S.B. 118                                                  VETOES

[National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists] NATIONAL
CERTIFICATION COMMISSION FOR ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE;

(4)     Demonstrate the ability to communicate in the English language; and

(5)     Meet any other qualifications that the Board establishes in
regulations.

1A-502.

Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the MARYLAND
Program Evaluation Act, this title and all rules and regulations adopted under this
title shall terminate and be of no effect after July 1, [2005] 2015.

Article - State Government

8-403.

(a)     On or before December 15 of the 2nd year before the evaluation date of a
governmental activity or unit, the Legislative Policy Committee, based on a
preliminary evaluation, may waive as unnecessary the evaluation required under this
section.

(b)     Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this section, on or before
the evaluation date for the following governmental activities or units, an evaluation
shall be made of the following governmental activities or units and the statutes and
regulations that relate to the governmental activities or units:

(1) Acupunctured State Board of] BOARD, STATE (§ 1A-201 of the
Health Occupations Article: July 1, [2004] 2014);

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2003.

May 22, 2003

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, today I have
vetoed Senate Bill 118 - Criminal Procedure - Counterfeiting of Orders for Money or
Goods - Concurrent Jurisdiction of Trial Courts.

Under current law a felony must be charged and tried in a circuit court unless there
is an explicit provision granting the District Court concurrent jurisdiction over the
matter. Counterfeiting orders for money or goods is a felony with a penalty of not less
than two and not more than ten years' imprisonment. This bill would grant the
District Court jurisdiction over these cases.

Senate Bill 400, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me,

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