT AND NUMBER THAT IS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH CRITERIA SPECIFIED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

C. APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS; AUTHORITY TO EXCUSE
RECIPIENT FROM SUBSEQUENT COUNTY PRACTICE. THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS ARE AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO APPROPRIATE
FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS HEREUNDER FROM THE GENERAL FUNDS OF
CHARLES COUNTY AND TO EXCUSE A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT, AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, FROM FULFILLING A
REQUIREMENT THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT PRACTICE IN THE
RECIPIENT'S FIELD IN CHARLES COUNTY AFTER COMPLETING THE
SPECIALIZED TRAINING OR COURSE OF INSTRUCTION FOR WHICH THE
SCHOLARSHIP WAS AWARDED.

CHAPTER 116
SCHOOLS

116-1. PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL STATEMENTS.

THE BOARD OF COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF CHARLES
COUNTY SHALL PUBLISH IN THREE (3) NEWSPAPERS HAVING A GENERAL
CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY A STATEMENT OF ALL RECEIPTS AND
DISBURSEMENTS, INCLUDING ALL MONEY RECEIVED AND EXPENDED
ON ACCOUNT OF TEXTBOOKS, AND A STATEMENT OF THE
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE BOARD AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND
THE ITEMS OF EXPENSE OF THE SEVERAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CHARLES
COUNTY, AS NOW REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED BY SAID BOARD UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 27 OF ARTICLE 77 OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS OF MARYLAND, TITLE "PUBLIC EDUCATION," SUBTITLE
"COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS," AND INCLUDING ALSO ALL OTHER
MATTERS OF WHICH THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE INFORMED, IN THE
DISCRETION OF SAID BOARD; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SAID BOARD
OF COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS SHALL NOT ALLOW, AS
COMPENSATION OR CONSIDERATION FOR THE PUBLICATIONS
HEREINBEFORE MENTIONED, MORE THAN THE CURRENT RATES
CHARGED BY SAID NEWSPAPERS FOR SUCH LIKE ADVERTISING, AND
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THE PUBLISHERS OR

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