800                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 582

CHAPTER 582
(Senate Bill 419)

AN ACT to add a new Section 300A to Article 77 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition, 1964 Supplement), title "Public
Education", sub-title "Chapter 31. Community Colleges", to follow
immediately after Section 300 thereof; to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Sections 301, 303, 304 (a), 304 (c), and 304 (d) of
said Article, sub-title "Chapter 31. Community Colleges", author-
izing the State Board of Education (subject to local approval) to
establish regional community colleges for two or more counties or
one or more counties and Baltimore City, establishing the local
boards of education as the boards of trustees for such colleges
and certain other regional community colleges established under
existing laws, generally denning the duties and powers of such
boards of trustees, providing for the financing of these colleges
generally on a formula of one-third contributions from the State,
the local political subdivisions and the students, providing for the
financial support of these colleges by the participating political
subdivisions on an equal PRO RATA basis, providing for the
details of the operations of the regional community colleges, and
relating generally to the establishment and operation of certain
regional community colleges.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new Section 300A be and it is hereby added to Article 77 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition, 1964 Supplement),
title "Public Education", sub-title "Chapter 31. Community Col-
leges", to follow immediately after Section 300 thereof and to read
as follows:

300A.

(a)   The State Board of Education may establish regional com-
munity colleges for two or more counties or for one or more counties
and Baltimore City, subject, however, to the prior approval of the
county commissioners, county councils, or city council, as the case
may be, for each county (or Baltimore City) to comprise the region
and to support such regional community college.

(b)  In the event that, pursuant to sub-section (a) hereof or
Section 300 (k) of this sub-title, a regional community college is
created for two or more counties or for one or more counties and
Baltimore City, the members of the board of education (or, as to
Baltimore City, the board of school commissioners) of each county
(or Baltimore City) comprising the region and supporting said
regional community college shall constitute a board of trustees for
the purpose of administration over said regional community college
and said board of trustees shall possess all of those powers enu-
merated in Section 300 of this sub-title. PROVIDED THAT WHEN-
EVER THE PARTICIPATING COUNTIES HAVE DIFFERENT
NUMBERS OF MEMBERS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS
OF EDUCATION, REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR
ANY COUNTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE NUMBER OF
MEMBERS ON THE SMALLEST COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD,
AND WHENEVER ANY COUNTY'S MEMBERSHIP ON THE