2007 Laws of Maryland

Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account,
established to provide grants for investment capital and
loans; reports by grant recipients required...............................

Video lottery terminal proceeds, allocation for local impact
grants, and to the Education Trust Fund, Purse
Dedication Account, Racetrack Facility Renewal Account,
and Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses

Account, provisions added.........................................................

Solar Energy —

Sales and use tax, tax-free periods for energy star products,
solar water heaters, and back-to-school shopping,

provisions added.........................................................................

Special Police SEE Law Enforcement

State Agencies SEE Administrative Agencies; Electronic

Government
State Aid —

See also Grants

Budget spending and growth reductions, revenue allocations,
and budget procedures, various provisions added and
altered.........................................................................................

Education Trust Fund, established................................................

Public schools, community colleges, and private institutions
of higher education, State aid provisions altered;
Geographic Cost of Education Index Adjustment updates,
requirements added...................................................................

Video lottery terminal proceeds, allocation for local impact
grants, and to the Education Trust Fund, Purse
Dedication Account, Racetrack Facility Renewal Account,
and Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses

Account, provisions added.........................................................

State Bonds —

Consolidated transportation bonds, maximum aggregate
outstanding and unpaid principal balance, increased;

enumeration of taxes used to pay off bonds, altered................

State Contracts SEE Procurement
State Employees —

Health insurance for State employees and retirees, funding
and contributions, provisions altered........................................

Reduction in number of executive agency full-time

equivalent regular positions, requirements added...................

State Government SEE Administrative Agencies; Electronic

Government
State Police, Department of —

Background investigation of applicants for licenses required
for the operation of video lottery terminals, provisions
added...........................................................................................

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