1304                               Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 624

THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR EACH COUNTY,
TO THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF BALTI-
MORE CITY, AND TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE SEVERAL
COUNTIES AND OF BALTIMORE CITY; AND THE BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS SHALL AFFORD SUCH AGENCIES AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT
THEIR VIEWS WITH RESPECT TO THE INTENDED ACTION.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Sections 124(a), 124(b)
and 130(b) of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969
Replacement Volume and 1970 Cumulative Supplement), title "Pub-
lic Education," subtitle "Finance and Reports," be and they are here-
by repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

124.

(a)    All money appropriated subsequent to the enactment of this
section, by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland to aid in
support of public schools, except for money appropriated to accom-
plish the purpose of Section 130A of this Article, shall constitute
what shall be known as the General State School Fund. Money in
the General State School Fund may subsequently be appropriated
by the General Assembly to the Annuity Bond Fund, as provided in
the State Budget, to be used for principal and interest payments on
State debt incurred for public school construction or public school
capital improvements.

(b)    The Comptroller shall charge against and pay as hereinbe-
fore or hereinafter provided from the General State School Fund,
the annual appropriation made by the General Assembly for the sup-
port of the State Department of Education, including the expenses
of the State Board of Education, and the support and expenses of
the office of the State Superintendent of Schools; the annual appro-
priation for the Maryland Teachers' Retirement System; the annual
appropriation for the education of handicapped children; the annual
appropriation for SUBSIDIZED AND/OR FREE FEEDING
PROGRAMS; THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR adminis-
tration and supervision of vocational education in public
high and vocational schools, for physical education and recreation, for
medical examination of school bus drivers, for case and guidance
service for handicapped individuals needing vocational rehabilita-
tion, for equivalence examinations, for public libraries, and for
adult education; the annual appropriation for the State share of
current expenses and annual current expenses incentive aid as pro-
vided in Sections 128 and 129 of this article; the necessary costs of
transporting pupils to public schools when such transportation is
approved by the State Superintendent of Schools; and the school
building construction aid as provided in Section 130 of this article.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Comptroller shall
not charge against and pay from the General State School Fund
any appropriations made to accomplish the purposes of Section 130A
of this article.

130.

(b) For the school year 1967-68 and thereafter, each county and
Baltimore City shall be entitled to and shall be paid by the State of