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H.B. 1142
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VETOES
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
January 1, 2003. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of
December 31, 2003, 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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May 16, 2002
The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis MD 21401
Dear Mr. Speaker:
In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 1142 - Children in Need of Assistance - Drug-Addicted Babies -
Modifications.
This bill modifies a presumption that a child is not receiving proper care and
attention from the mother for purposes of determining whether the child is a "child in
need of assistance." Under the bill, the presumption would apply if the child was
exposed to cocaine, heroin, or their derivatives, drug treatment is made available to
the mother, and the mother either refuses the recommended level of drug treatment
or does not successfully complete the recommended level of drug treatment. The
evidence of exposure may be derived from any appropriate tests of the mother or
child.
Senate Bill 495, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me,
accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House
Bill 1142.
Sincerely,
Parris N. Glendening
Governor
House Bill No. 1142
AN ACT concerning
Children in Need of Assistance - Drug-Addicted Babies - Modifications
FOR the purpose of modifying a certain presumption that a child is not receiving
ordinary and proper care and attention within the definition of "child in need of
assistance" (CINA) to apply to a child that is born exposed to certain dangerous
substances as evidenced by certain blood or other appropriate tests of the
mother or the child and to include a mother that refuses the recommended level
of drug treatment; altering certain conditions regarding the termination of
parental rights for certain children to apply to a child that is born exposed to
certain dangerous substances as evidenced by certain blood or other appropriate
tests of the mother or the child and to apply to a natural parent that refuses the
recommended level of drug treatment; expanding the conditions which require a
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