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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 418

(2) IN THE EVENT OF AN APPEAL, THE BOARD'S

DECISION UPON ANY ISSUE OF FACT OVER WHICH IT HAS

JURISDICTION SHALL BE FINAL AND CONCLUSIVE, UNLESS IT IS

FRAUDULENT, ARBITRARY, OR CAPRICIOUS, OR SO GROSSLY

ERRONEOUS AS NECESSARILY TO IMPLY BAD FAITH, OR IF IT IS NOT
SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the

intention of the General Assembly in the adoption of this

Act that no current or former employee of the State of

Maryland, including contractual employees, within one year

after the employment has ceased, may be appointed as__a

member of the Board of Contract Appeals created by this Act.

SECTION 2 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978, and shall be construed only

prospectively__and may not be applied or interpreted to have

any effect upon or application to any contract entered into
prior to the effective date of this Act.

Approved May 16, 1978.

CHAPTER 419

(House Bill 852)

AN ACT concerning

Public Education — Funding

FOR the purpose of changing the amount added to the State
share of the basic current expenses for public
education for counties with a certain population
density; and providing that this Act is contingent upon
a certain appropriation in the Budget Bill.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education
Section 5-202 (c) (1)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(As enacted by Chapter ______of the Acts

of the General Assembly of 1978)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland

(as enacted by Chapter ___ of the Acts of the General

Assembly of 1978) be repealed, amended, or enacted to read
as follows:

Article — Education