PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 352

(c) THE SECRETARY MAY NOT EXERCISE OR PERFORM THOSE POWERS,
DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND FUNCTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 38A, §§ 7(A) AND
14(A) OF THE CODE.

(D) The Secretary may not make application on behalf of the officer under
subsection (b)(16) of this section until one full year after the onset of the disability and
the expiration of any administrative leave granted under § 23A of this article. Sufficient
medical evidence shall be deemed the professional opinion of an independent medical
practitioner having recognized expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of the specified
illness of the employee in question. Nothing in this section shall prevent an employee
from exercising the individual's rights under § 21-111 of the State Personnel and Pensions
Article.

30A.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) "Department" means the [State Department of Public Safety and
Correctional Services] DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE.

(3) (i) "Explosives" means a chemical compound, mixture, or device, the
primary purpose of which is to function by explosion.

(ii) "Explosives" includes:

1.	Dynamite;
2.	Other high explosives
3.	Black powder;
4.	Pellet powder;
5.	Initiating explosives;
6.	Detonators;
7.	Safety fuses;
8.	Squibs;
9.	Detonating cord;
10.	Igniter cord; and
11.	Igniters.

(b) There is an Explosives Advisory Council in the [State Department of Public
Safety and Correctional Services] DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE.

(c) (1) The Council consists of not more than 19 members appointed by the
Governor.

(2) Of the 19 members:

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