WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 3

are not limited to cases involving a child in need of assistance. These funds may be made
available to the Office of Public Defender by approved budget amendment.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for Fiscal Year 1992, in every case in which a defendant is found guilty,
enters a plea of guilt or nolo contendere, or is given probation before judgment for an
offense under the Motor Vehicle Law that is punishable by imprisonment or for any other
criminal offense, including cases in which the defendant is represented by the Office of
Public Defender, the District Court and the circuit courts shall require the defendant to
pay an additional court cost of $5. The court cost imposed under this section shall be in
addition to any other court costs imposed in the District Court and circuit courts. For
Fiscal Year 1992, the court may not waive any court cost including the court cost imposed
under this section unless the defendant establishes indigency as provided in the Maryland
Rules. The funds collected under this section shall be remitted to the Comptroller and
credited to the General Fund.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law:

(a)     If any court cost, including the court cost imposed under Section 5 of this Act,
is waived due to indigency and the individual is committed to the custody of the Division
of Correction, the Commissioner of the Division of Correction shall deduct the court cost
from the individual's financial accounts established under Article 27, § 678B of the Code,
or from any other account held by the Commissioner on behalf of the individual.

(b)     The deduction under this section is in addition to any other deductions
required or fees collected from inmate accounts provided for under the Code.

(c)     The Commissioner of the Division of Correction shall adopt regulations to
implement this section in accordance with the provisions of Article 27, § 678B of the
Code.

SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, from December 1, 1991 through June 30, 1992, payments for the General
Public Assistance Program and payments for the Aid to Families with Dependent
Children Program of the Income Maintenance Administration of the Department of
Human Resources shall be equivalent to the payment level in effect on June 30, 1989.

SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the State Department of
Education is authorized, in coordination with the Department of Public Safety and
Correctional Services, to employ teachers and librarians for authorized positions in
educational programs within correctional institutions under Title 22, Subtitle 1 of the
Education Article on a 10-month per year basis and to change the employment status of
teachers and librarians currently employed on a 12-month per year basis to a 10-month
per year basis in order to restrain program costs.

SECTION 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law or any contractual provision, for Fiscal Year 1992 only:

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