WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

641A.

(a) (1) Upon entering a judgment of conviction, the court having jurisdiction
may suspend the imposition or execution of sentence and place the defendant on
probation upon such terms and conditions as the court deems proper.

(2) In Charles County, St. Mary's County, HARFORD COUNTY, and
Calvert County, the court may impose as a condition of probation a sentence of
confinement.

(3) The court may impose a sentence for a specified period and provide
that a lesser period be served in confinement, suspend the remainder of the sentence
and grant probation for a period longer than the sentence but not in excess of 5 years.

(4) However, if the defendant consents in writing, the court may grant
probation in excess of 5 years, but only for purposes of making restitution.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1990.

May 25, 1990

The Honorable R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 1140.

This bill would expand the existing Child Care Facilities Direct Loan Fund within the
Department of Economic and Employment Development to include a grant fund for
family day care providers. An applicant for a grant could not receive more than $500
per year and the total amount of money expended for grants under the fund could not
exceed $50,000 per year.

The Department of Economic and Employment Development has requested a veto
because "the offering of grant funds rather than loans will represent a significant drain
on the existing Fund." Under the existing Child Care Facilities Direct Loan Fund,
interest from loans provide the major portion of the Fund's operating budget. In
addition, repayments of these loans allow the Fund to be a revolving fund with revenue
available in future years for new loan activities. Under the proposed grant fund, all

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