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suasion from the standpoint of curriculum would inevitably lower the
standards of dentistry to which the citizens of Maryland are entitled.

For these reasons, I am compelled to veto the bill.

Sincerely yours,

(s) Spiro T. Agnew,

Governor.

Senate Bill No. 435—By Senator McGuirk.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 5 (a)
of Article 32 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Supplement),
title "Dentistry", subtitle "In General", to change the requirements
possessed by persons with dental degrees who may apply to the Board
of Dental Examiners for examination by the Board to practice den-
tistry in the State.

The President put the question: shall the bill pass notwithstanding
the objections of the Executive?

The President announced the veto was not sustained by roll call as
follows:

Affirmative

Senators—

Mr. President, Bertier, Bertorelli, Brubaker, Byron, Clark, Connolly, Conroy, Curran,
Dean, Dorf, Emanuel, Friedler, Hart, Hodges, Hoyer, Hughes (H.), Lee, Manning,
Mitchell, McCourt, McGuirk, Nock, Pine, Schweinhaut, Smelser, Snyder, Staszak,
Staten, Steinberg, Stone, Welcome, Wineland.                                               Total—34

Negative

Senators—

Anderson, Bailey, Finney, Gore, Hall, Hughes (G.), Lapides, Malkus, Steffey.

Total—9

May 4, 1967.

Honorable William S. James
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Section 17 of Article II of the Maryland
Constitution, I have vetoed today Senate Bill 468 and am returning
it to you.

This bill would sever the county boards of education in Charles,
Garrett and St. Mary's Counties from any control by the State Board
of Education in regulating the operation of Amish and Mennonite
schools.

Although I have signed a related bill that expressly recognizes
such schools as "bona fide church schools" (Senate Bill 470), I am
compelled to veto this bill in order to preserve the fundamental
standards of education established by the State Department of Edu-
cation and generally applicable to public, private and church affiliated
schools. Even though the Department has made, and will continue to