J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                        695

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 73F be and it is hereby added to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Charles County (1959 Edition and 1964 Sup-
plement, being Article 9 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land), title "Charles County," subtitle "County Commissioners," to
follow immediately after Section 73E thereof, as added by Chapter
392 of the Acts of 1965, and to be under the new subheading
"Scholarships for Nurses and Technicians" and to read as follows:

Scholarships for Nurses and Technicians
73F.

(a)    A program of scholarships is hereby established, for courses
of study leading to the certificate, diploma, or other evidence of
qualification to practice on completion of specialized training in the
following categories:

Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
X-Ray Technician
Laboratory Technician
Physical Therapist
Occupational Therapist

(b)    Scholarships under this section shall be awarded to those
persons who (1) are residents of Charles County, (2) who make
application to the County Commissioners of Charles County, at such
times and places and in a manner to be determined and announced
by the County Commissioners, (3) whose applications are reviewed
and favorably recommended by the staff physicians of Physicians
Memorial Hospital at La Plata, (4) who are selected by the County
Commissioners, after such review and recommendation by the staff
of Physicians Memorial Hospital, on the basis of demonstrated ap-
titude, interest, and ability, and financial need, and (5) who furnish
surety bonds to the County Commissioners of Charles County, in such
amount and with such surety as the Commissioners may determine,
the condition of which bonds shall be that the applicant, provided
he or she completes the course of study for which the scholarship is
awarded, practices in his or her field in Charles County for a period
of not less than two years, within a period, following completion of
such course of study, of three years extended by the duration of any
military service of the applicant commencing in such three-year
period.

(c)    Scholarship may be awarded under this section for study
at any accredited institution within Maryland or the District of
Columbia offering courses of instruction in the scholarship holder's
field. Each scholarship shall cover the full tuition and fees charged
by such institution for such course of instruction, but no further
amounts, shall be paid by the County Commissioners directly to the
institution, and shall continue as long as the holder is satisfactorily
progressing toward completion of his or her course of instruction.
Nothing herein contained shall in any way impair or affect control
by the several institutions of their operation or of the studies pursued
therein or of the standards and qualification required for admission
and continued study in such institutions.