HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      3949

COMMISSION'S MANDATORY STANDARDS. IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY
CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT, COURT ORDER, OR CONSENT DECREE, PRISONERS
SENTENCED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION MAY NOT BE HOUSED IN
THE LOCAL DETENTION CENTER AWAITING TRANSFER TO THE DIVISION OF
CORRECTION MORE THAN 15 30 DAYS.

F. G. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, AS OF JULY 1, 1985, a judge of the circuit
court for any county or any judge of the District Court may
sentence a convicted offender to a [regional] LOCAL detention
center; if the sentence to be then executed is for a period of
not more than 18 months and the court imposing the sentence is
located within a jurisdiction which is a party to the operation
and maintenance of the facility to which the person is sentenced.

G. H. All agreements, contracts and other instruments
approved by the [Commissioner] SECRETARY shall be subject to the
approval of the Board of Public Works before final execution.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1985.

May 28, 1985
The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 421.

This bill expands the membership and alters the composition
of the State Scholarship Board.

Senate Bill 142, which was passed by the General Assembly
and signed by me on May 21, 1985, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House Bill 421.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

House Bill No. 421