PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 332

(1)     THE COMMISSION IS THE OFFICIAL CUSTODIAN OF ALL VALUABLE
PAINTINGS AND OTHER OBJECTS OF DECORATIVE ART OWNED BY OR LOANED TO
THE STATE, EXCEPT THOSE LOCATED IN A STATE ROOM OF THE GOVERNOR'S
MANSION. WITH RESPECT TO THE OBJECTS SUBJECT TO ITS OFFICIAL CUSTODY, THE
COMMISSION SHALL:

[(1)](I) keep a continuing inventory of the objects; and

[(2)](II) be responsible for and supervise the acquisition, custody, display,
location, preservation, proper care, security, and restoration of the objects.

(2)     AT SUCH TIME AS THE STATE ACQUIRES THE PEABODY ART
COLLECTION FROM THE PEABODY INSTITUTE, THE COMMISSION SHALL BECOME
THE OFFICIAL CUSTODIAN OF THE COLLECTION.

(3)     IN EXERCISING ITS CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITIES, THE COMMISSION
MAY LOAN OBJECTS OWNED BY THE STATE TO QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONS AND MAY
CONTRACT WITH SUCH INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CURATORIAL
SERVICES.

(b) (1) Each person or agency that desires to acquire a painting or object of
decorative art for display in or on the premises of any State building [in the Annapolis
area], except in a room of the Governor's Mansion, must receive both prior approval and
final acceptance from the Commission.

(2) Before giving prior approval or final acceptance in accordance with this
subsection, the Commission shall consider:

(i) the competence of the artist;

(ii) the proposed location of the object; and

(iii) the quality, historical significance, and appropriateness of the
work.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1995.

Approved May 9, 1995.

CHAPTER 332
(House Bill 1182)

AN ACT concerning

Unemployment Insurance - Self-Employment Assistance Program

FOR the purpose of establishing the Self-Employment Assistance Program; defining
certain terms; establishing allowance amounts and duration; establishing eligibility
criteria and conditions for participation in the Program; providing for the charging

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