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days of the receipt of the oral or written report first disclosing to
the local department of welfare the existence of a possible violation
of this Act. Upon request by the local department of welfare, the
local state's attorney and other appropriate law enforcement or social
agencies having jurisdiction shall assist in the investigation.

(f) Based on their findings, the local welfare department shall
render the appropriate service in the best interests of the child. ,
INCLUDING, WHEN INDICATED, PETITIONING THE JUVE-
NILE COURT IN BEHALF OF THE CHILD FOR THE ADDED
PROTECTION TO THE CHILD WHICH EITHER COMMITMENT
OR CUSTODY WOULD PROVIDE. The local state's attorney and
other appropriate law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction shall
take such lawful action as may be appropriate in the circumstances.

(g) "Local department of welfare" or "local state's attorney" ordi-

narily refer to the jurisdiction in which the child's home is located.

[c] (h) (G) Any one HEALTH PRACTITIONER, EDUCATION,
HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, OR SOCIAL WORKER OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, participating in the making OF a
report pursuant to this section or participating in a judicial proceed-
ing resulting therefrom shall in so doing be immune from any civil
liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed in connection
with such report.

(i) (H) The State Department of Welfare shall maintain a central
registry of cases reported under this Act, which data shall be fur-
nished by the respective local welfare boards throughout the State
of Maryland and this data shall be at the disposal of public welfare,
social agencies, public health agencies, law enforcement agencies, as
well as licensed health practitioners and health and education insti-
tutions licensed or regulated by the State of Maryland.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
on June 1, 1966.

Approved April 29, 1966.

CHAPTER 222
(Senate Bill 154)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 266-0
and 266W of Article 41 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965
Replacement Volume), title "Governor—Executive and Adminis-
trative Departments", subtitle "Department of Economic Develop-
ment", subheading "Maryland Industrial Development Financing
Authority Act", to remove a limitation on the amount of machin-
ery and equipment included in a project insured under the indus-
trial development financing authority act, to provide for the
exemption from INCOME taxation in the State of interest accru-
ing where a county or municipality is the mortgagor of an indus-
trial development project , CONCERNING THE METHOD OF
ACQUIRING AND CONTRACTING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
SUCH PROJECTS BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY and to
provide authority for an industry to acquire property and facili-
ties leased to it under the act.