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

Article - Transportation

15-705.

(a) After the Administration notifies an applicant of the approval of an
application and before the Administration issues a license, the applicant shall file
with the Administration a surety bond in the form and with the surety that the
Administration approves.

(b) The amount of the surety bond shall be [$20,000] $40,000.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1999.

Approved May 13, 1999.

CHAPTER 437
(House Bill 621)

AN ACT concerning

Health Occupations - Professional Counselors - Licensing and Certification

FOR the purpose of altering certain requirements for the licensing of clinical
professional counselors, clinical marriage and family therapists, and clinical
alcohol and drug counselors; altering the membership and authority of the State
Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors (Board); altering certain
requirements for when the Board may take action against certain individuals;
altering certain definitions; establishing certain examination requirements;
authorizing the Board to deny, suspend, revoke, deny a license to certain
applicants, reprimand certain licensees, suspend or revoke the license of certain
licensees, or place on probation certain licenses licensees and certificate holders;
providing certain exemptions to certain licensing requirements; requiring
certain licensees to display a license in a certain manner and place; requiring
certain licensees to notify the Board of any change in address; requiring certain
licensees to provide a certain professional disclosure statement to a client under
certain circumstances; authorizing the Board to reduce the period of probation of
certain certificate holders under certain circumstances; making certain stylistic
and conforming changes; and generally relating to the licensing of clinical
professional counselors, clinical marriage and family therapists, and clinical
alcohol and drug counselors in the State.

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

Section 17-202, 17-205, 17-206(b), and 17-311, 17-312, 17-313, 17-316,
17-3A-01, and 17-3A-11(a)