H.B. 447

VETOES

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

House Bill No. 447

AN ACT concerning

Higher Education - Bowie State University - State Center for Alternative Dispute

Resolution and Violence Prevention

FOR the purpose of creating recognizing the State Center for Alternative Dispute
Resolution and Violence Prevention at Bowie State University; establishing
recognizing the Center as the central repository for materials, data, and information
relating to certain training programs; authorizing the Center to operate recognizing
that the Center shall operate a violence prevention program, implement violence
prevention networks, provide certain information and training, academic support,
and other services regarding violence prevention education, and to provide certain
educational and academic support regarding violence prevention; requiring the
Governor to include certain funds in the annual budget to support the Center; and
generally relating to the creation of a State Center for Alternative Dispute
Resolution and Violence Prevention at Bowie State University.

BY adding to

Article - Education

Section 24-401 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 4. Alternative Dispute

Resolution and Violence Prevention Programs"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

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

Article — Education

SUBTITLE 4. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION

PROGRAMS.

24-401.

(A)    IN THIS SECTION, "VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM" MEANS A COURSE
IN WHICH EDUCATION AND TRAINING IS OFFERED IN THE AREAS OF RECOGNIZING,
ADDRESSING, AND RESOLVING ISSUES OF VIOLENCE IN THE HOME AND THE
COMMUNITY.

(B)     THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SYSTEM
HAS ESTABLISHED AT BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY, THERE IS A STATE CENTER FOR
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THE MARYLAND
GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEREBY RECOGNIZES THAT CENTER.

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