Ch. 77                                     1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(vii) Methods to upgrade and improve teacher education and teacher
certification programs;

(viii) The school systems that have dropped below the statewide test
averages and shall assess the options available to improve the test averages of these
school systems;

(ix) The methods to improve the diagnosis of basic reading skill
deficiencies of elementary and secondary school students and to improve the literacy
rates of these students;

(x) The methods to increase the rate of retention and graduation of
secondary school students;

(xi) The short-range and long-range objectives for the resolution of
the problem of substance abuse by elementary and secondary school students; and

(xii) The short-range and long-range objectives for the resolution of
the problems of youth and teenage pregnancy.

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(b)     The purpose of these schools for adults is to:

(1)     Provide a general program of continuing education for the improvement
of the civic, [vocational] OCCUPATIONAL, and general intelligence of adults; and

(2)     Enable adults to make a wise use of their leisure time.
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(c)     The State Comptroller shall charge against and, as provided in this section,
pay from the General State School Fund the following annual appropriations for:

(1)     The support of the Department, including the expenses of the State
Board and the support and expenses of the office of the State Superintendent;

(2)     The Maryland Teachers' Retirement System;

(3)     The education of handicapped children;

(4)     Subsidized or free feeding programs;

(5)     The administration and supervision of [vocational] CAREER AND
TECHNOLOGY education in public high [and vocational] schools AND CAREER AND
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS;

(6)     Physical education and recreation;

(7)     Case and guidance service for handicapped individuals who need
vocational rehabilitation;

(8)     Equivalence examinations;

(9)     Public libraries;

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