SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act
shall take effect June 1, 1998. It shall remain effective for a period of [1 year] 2
YEARS and [6] 7 months and, at the end of [January 1] DECEMBER 31, 2000, with no
further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and of no
further force and effect.

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(a) There is a Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance
Abuse Programs.

(b) The Task Force consists of the following members:

(1) Two members of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of
the House, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the House Special Committee on
Drug and Alcohol Abuse or another member of that committee designated by the
Chairman;

(2) Two members of the Senate of Maryland appointed by the President
of the Senate;

(3) One representative of the Department of Health and Mental

Hygiene;

(4) One representative from the Department of Human Resources;

(5) The Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General;

(6) One licensed physician with experience working in a substance abuse

program;

(7) One registered nurse with experience working in a substance abuse

program;

(8) One licensed social worker with experience working in a substance
abuse program;

(9) One licensed psychologist with experience working in a substance
abuse program;

(10) One representative from a county substance abuse program;

(11) One representative from a city substance abuse program;

(12) One representative from the Maryland Association of Social Service

(13) One former addict;

(14) One police officer;

(15) One representative of the Department of Corrections;