2704                                         LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [Ch. 805

appropriations must be made; specifying the manner
in which appropriations may be expended; providing
for financing and generally relating to community
and regional community colleges.

BY repealing and re-enacting, with amendments,

Article 77A - Higher Education

Sections 5(a), 6 [[and 7]], 7 (a) and 7 (c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1969 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 5(a), 6 [[and 7]] , 7(a) and 7(c)
of Article 77A - Higher Education, of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)
be and they are hereby repealed and re—enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

Article 77A — Higher Education
5.

[[(a) Except for regional community colleges, the
county superintendent of schools (and in Baltimore City
the superintendent of public instruction) shall serve as
secretary and treasurer to the board of trustees. The
president of the community college shall attend all
meetings of the board, except those involving his
personal position as president. Except for regional
community colleges, the board of trustees, the
secretary—treasurer, and the president of the community
colleges [are charged with the preparation of the annual
budget, its presentation] SHALL PREPARE AND PRESENT to
the county commissioners, county council, or the board of
estimates of Baltimore City, AN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET,
AND AN ANNUAL CAPITAL BUDGET, AND WHEN REQUIRED BY
CHARTER, LOCAL LAW, OR ORDINANCE, AN ANNUAL LONG-TERM
CAPITAL PROGRAM and SHALL RECEIVE AND EXPEND the [receipt
and expenditures of] budgeted funds under an adequate
accounting system, subject to review by the auditor of
the county or of Baltimore City, as the case may be.
[Notwithstanding other provisions of this subtitle, the]
THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET SHALL CONTAIN AN ESTIMATE OF
ANY REVENUE, INCLUDING ANY SURPLUSES, CATEGORIZED TO SHOW
THE REVENUE BY FUND AND SOURCE OF INCOME, AND A STATEMENT
OF ANY EXPENDITURES REQUESTED INCLUDING CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES, TOGETHER WITH ANY REASONABLE SUPPORTING
DATA REQUIRED BY LOCAL FISCAL AUTHORITIES. ANY ANNUAL
LONG-TERM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SHALL CONTAIN A
STATEMENT OF ANY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AND SHALL
CONFORM WITH LOCAL FISCAL PROCEDURES TO THE EXTENT THEY