284 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 197

(e) "Assistance" means money payments with respect
to a dependent child or children, and payments necessary
for services for such children.

(f) No provisions of this section shall be repealed by
any other Maryland law unless this section is specifically
referred to in such repeal.

40. (Eligibility for Assistance to Dependent Children.)
Assistance shall be given under this sub-title to any de-
pendent child who

(a) Has resided in this State for one year immediately
preceding the application for such assistance; or was born
within the State within one year immediately preceding the
application, and whose mother has resided in the State one
year immediately preceding the birth of said child; or whose
parent has resided in this State for one year immediately
preceding the date of application; provided, however, that
the State Department is authorized and empowered to make
reciprocal arrangements with other States to waive residence
requirements when, in their judgment, the same are deemed
necessary, so long as the waiver does not invalidate Federal
matching. In the event that future Federal legislation
shall require the abolition of State residence requirements
as a condition for Federal matching, the aforegoing State
residence requirement shall be considered abrogated and
rendered null and void simultaneously with the effective date
of such Federal enactment.

(b) Is living in a family home meeting the standards of
care and health, fixed by the laws of this State and any rules
and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and in which home
the child's particular religious faith should be fostered and
protected, if possible.

41. The amount of assistance which shall be granted for
any dependent child shall be determined by the local units
with due regard to the available resources and necessary
expenditures of the family and the conditions existing in
each case and shall be sufficient, when added to all other
income and support available to the child, to provide such
child with a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency
and health.

44. (Granting of Assistance.) Upon the completion of such
investigation, the local unit shall decide whether the child
is eligible for assistance under the provisions of this sub-
title and determine, in accordance with the rules and regu-