984 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 304

tion, as the State Agency may from time to time require,
and comply with such provisions as the State Agency or
the Federal Security Administrator may from time to time
find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of
such report; and

(6) It authorizes the State Agency to terminate the plan
in its entirety, in the -discretion of the State Agency, if it
finds that there has been a failure to comply substantially
with any provision contained in such plan, such termina-
tion to take effect at the expiration of such notice and on
such conditions as may be provided by regulations of the
State Agency and may be consistent with the provisions of
the Social Security Act.

(7) IT CONTAINS SUCH OTHER PROVISIONS AS
THE STATE AGENCY MAY BY RULE AND REGULA-
TION REASONABLY REQUIRE CONSISTENT WITH
THIS SUB-TITLE AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

(b) The State Agency shall not finally refuse to approve
a plan submitted by a political sub-division under sub-
section (a), and shall not terminate an approved plan,
without reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to
the political sub-division affected thereby.

(c) Any political sub-division which shall feel aggrieved
by the decision or action of the State Agency may appeal
from such decision or action of said State Agency within
30 days from such decision or action, to the Circuit Court
of the County in which its principal office is located, or if
located in Baltimore City, to the Superior Court of Balti-
more City, for the purpose of having the decision or action
of the State Agency reviewed. An appeal may be taken
from the decision of the Circuit Court or the Superior
Court to the Court of Appeals by any party to the proceed-
ing in the same manner as other appeals are taken from
decrees or orders of said court. An appeal shall act as a
stay.

(d) (1) Each political sub-division as to which a plan
has been approved under this Section shall pay into the
contribution fund, established by Section 33, with respect
to wages (as defined in Section 30 of this Article), at such
time or times as the State Agency may by regulation pre-
scribe, contributions in the amounts and at the rates speci-
fied in the applicable agreement entered into by the State
Agency under Section 31.

(2) Each political sub-division required to make pay-
ments under paragraph (1) of this sub-section is au-