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CHAPTER 446
(House Bill 494)
AN ACT concerning

Higher Education — Scholarships

FOR the purpose of changing certain benefits for House of
Delegates scholarship appointees.

BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments.

Article 77A — Higher Education

Section 40

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1969 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 40 of Article 77A - Higher
Education, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969
Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 77A — Higher Education
40.

Each member of the House of Delegates may appoint,
during his term of office, two students from his
district, selected on any basis, who shall be educated
free of charge for tuition[[, FIXED CHARGES]] AND
[[OTHER]] MANDATORY FEES at the University of Maryland,
any State college, St. Mary's College, or any public
community college within the State including two—year
certificate programs offered by the institutions;
provided, however, that as an alternative to the method
provided for above, the two [free—of—charge—for—tuition]
scholarships as set forth may, at the discretion of the
member of the House of Delegates, be divided into equal
two—year scholarships and the Delegate may appoint four
students to two—year scholarships at one of the listed
schools or may appoint one student to a four—year
scholarship and two additional students to two—year
[free—of—tuition] scholarships at one of the listed