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an estimate and supporting data setting forth the amount of
money needed to carry out the provisions of this sub-title;

(b) Perform such duties as are imposed upon them by
Article 88A of the Annotated Code of Maryland and any
amendments thereto or supplements thereof.

15. (Eligibility for Assistance to the Needy Blind. ) Public
assistance shall be granted under this sub-title to any person
who

(a) Lost his eyesight while a resident of the State, or shall
have resided in the State for a period of five (5) years during
the nine (9) years immediately preceding the filing of the
application for public assistance, the last year of which shall
be continuous and immediately precede such application; pro-
vided, however, that the State Department is authorized and
empowered to make reciprocal arrangements with other states
to waive residence requirements, case for case, when, in their
judgment, the same are deemed necessary, so long as the
waiver does not invalidate Federal matching;

(b) Has not sufficient income or other resources to provide
a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health;

(c) Is not an inmate of any public institution at the time of
receiving assistance. An inmate of such an institution may,
however, make application for such assistance, but the assist-
ance, if granted, shall not begin until after he ceases to be
an inmate;

(d) Is not receiving old age assistance;

(e) Has not made an assignment or transfer of property
for the purpose of rendering himself eligible for assistance
under this Article at any time within three (3) years imme-
diately prior to the filing of application for assistance or the
receipt of assistance pursuant to the provisions of this sub-
title;

(f) Has no child or other person responsible under the laws
of this State for his or her support and able to support him or
her, provided that if such child or other person is partially
able to support the applicant, such partial support shall be
taken into consideration in fixing the amount of any public
assistance that may be granted.

16. (Amount of Assistance. ) The amount of public assist-
ance which any recipient shall receive shall be determined by
the County Board with due regard to the resources and neces-
sary expenditures of the individual and the conditions exist-
ing in each case and in accordance with the rules and regula-
tions made by the State Department, and shall be sufficient,
when added to all other income and support of the recipient,
to provide him with a reasonable subsistence compatible
with decency and health, but the said grant shall not in any