ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 203

Chapter 343 of the Acts of 2002

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That:

(f) The Commission shall [submit a final report of its findings and
recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State
Government Article, to the General Assembly by September 1, 2003] TERMINATE AS
OF JUNE 1, 2003.

Chapter 440 of the Acts of 2002

[SECTION 25. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That notwithstanding §
16-319 or § 7-302 16-317 of the Education Article or any other provision of law, the
portion of fiscal year 2002 and 2003 payments required under § 16-319 § 16-317 of
the Education Article for private technology donation incentives or under § 17-302 of
the Education Article for private donation incentives that are not funded in the fiscal
2003 budget shall be deferred until fiscal year 2004 2005.]

Chapter 453 of the Acts of 2002

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:

(1)     Beginning in fiscal year [2004] 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter, each
county and Baltimore City shall use the savings resulting from this Act solely to
increase local expenditures for the circuit courts or related public safety purposes;

(2)     In fiscal years [2004] 2007 through [2011] 2014, each county and
Baltimore City shall report to the Department of Budget and Management on or
before November 1 on circuit court or related public safety expenditures to which the
savings resulting from this Act have been applied. The Department of Budget and
Management shall report these expenditures to the Chief Judge of the Court of
Appeals and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, to the General
Assembly; and

(3)     Circuit court or related public safety expenditures required under this
section shall be used to supplement and may not supplant existing local expenditures
for the same purpose.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, [2003] 2006.

Chapter 464 of the Acts of 2002

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:

(b) [(1)] The Department may not implement a reduction in the pharmacy
reimbursement rate until October 1, 2002.

[(2) The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene may not increase the
total copayment collection from enrollees in the Medicaid program, including
enrollees in managed care organizations.]

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