786 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 716

meetings or performing the duties incidental to the work
of the Commission.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the
duty and function of the Commission:

(1) To study and investigate the whole field of higher
education, in order to determine the higher educational re-
quirements for such future period as said Commission shall
deem proper and practicable;

(2) To study and report as to the expenditure of the
funds now being appropriated by the State to higher edu-
cational institutions in the State, the results being obtained
by the expenditure of such funds, to what extent such funds
are being used to subsidize non-resident students, and
whether the institutions receiving State-aid are complying
with the terms under which the State appropriations are
made;

(3) To formulate a general plan or program to be fol-
lowed by the State in meeting its obligations in the field
of higher education for such future period as said Commis-
sion shall determine;

(4) To state what it considers should be the relationship
between the several higher educational institutions receiv-
ing State funds and the State, and particularly as to the
scope and area which each of such institutions shall cover;

(5) To submit a printed report containing the results
of its study and its recommendations as to the policy which
the State should follow in the future, the said report to be
submitted to the Governor and Legislative Council on or
before October 1, 1946.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said Com-
mission shall have power to appoint a secretary and to en-
gage such experts or other clerical assistants as may be
required and at such compensation as said Commission shall
determine, not to exceed the funds made available therefor.
The said Commission shall also have authority to summon
and examine witnesses, examine all public records and to
call upon all public officials and agencies and educational
institutions receiving State funds to furnish such informa-
tion as said Commission may require for the purpose of its
study and investigation.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1945.

Approved April 23, 1945.