WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 299

Article - State Finance and Procurement

7-325.

(A)     IN THIS SECTION, "GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED GENERAL FUND
APPROPRIATION" MEANS THE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION INCLUDED BY THE
GOVERNOR IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL AS SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, BEFORE ANY AMENDMENT BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

(B)      FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED GENERAL FUND
APPROPRIATION FOR THE MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCIL SHALL BE NOT LESS
THAN THE AMOUNT OF THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED GENERAL FUND
APPROPRIATION FOR THE COUNCIL FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, INCREASED
BY NOT LESS THAN THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH THE PROJECTED TOTAL GENERAL
FUND REVENUES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR EXCEED THE REVISED
ESTIMATE OF TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR,
AS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT OF ESTIMATED STATE REVENUES SUBMITTED BY
THE BOARD OF REVENUE ESTIMATES TO THE GOVERNOR UNDER § 6-106(B) OF THIS
ARTICLE.

(C) THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OR
AUDIT OF ANY RECIPIENT OF A GRANT FROM THE MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCIL.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That for the fiscal year that
begins July 1, 1995, the Governor shall include in the annual Budget Bill submitted to the
General Assembly a general fund appropriation for the Maryland State Arts Council in
an amount not less than the actual general fund appropriation for the Council as enacted
by the General Assembly for the fiscal year that began July 1, 1990 begins July 1, 1994.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act shall
be applicable to all fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 1996.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1994.

Approved May 2, 1994.

CHAPTER 299
(House Bill 611)

AN ACT concerning

Children, Youth, and Families - Disclosure of Information and Records

FOR the purpose of altering provisions of law to require, instead of permitting, under
certain circumstances, a public agency to disclose information and records on
children, youth, and families served by that agency to other public agencies or the
Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families; requiring written consent of the
person in interest before the disclosure of information and records; specifying that

- 1825 -