HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1661

provided for in Section 88 of this Article; nor shall the ap-
pointment of any person by a county board of education as
supervising 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
(f2, 340); and if he or she has acted as supervising teacher in
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 educa-
tion may employ helping teachers under the conditions for
supervising teachers prescribed in this section at an annual sal-
ary of six hundred dollars ($600) less than that paid to super-
vising teachers. The State of Maryland shall pay, as herein-
after provided, out of the General State School Fund to the
treasurer of the county board of education two-thirds of the an-
nual 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 Mary-
land shall pay, as hereinafter provided, to the Board of School
Commissioners of Baltimore City two-thirds of the annual sal-
aries 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 di-
rect; provided that the appointment of any person as an at-
tendance officer shall be invalid without the written approval
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 hun-
dred 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 hundred
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