MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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form, it is understood that the generic form of the drug
from the State Health Department formulary will be
utilized in filling the prescription.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1975.

Approved May 15, 1975.

CHAPTER 678
(House Bill 386)

AN ACT concerning

Classified Service Salaries

FOR the purpose of providing that upon the abolition of
certain positions in the State Classified Service
for a certain purpose, [[a certain fiscal impact
shall occur]] a certain department and the General
Assembly shall each have certain powers over
reclassifications involving an increase of a certain
number of pay levels.

BY adding to

Article 64A — Merit System

Section 27(f)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1972 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 27(f) be and it is hereby
added to Article 64A - Merit System, of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume and 1974
Supplement) to read as follows:

Article 64A — Merit System

27.

(F) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, UPON
THE ABOLISHMENT OF ANY POSITION IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY POSITION OF A
HIGHER CLASSIFICATION, [[THE FISCAL IMPACT MAY NOT CAUSE
AN EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS IN EXCESS OF 20 PERCENT OF THE