3212 ARTICLE 88A

1936 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 148, sec. 27. 1937 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 3, sec. 27.

44. (Granting of Assistance.) Upon the completion of such investi-
gation, the local unit shall decide whether the child is eligible for assistance
under the provisions of this sub-title and determine the amount of such
assistance and the date on which such assistance shall begin. It shall make
an award which shall be binding upon the county or Baltimore City as the
case may be, and be complied with until such an award is modified or va-
cated. The local unit shall notify the applicant of its decision in writing.
Such assistance shall be paid monthly to the applicant upon order of the
local unit out of any funds available for said purpose. Provided, however,
that no award in excess of the maximum provided under any Federal law
for reimbursement shall be made.

1937 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 3, sec. 27A.

45. (Appeal to the State Department.) If an application is not acted
upon by the local unit within a reasonable time after the filing of the
application, or is denied in whole or in part, or if any award of assistance
is modified or cancelled under any provision of this sub-title, the applicant
or recipient may appeal to the State Department in the manner and form
prescribed by the State Department. The State Department shall, upon
receipt of such an appeal, give the applicant or recipient reasonable notice
and opportunity for a fair hearing. The State Department may also, upon
its own motion, review any decision of a local unit, and may consider any
application upon which a decision has not been made by the local unit
within a reasonable time. The State Department may make such additional
investigation as it may deem necessary, and shall make such decision as
to the granting of assistance and the amount of assistance to be granted
as in its opinion is justified and in conformity with the provisions of this
sub-title. Applicants or recipients affected by such decisions of the State
Department shall, upon request, be given reasonable notice and opportunity
for a fair hearing by the State Department.

All decisions of the State Department shall be final and shall be binding
upon the county or Baltimore City involved and shall be complied with
by the local units.¹

1936 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 148, sec. 28.

46. All assistance granted under this sub-title shall be reconsidered
as frequently as may be required. The amount of assistance may be
changed or assistance may be entirely withdrawn if it appears that the
child has reached the age of sixteen years, or that the child's circum-
stances have altered sufficiently to warrant such action. The local unit
may at any time cancel and revoke assistance for cause and it may for
cause suspend assistance for such period as it may deem proper.

1936 (Sp. Sess.), ch. 148, sec. 29.

47. Any child qualified for and receiving assistance pursuant to the
provisions of this sub-title, in any county of this State, who moves or is
taken to another county in this State shall be entitled to receive assistance

¹ Sec. 3 of ch. 3 of Acts of 1937 (Special Session) reads as follows:

If any provisions of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circum-
stances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Sec. 4 of said Act repealed all laws inconsistent therewith.