S.B. 44

VETOES

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 44.

This bill prohibits a county or municipality from requiring its employees to live within the
jurisdiction. An employee does not mean a chief administrative officer; a superintendent
of schools, department head or elected official. A county or municipality may not
discriminate in employment matters between a resident and a non-resident.

House Bill 70, which was passed by the General Assembly and will be signed by me on
May 25, 1995, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to
sign Senate Bill 44.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

Senate Bill No. 44

AN ACT concerning

Local Government - Residency Requirements - Prohibition

FOR the purpose of prohibiting Baltimore City, each county, and each municipal
corporation, and certain regional agencies from requiring an employee to reside
within a specified area as a condition of employment; prohibiting discrimination
between residents and other citizens of the State in specified employment decisions;
allowing certain preferences in accordance with a local merit system; excluding
elected officials, county superintendents of schools and the Superintendent of
Public Instruction for Baltimore City, department heads, and administrators from
the prohibition concerning residency requirements; and generally prohibiting local
governments relating to prohibiting local governments and regional agencies from
discriminating between residents and other citizens of the State in specified
employment decisions.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 24 - Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 1-101(a) and (b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume)                                     

BY adding to

Article 24 - Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions

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