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ly 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.

SEC. 2. And l>e it further enacted, That two new sections
be and the same are hereby added to Article 88A of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1935 Supplement) as amended by
Chapter 148 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1936, title
"State Aid and Charities", sub-title "Aid to Dependent Chil-
dren", said new sections to be known as Sections 21A and 27A.
to follow immediately after Sections 21 and 27 respectively of
said Article, and to read as follows:

21A. DUTIES OF STATE DEPARTMENT. The State Department
shall

(a) Supervise the administration of assistance to dependent
children under this Article by local units;

(b) Make such rules and regulations and take such action
as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out the provisions
of this sub-title. All rules and regulations made by the State
Department shall be binding upon the counties or Baltimore
City, and shall be complied with by the respective local units;

(e) Prescribe the form of and print and supply to local
units such forms as it may deem necessary and advisable;

(d) Cooperate with the Federal government in matters of
mutual concern pertaining to assistance to dependent children;

(e) Make such reports, in such form and containing such in-
formation, as the Federal government may from time to time
require, and comply with such provisions as the Federal gov-
ernment may from time to time find necessary to assure the
correctness and verification of such reports;

(f) Exercise all of the powers and perform the duties de-
fined by Article 88A of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

27A. 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