ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 203

Villa Julie College                                                              2,607,344

Washington College                                                            1,692,794

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding the
provisions of § 14-405 of the Education Article or any other provision of law, in fiscal
year 2004 the State General Fund appropriation to St. Mary's College of Maryland
shall not exceed $14,315,970.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding the
provisions of § 7-326 of the State Finance and Procurement Article or any other
provision of law, in fiscal year 2004 the State General Fund appropriation to the State
Arts Council shall not exceed $12,280,142.

SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding the
provisions of Chapter 439 of the Acts of 2002 (the Budget Bill for Fiscal Year 2003),
Section 29, funds appropriated to the various State departments and agencies in
Comptroller object 0182 (Employee Transit Expenses), for the use of Baltimore area
transit services by State employees shall not be transferred or expended for any
purpose and the general fund share of all such appropriations shall revert to the
General Fund of the State.

SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding the
provisions of § 32-205 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, in fiscal year 2004
the State shall not be required to make the employer contributions to the applicable
State supplemental plan for participating employees in the Optional Defined
Contribution System.

SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the unexpended
appropriations for the following purposes that were included in the fiscal year 2003
operating budget (Chapter 439, Acts of 2002) are reduced by the amounts indicated
below and are hereby transferred to the State General Fund:

Fiscal Year Program Entitled                                                  Amount of Reduction

General Funds
2003            D25E03.01 Board of Public Works-Interagency 30,058

Committee for School Construction
2003            F10A04.01 State Chief of Information Technology 2,200,000

2003            K00A17.08 Resource Management                           95,000

2003            R62I00.07 Educational Grants                                200,000

2003            V00E01.03 Baltimore City Juvenile Justice            2,500,000.

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SECTION 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any
provision of law, State employees employed by any entity to which funds are
appropriated in the State budget, including the University System of Maryland,
Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland, shall not receive
bonuses related to individual performance, merit increases, or cost-of-living
adjustments in fiscal year 2004. This provision shall not affect salaries for
constitutional officers or members of the General Assembly or increases necessary for
the retention of faculty in the University System of Maryland, Morgan State
University, or St. Mary's College of Maryland.

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