PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

S.B. 461

(1)     substituting for funds from other State or local programs for which a
project may be eligible and sufficient resources exist;

(2)     projects which are not likely to attract or retain employment
opportunities;

(3)     funding projects located outside the State;

(4)     construction or land acquisition by the Maryland Stadium Authority; or

(5)     funding for any sports activity or facility.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

May 23, 1996

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 461.

This bill requires the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to adopt regulations for the
certification and practice of massage therapists.

House Bill 51, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on this date,
accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign Senate Bill
461.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

Senate Bill No. 461

AN ACT concerning

State Board of Nursing Chiropractic Examiners - licensure Certification of Massage

Therapists

FOR the purpose of requiring the State Board of Nursing Chiropractic Examiners to adopt
regulations for the licensure certification and practice of massage therapists;
defining certain terms; authorizing the Board of Nursing Chiropractic Examiners to
set certain fees; establishing the Massage Therapy Advisory Committee within the
Board of Nursing Chiropractic Examiners, specifying the powers and duties of the
Advisory Committee; requiring an individual to be licensed certified by the Board of
Nursing Chiropractic Examiners before the individual may practice massage therapy;

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