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of age, but in no event shall such allowances be paid for more than
the number of weeks of benefits allowable to the individual for total
unemployment. Dependents' allowances shall be in addition to the
unemployment benefits otherwise payable, provided that the total of
such unemployment benefits and allowances for dependents shall not
exceed [$60] $65 in any one benefit week and further provided that
no dependency allowance shall be payable with respect to any week
unless an unemployment benefit is also payable with respect to such
week. An individual's number of dependents shall be determined as
of the day with respect to which he first files a valid claim for bene-
fits in any benefit year, and shall be fixed for the duration of such
benefit year. No person who has been determined to be a child of one
individual on the beginning date of such individual's benefit year
shall be deemed to be a child of any other individual whose benefit
year starts within one year thereafter. Provided, it shall be pre-
sumed that the father or stepfather is wholly or mainly supporting
his children, stepchildren, or adopted children, who are a part of the
household maintained by him, unless the contrary is shown to the
satisfaction of the Executive Director. Dependents' allowances shall
be regarded as benefits for the purpose of computing contribution
rates under the terms of Section 8(c) of this article.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 28, 1970

CHAPTER 490
(House Bill 932)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 171 of
Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Supple-
ment), title "Motor Vehicles," subtitle "Unsatisfied Claim and
Judgment Fund," to clarify and amend the procedures for settle-
ment of certain actions against the Unsatisfied Claim and Judg-
ment Fund Board, and correcting an error ERRORS therein.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 171 of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1969 Supplement), title "Motor Vehicles," subtitle "Unsatis-
fied Claim and Judgment Fund," be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

171.

[(a)] In an action brought against the Board pursuant to an
order by the court entered in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 167, 167A, 168 or 169 of this Article, where a settlement in
excess of $5,000 has been agreed upon between plantiff and a major-
ity of the Board, or where a settlement of $5,000 or less has been
agreed upon between plaintiff, the chief administrative employee of
the Board, and any member of the Board, the plaintiff may file a
verified petition alleging that he has entered into an agreement [with