Ch. 410                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Health - General

18-309.

(A)     (1) TO THE EXTENT THAT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PURPOSE,
THE SECRETARY, IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES, SHALL
ESTABLISH AND PROMOTE A STATEWIDE PUBLIC INFORMATION, AWARENESS, AND
EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME AND OTHER EFFECTS OF
PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE.

(2) THE CAMPAIGN SHALL:

(I)      REACH OUT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND SPECIFIC
POPULATIONS DETERMINED TO BE AT HIGH RISK FOR CONTRACTING FETAL
ALCOHOL SYNDROME;

(II)     DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION ABOUT FETAL ALCOHOL
SYNDROME THROUGH WRITTEN MATERIALS, TELEVISION, RADIO, POSTERS, OR ANY
OTHER MEDIUM THE SECRETARY CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE FOR
CONVEYING THE INFORMATION;

(III)   DISTRIBUTE INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS FREE OF CHARGE TO
PRENATAL CLINICS AND TO ESTABLISHMENTS THAT SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES;
AND

(IV)    INCLUDE ANY OTHER MATTER THAT THE SECRETARY
CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE.

(B)     TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION, THE SECRETARY:

(1)      ON REQUEST, SHALL RECEIVE AID OR INFORMATION FROM ANY
AGENCY OF THIS STATE, OR FROM A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION;

(2)      MAY REQUEST THE SERVICES OF INTERESTED ADVOCACY GROUPS;
AND

(3)      MAY CONTRACT FOR ANY NECESSARY SERVICES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2004.

Approved May 11, 2004.

CHAPTER 410
(House Bill 1277)

AN ACT concerning

Income Tax - Payments - Sale of Property by Nonresidents

FOR the purpose of providing that a certain requirement that certain instruments of

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