176 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 84

immediately preceding the date of application; provided, how-
ever, 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 legisla-
tion! shall require the abolition of State residence require-
ments 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.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1951.

Approved March 14, 1951.

CHAPTER 84
(House Bill 27)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 51
of Article 88A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "State Department of Public Welfare", sub-
title "Aid to Dependent Children"; Section 21 of Article
70A of said Code (1947 Supplement), title "Old Age Assis-
tance"; Section 31 of Article 30 of said Code (1947 Supple-
ment), title "Deaf, Dumb and Blind", sub-title "Public
Assistance to the Needy Blind", making more effective prose-
cutions for fraudulently obtaining public welfare monies in
this State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 51 of Article 88A of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "State Department of
Public Welfare", sub-title "Aid to Dependent Children"; Sec-

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