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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

in the State budget, is deleted as unnecessary.

Defined terms: "Secretary" § 1-101

"State Commission" § 13-401

13-408. SAME -- DUTIES.

IN ADDITION TO THE DUTIES SET FORTH ELSEWHERE IN THIS
SUBTITLE, THE STATE COMMISSION SHALL:

(1)  ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ARE
NECESSARY AND PROPER TO GOVERN ITS PROCEDURE AND BUSINESS;

(2)  MAINTAIN LIAISON WITH:

(I)  THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION;

(II)  COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION;

(III)  PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS;

(IV)  COUNTY COMMISSIONS; AND

(V)  PHYSICAL FITNESS AGENCIES IN OTHER
STATES AND IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT;

(3)  CONSULT WITH AND ADVISE COUNTY COMMISSIONS
ON THEIR PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAMS;

(4)  GIVE OUT INFORMATION ON PHYSICAL FITNESS
PROGRAMS IN THIS STATE BY PUBLICATION, ADVERTISEMENT,
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, PROGRAMS, LECTURES, AND OTHER MEANS;

(5)  COLLECT AND ASSEMBLE PERTINENT INFORMATION
THAT IS AVAILABLE FROM OTHER AGENCIES OF THIS STATE;

(6)  SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, AND THE SECRETARY AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT INCLUDES
SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROTECTING AND IMPROVING
PHYSICAL FITNESS; AND

(7)  GENERALLY PROMOTE PHYSICAL FITNESS IN THIS
STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Items (1) through (6) of this section
are new language derived without substantive
change from former Article 41, § 342(a), (b), and
(c) and § 343(b) and the third sentence of (a).

Item (7) of this section is new language derived
from the second clause of the first sentence of
former Article 41, § 339. Although that former
clause stated the purpose of the State
Commission, it is revised in § 13-402 of this
subtitle as the purpose of this subtitle and all