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2007 Vetoed Bills and Messages
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H.B. 988
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addressed nonetheless. To that end, I have directed the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene's Inspector General to conduct an audit of the last five years of the
Board's complaint files, and to report back to me and to the General Assembly on his
findings. This audit would have been mandated by the version of House Bill 988 the
General Assembly intended to enact, and it will enable us to address next Session any
problems that may be uncovered by the Inspector General.
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For the above stated reason, I have vetoed House Bill 988.
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Sincerely,
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Martin O'Malley
Governor
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House Bill 988
AN ACT concerning
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State Board of Dental Examiners - Restructuring Program Evaluation and
Licensee Protection
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FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain boards from taking or refusing to take certain
action as reprisal against certain licensees or certificate holders under certain
circumstances; establishing that certain protection only applies if a licensee or
certificate holder has a certain reasonable, good faith belief; authorizing certain
individuals to institute certain civil actions in certain counties within certain
periods of time; authorizing certain courts to provide certain relief under certain
circumstances; providing for a certain defense; requiring the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene to submit a certain list of names of individuals for
nomination for membership on the State Board of Dental Examiners to the
Governor; requiring that a certain list of names be compiled by the Department
in consultation with certain academies, associations, organizations, or societies;
requiring that individuals on a certain list reflect certain diversity of the State;
requiring that certain members appointed to the Board reflect certain diversity
of this State; requiring that the Maryland State Dental Association and the
Maryland Dental Society invite certain representatives to a certain meeting;
requiring that certain terms of membership on the Board be staggered as
provided for on a certain date increasing the number of weeks before a certain
meeting that certain notice must be mailed: altering the number of years for
certain terms: requiring the Governor to appoint a president of the Board from
among certain Board members; requiring the Secretary to appoint a certain
executive director of the Board altering the number of times the board is
required to meet: requiring the executive director to report to the Secretary;
repealing provisions authorizing the Board to initiate or file certain complaints;
establishing the terms of office of members of the Board appointed on a certain
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