Ch. 4                                       1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(iv) The competency and responsibility of the bidder; and
(v) The ability of the bidder to perform satisfactory service.

(2)     The county board may reject any and all bids and readvertise for other
bids.

(3)     In Montgomery County, the County Board may:

(i) Provide in its bid specifications that a product grown, mined, or
manufactured in the Republic of South Africa may be rejected; and

(ii) Reject a bid for a product grown, mined, or manufactured in the
Republic of South Africa.

(d)     (1) In this subsection, the term "minority business enterprise" has the
meaning stated in § 14-301 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(2) In Montgomery County, by resolution and by implementing regulations,
the Montgomery County Board of Education shall establish a minority business utilization
program to facilitate the participation of responsible certified minority business
enterprises in contracts awarded by the Montgomery County Board of Education in
accordance with competitive bidding procedures.

(e)     A contract entered into or purchase made in violation of this section is void.
DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Title of bill being cured failed to accurately describe the change made
by the bill.

Occurred: Chapter 391 (House Bill 1534) of the Acts of 1993.
13-1B-04.

(a)     The government of the Medical System Corporation is vested in the Board of
Directors.

(b)     The Board of Directors consists of 6 nonvoting members and 22 voting
members appointed by the Governor.

(c)     (1) Each member shall be a resident of this State.

(2)     Three voting members shall be members of the Board of Regents.

(3)     Two voting members shall be members of the General Assembly, 1
nominated by the President of the Senate and 1 nominated by the Speaker of the House
of Delegates.

(4)     One voting member shall be the Executive Director of the Maryland
Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems.

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