WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        Ch. 6

effective date of the Chapter.

Chapter 297 of the Acts of 1987

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That on July 1, 1987,
if a local jurisdiction has established a fee schedule for a
local license, the fee schedule may constitute the fee schedule
cited in [§ 4-308(a)] § 21-308(A)of the [Health - Environmental]
HEALTH - GENERAL Article as enacted by this Act and shall remain
in effect until altered or reenacted as provided by law,
ordinance, rule, or regulation of the county or the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore City.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene shall establish by September 1,
1987, a 1-year program to:

(1)  Educate excluded organizations, as defined in [§
4-301] § 21-301(D) of the [Health - Environmental] HEALTH -
GENERAL Article as amended by this Act, concerning the standards
they should meet and ways in which they can most economically
meet those standards; and

(2)  Inform local health officers and sanitarians of
the separate requirements that apply to excluded organizations.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene may not adopt voluntary licensing
regulations under [§ 4-304(a)(2)(ii)] § 21-304(A)(2)(II) until
regulations establishing minimum standards under [§
4-304(a)(2)(i)] § 21-304(A)(2)(I) have been adopted.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before
September 1, 1988, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
shall report to the General Assembly concerning food served by
excluded organizations, as defined in [§ 4-301] § 21-301 of the
[Health - Environmental] HEALTH - GENERAL Article. The report
shall:

(1)  List the incidences of foodborne outbreaks
reported to the State for the 3 years prior to the report, noting
whether the origin of the outbreak was traced to an excluded
organization or another food establishment;

(2)  State the outcome of the educational program
established by this Act, including the estimated success in
reaching excluded organizations and the estimated effectiveness
of the materials in raising the standards of food service by
excluded organizations; and

(3)  Provided proposed legislation, if necessary, to
expand the State's licensing system for food establishments to
include excluded organizations, or to enhance the regulatory

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