962                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 397

302.

This subtitle shall be known and may be cited as the "Nurses Li-
censing Act."

SEC. 2. IN THE ENACTMENT OF THIS TITLE, THE GEN-
ERAL ASSEMBLY RECOGNIZES THE DRASTIC NEED FOR
MORE NURSING PERSONNEL, IT SHALL BE THE INTENT
OF THIS SECTION TO HAVE THE BOARD ASSIST OTHER
AGENCIES, WITHIN THE FRAME-WORK OF ITS RESPONSI-
BILITY, IN EXPANDING ALL LEVELS OF NURSING EDUCA-
TION NOW AND IN THE FUTURE IN ORDER TO MAKE
AVAILABLE IN MARYLAND THE NUMBER OF NURSES
NEEDED.

SEC. 3. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, IN THE ENACTMENT OF THIS SUBTITLE, THAT ANY
PERSON AGGRIEVED BY A DENIAL OF THE PRIVILEGES
TO BE LICENSED HEREUNDER SHALL HAVE THE
RIGHT OF APPEAL AS SET FORTH IN AND PROVIDED
BY THE "ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT".

Sec. 2 4. And be it further enacted, That if any provision of this
Act, or the application of such provision to any person or cir-
cumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act or the
application of such provision to persons or circumstances, other
than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.

Sec. 3 5. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved April 21, 1967.

CHAPTER 397
(House Bill 250)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 70-11 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1963
Edition), being also Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland, title "Prince George's County," subtitle "Sheriff, as
the same was enacted by Chapter 626 of the Acts of 1966, relating
generally to whether certain personnel of the Sheriff's office in
Prince George's County shall be subject to QUALIFIED AND
EMPLOYED UNDER the jurisdiction of the Merit Board of Prince
George's County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 70-11 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince
George's County (1963 Edition), being also Article 17 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's County," sub-
title "Sheriff," as the same was enacted by Chapter 626 of the Acts of
1966, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted to read as
follows: