WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                          S.B. 725

(D) (1) BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 1995 1996, A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT
PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO
EACH BOARD IN ORDER TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES TO STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN AN ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES ("ESOL")
PROGRAM. TO QUALIFY FOR THE GRANT, STUDENTS SHOULD MEET THE
FOLLOWING CRITERIA: THE STUDENT WAS BORN OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES
OR WHOSE NATIVE LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH; THE STUDENT COMES FROM AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH IS DOMINANT; OR THE
STUDENT IS AN AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE AND COMES FROM AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH HAD A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON HIS/HER LEVEL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY.

(2)      (I) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS
PARAGRAPH THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT SHALL BE $800 $500 TIMES THE NUMBER
OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN A COUNTY ESOL
PROGRAM AND AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

(II) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANTS UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH
SHALL NOT, FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR, EXCEED $1 MILLION. IF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE
GRANTS AS OTHERWISE CALCULATED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH
WOULD EXCEED $1 MILLION, THEN THE GRANTS SHALL EACH BE PRORATED BY THE
AMOUNT NECESSARY TO REDUCE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANTS TO $1 MILLION.

(3)      (I) IF THE AMOUNT THAT IS APPROPRIATED TO A BOARD UNDER
THIS SUBSECTION IN A FISCAL YEAR IS MORE THAN THE ACTUAL COST OF
PROVIDING ESOL PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE IN THAT COUNTY, THE EXCESS FUNDS SHALL BE PAID BACK TO THE STATE
AND CREDITED TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE.

(II) A BOARD MAY NOT TRANSFER STATE FUNDS RECEIVED
UNDER THIS SUBSECTION TO ANY OTHER PROGRAM OR CATEGORY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

May 26, 1994

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.

President of the Senate

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 725.

Senate Bill 725 would change the State's liberal leave policy for employees in the State
Personnel Management System. The bill would provide that when a liberal leave policy is
in effect and a State facility subsequently closes, an employee who elects liberal leave

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