66                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 41

GROWTH AND OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE
SYSTEM OF PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION TO MEET TRENDS
IN POPULATION AND THE CHANGING SOCIAL AND TECH-
NICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ECONOMY;

(2.) INVESTIGATION OF THE NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE FOR UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND ADULT
EDUCATION, FOR PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAIN-
ING AND FOR RESEARCH FACILITIES, AND PRESENTATION
OF PLANS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ESTABLISH-
MENT AND LOCATION OF NEW FACILITIES AND PRO-
GRAMS;

(3)   STUDY AND ADVICE REGARDING THE STATEWIDE
COORDINATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PUBLIC IN-
STITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, ACADEMICALLY, AD-
MINISTRATIVELY AND FISCALLY, WITH THE OBJECTIVE
OF ACHIEVING THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL
EMPLOYMENT OF EXISTING EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
AND OF FOSTERING A CLIMATE OF COOPERATION AND
UNIFIED ENDEAVOR IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC HIGHER
EDUCATION.

(4)   SUCH OTHER STUDIES AND REPORTS CONCERNING
PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION AS THE GOVERNOR OR
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME REQUEST.

(B) THE COUNCIL SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR
AND TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY EACH YEAR AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
AN ANNUAL REPORT OF ITS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING A
REPORT OF THE NATURE, PROGRESS OR RESULT OF ANY
STUDIES IT HAS UNDERTAKEN OR COMPLETED, TO-
GETHER WITH SUCH PLANS OR RECOMMENDATIONS RE-
SPECTING PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION AS MAY BE AP-
PROPRIATE.

328.

NOTHING IN THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS
GRANTING TO THE COUNCIL ANY POWER OTHER THAN
OF AN ADVISORY NATURE.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That all laws or parts of laws,
public general or public local, inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed to the extent of any such inconsistency.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That no presently existing obli-
gation or contract right shall in any way be impaired by the pro-
visions of this Act.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That wherever in the laws, ordi-
nances, rules, regulations, resolutions and orders of the State, of its
political subdivisions, or of any governmental agency or instrumen-
tality of whatever kind, the words "State normal school" or "State
teachers' college" occur to designate a school maintaining a four-year
course of study, they shall be construed to mean "State college."