Ch. 575                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(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of 1977) be and it is hereby repealed:]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 - 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, 1989, § 7-412 of this subtitle is
repealed and subsection (b) of this section is effective, both to
take effect July 1, 1990.

(b)  Each county board may provide a program of driver
education to eligible students in accordance with the provisions
of Title 16, Subtitle 5 of the Transportation Article.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 27, 1988.

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