HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               1345

CHAPTER 477

(Senate Bill 683)

AN ACT concerning

Correctional Employees — Free Meals

FOR the purpose of requiring the Comptroller to disburse to
providing that the Department of Public Safety and

Correctional Services a certain sum of money, to may

provide gratuitous meals for certain employees of that
Department; and clarifying language.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes

Section 370

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1975 Replacement Volume and 1978 Supplement)

Article 27 — Crimes and Punishments

Section 684 (a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1978 Supplement)

Preamble

In recognition of the hazardous and unique conditions
of employment, the General Assembly believes it is
appropriate to grant gratuitous meals to all full—time
employees who work within correctional facilities of the
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes

The Comptroller shall pay into a special fund in the
treasury all taxes, penalties, and interest—collected and

received by him pursuant to this—subtitle. Such—proceeds

shall be disbursed upon the warrant of the Comptroller for

(a) ---Such amount as may be required to pay the salaries

and expenses of administering this subtitle until—provision
is made therefor in the—budget.

(b) The Comptroller shall set aside in a separate

account such amounts as he deems necessary to provide for

payments of refunds under this subtitle.