(B) IF TWO EMPLOYEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE AND NURTURING
OF A CHILD, BOTH EMPLOYEES IN AGGREGATE MAY USE, WITHOUT CERTIFICATION
OF ILLNESS OR DISABILITY, UP TO 40 DAYS, NOT TO EXCEED 30 DAYS FOR ONE
EMPLOYEE, OF ACCRUED SICK LEAVE TO CARE FOR THE CHILD DURING THE PERIOD
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING:

(1) THE BIRTH OF THE EMPLOYEES' CHILD; OR

(2) THE PLACEMENT OF THE CHILD WITH THE EMPLOYEES FOR
ADOPTION.

(C) (1) AN EMPLOYEE WHO USES ACCRUED SICK LEAVE FOLLOWING THE
BIRTH OF THE EMPLOYEE'S CHILD MAY NOT RECEIVE PAYMENT UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE UNLESS THE EMPLOYEE GIVES THE EMPLOYEE'S IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF BUDGET
AND MANAGEMENT ABOUT THE FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.

(2) AN EMPLOYEE WHO USES ACCRUED SICK LEAVE FOR ADOPTION
PURPOSES MAY NOT RECEIVE PAYMENT UNDER THIS SUBTITLE UNLESS THE
EMPLOYEE GIVES THE EMPLOYEE'S IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR THE CERTIFICATE
REQUIRED BY GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND
MANAGEMENT ABOUT THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October July 1, 1999. It shall remain effective for a period of three years and, at the
end of September June 30, 2002, with no further action required by the General
Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.

Approved May 13, 1999.

CHAPTER 504
(House Bill 1212)

AN ACT concerning

Frederick County - Property Tax Setoffs in Municipal Corporations

FOR the purpose of adding Frederick County to those counties in which a certain
property tax setoff procedure applies.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Tax - Property
Section 6-305

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

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