H.B.. 395                                                   VETOES

7-305.                                      

(a)      [(1) This section does not apply to:

(i)     Caroline County;

(ii)    Carroll County;

(iii)   Cecil County;

(iv)    Dorchester County;

(v)     Frederick County;

(vi)    Harford County;

(vii). Kent County;

(viii)  Queen Anne's County;

(ix)    Somerset County;

(x)     Talbot County;

(xi)    Wicomico County; or

(xii)   Worcester County.

(2)] Notwithstanding any bylaw, rule, or regulation made or approved by the
State Board, a principal, vice-principal, or other employee may not administer corporal
punishment to discipline a student in a public school in the State.

[(3) The county board of each of the counties listed in paragraph (1) of this
subsection may adopt rules and regulations governing the use of corporal punishment.]

(b)     (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, each county
board shall adopt regulations designed to maintain within the schools under its
jurisdiction the atmosphere of order and discipline necessary for effective learning.

(2) The regulations adopted by a county board under this subsection:

(i) Shall provide for counseling or conferencing; and

(ii) May permit suspension, expulsion, or other disciplinary measures
that are deemed appropriate.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1993.

May 27, 1993

The Honorable R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

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