May 27, 1999

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 445.

This bill alters the amount of earned income that will be disregarded in determining
the amount of Temporary Cash Assistance that an individual may receive and
prohibits the increase in the disregard from being funded by an increase in Family
Investment Program general fund expenditures or from the reserve for future welfare
costs in the Dedicated Purpose Fund.

House Bill 914, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May
13, 1999, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign
Senate Bill 445.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening
Governor

Senate Bill 445

AN ACT concerning

Family Investment Program - Earned Income Disregard

FOR the purpose of altering the amount of earned income that will be disregarded for
the purposes of determining the amount of assistance an individual may receive
under the Family Investment Program; prohibiting the increase in the earned
income disregard from increasing certain expenditures; requiring the
Department of Human Resources to ensure that certain time limits on the
receipt of cash assistance do not apply under certain circumstances; requiring
the Secretary of Human Resources to monitor certain federal legislative and
regulatory actions and to make certain certifications under certain
circumstances; providing for the termination of this Act under certain
circumstances; providing for the termination of this Act; and generally relating
to the Family Investment Program.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 88A - Department of Human Resources
Section 49(d)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume)