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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 132

(b)  (1) [For fiscal years 1984 and 1985, from] FROM its
share of the Transportation Trust Fund, the Department of
Transportation shall provide in its annual budget for those funds
that, together with the funds credited to the Driver Education
Account in the Transportation Trust Fund, will be enough to
reimburse an approved school for the cost of the program, but not
over $65 for each eligible individual completing the course.

(2)[(i) Beginning in fiscal year 1986, the THE

Department of Transportation shall provide in its annual budget
for the reimbursement to an approved school for the driver
education program of an amount commensurate with the funds
available in the Driver Education Account of the Transportation
Trust Fund.

(ii) (2) This amount may not exceed $65 for
each eligible individual completing the course.

(3)] The funds provided for under this section
shall be independent of, separate from, and in addition to any
other State aid.

(c)  The State Department of Education shall include in its
annual budget funds for its administrative costs that are related
to the driver education program.

Chapter 972 of the Acts of 1977, as amended by Chapter 220 of
the Acts of 1979 and Chapters 299 and 321 of the Acts of 1983

[SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 16-508

of Article - Transportation, of the Annotated Code of Maryland

(As enacted by Chapter ___ of the Acts of the General Assembly

of 1977) be and it is hereby repealed:

Article - Transportation]

Article - Education

7-412.

(a) (1) Each county board may offer instruction in the safe
operation of a motor vehicle to high school students who are 15
years old or older.

7-412.1.

[(a)(1)] The General Assembly shall continue to

evaluate the cost effectiveness of the driver education program

in this State and the validity of continuing State support of
this program.

[(2) If no action to the contrary is taken by the

General Assembly by July 1, 1986 1988 1989, § 7-412 of this

subtitle is repealed and subsection (b) of this section is

effective, both to take effect July 1, 1987 1989 1990 .