PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

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an additional and alternative authority for borrowing money and shall be regarded as
supplemental and additional to powers conferred upon the County by other laws and shall
not be regarded as in derogation of any power now existing; and all Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland heretofore passed authorizing the County to borrow money are
hereby continued to the extent that the powers contained in such Acts have not been
exercised, and nothing contained in this Act may be construed to impair, in any way, the
validity of any bonds that may have been issued by the County under the authority of any
said Acts, and the validity of the bonds is hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved. This
Act, being necessary for the welfare of the inhabitants of St. Mary's County, shall be
liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SECTION 10. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1997.

Approved May 8, 1997.

CHAPTER 461
(House Bill 622)

AN ACT concerning

Health Occupations - Alcohol and Drug Counselors - Certification

FOR the purpose of providing for a certain certified counselor to be appointed by the
Governor to serve as an advisor to the State Board of Examiners of Professional
Counselors; altering certain qualifications for certification as a certified associate
counselor-alcohol and drug; altering certain qualifications for the waiver of certain
requirements for certification as a certified professional counselor-alcohol and
drug, certified associate counselor-alcohol and drug, and certified supervised
counselor-alcohol and drug; correcting certain erroneous titles; providing for the
effective date of this Act; and generally relating to the qualifications for
certification as an alcohol and drug counselor.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health Occupations

Section 17-202(e), (f), and (g), 17-302.4, and 17-306(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Chapter 577 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1996
Section 2

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

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