PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                            H.B. 977

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1 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 977.

This amended bill provides that if an individual is rehired or reinstated by an employer
after being disqualified for aggravated misconduct, the loss of wage credit does not apply.

Senate Bill 702, 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 House Bill 977.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

House Bill No. 977

AN ACT concerning

Unemployment Insurance - Aggravated Misconduct

FOR the purpose of repealing a provision that prohibits wages paid to an individual by a
base period employer from being included in the wages of the individual for
purposes of determining the individual's weekly unemployment insurance benefit
amount if the individual has committed certain aggravated misconduct in
connection with the employment; and repealing a provision that disqualifies an
individual from receiving benefits for a certain period if unemployment results from
discharge or suspension as a disciplinary measure for aggravated misconduct in
connection with employment providing that the loss of certain wage credits resulting
from a discharge for aggravated misconduct does not apply under certain
circumstances; and generally relating to disqualification from unemployment
benefits for aggravated misconduct repealing a provision that prohibits wages paid to
an individual by a base period employer from being included in the wages of the
individual for purposes of determining the individual's weekly unemployment insurance
benefit amount if the individual has committed certain aggravated misconduct in
connection. with the employment; prohibiting the Secretary of Economic and
Employment Development from charging against the earned rating record of an
employing unit for certain benefits paid to a claimant if the claimant was charged with
aggravated misconduct; altering the definition of aggravated misconduct; increasing the

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