PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                            H.B. 447

(2)     Study a variety of issues relating to the Maryland Prepaid Tuition
Savings Program, including whether the program should offer a guarantee, whether the
program should be self-supporting and off-budget, what the structure of the program
should be. the tax status of fees paid pursuant to an advance payment contract, and the
application of federal security laws to a special trust fund established for prepaid tuition
payments.

(3)     Consider membership of the board that will oversee the program and the
duties of that board;

(4) Determine the staffing and funding needs of the program;

(5)     Consult with other states who have prepaid tuition savings programs;

(6)     Receive other testimony that the Task Force considers appropriate; and

(7)     Hold at least two public hearings on the Prepaid Tuition Savings
Program.

(g) (1) The Task Force shall make its final report on or before December 1,
1996 to the Governor, and, subject to § 2-1312 of the State Government Article, the
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the Senate Economic and Environmental
Affairs Committee, the House Appropriations Committee, and the House Ways and
Means Committee of the General Assembly.

(2)     The Task Force shall include in its final report proposed legislation to be
introduced at the 1997 Session of the General Assembly.

(3)     The Task Force shall terminate no later than May 31, 1997.

SECTION 5. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October June 1, 1996.

May 23, 1996

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
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 447.

This bill recognizes the State Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Violence
Prevention at Bowie State University as the central repository for information on violence
prevention programs and is supported by funds provided in the annual budget of Bowie
State University.

Senate Bill 708, 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 House
Bill 447.

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