H.B. 230

VETOES

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

House Bill No. 215

AN ACT concerning

State Government - Forms - Use of "Multiracial" Preferred

FOR the purpose of requiring certain State agencies that use forms requiring the
identification of individuals by race to include the word "multiracial" as a choice of
race.

BY adding to

Article - State Government

Section 10-606(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1993 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

10-606.

(C) IN PREPARATION OF A FORM THAT REQUIRES IDENTIFICATION OF RACE,
A DEPARTMENT OR AN INDEPENDENT UNIT OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT SHALL
INCLUDE THE TERM "MULTIRACIAL" AS A CHOICE OF RACE.

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

May 24, 1995

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 230.

This bill requires persons "convicted" of "sexual offenses" to register with the
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS). The Department must
annually verify the person's residence for 10 years, maintain a database of these
offenders, notify local law enforcement agencies of the residences of these offenders, and

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