S.B. 281

VETOES

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 281 - State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid
Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Voting Powers.

This bill limits the voting power of two members of the State Board of Examiners for
Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists.

House Bill 427, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May
11, 2004, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign
Senate Bill 281.

Very truly yours,
Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
Governor

Senate Bill No. 281

AN ACT concerning

State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and
Speech-Language Pathologists - Membership Voting Powers

FOR the purpose of decreasing the number of Board members to a certain number
limiting the voting power of a certain number of members of the State Board of
Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language
Pathologists; and generally relating to the composition voting powers of
members of the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid
Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health Occupations
Section 2-202(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health Occupations

2-202.

(a) (1) The Board consists of [13] 11 members.

(2) Of the [13] 11 Board members:

(i) 3 shall be licensed audiologists who have at least 5 years' paid
work experience in audiology;

(ii) 3 shall be licensed speech-language pathologists who have at
least 5 years' paid work experience in speech-language pathology;

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