1702                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 774

OF THIS ACT WHICH CAN BE GIVEN EFFECT WITHOUT
THE INVALID PROVISIONS OR APPLICATION, AND TO THIS
END ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE DECLARED
TO BE SEVERABLE.

Sec. 2 3. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 28, 1971.

CHAPTER 774
(House Bill 165)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 48(a) of
Article 88 A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement
Volume and 1970 Supplement), title "Social Services Administra-
tion," subtitle "Aid to Families with Dependent Children," to
eliminate one year's residence as a requirement for assistance to
dependent children.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 48(a) of Article 88A of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1969 Replacement Volume and 1970 Supplement), title "Social
Services Administration," subtitle "Aid to Families with Dependent
Children," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

48.

Assistance shall be given under the subtitle to any dependent
child who:

(a) Is residing [has resided] in this State [for one year imme-
diately preceding the] at the time of application for such assist-
ance. [; or who was born within one year immediately preceding the
application, if the parent or other relative with whom the child is
living has resided in this State for one year immediately preceding
the birth of said child; or whose parent has resided in this State for
one year immediately preceding the date of application; provided,
however, 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 neces-
sary, so long as the waiver does not invalidate federal matching. In
the event that future federal legislation shall require the abolition
of State residence requirements as a condition for federal matching,
the aforegoing State residence requirement shall be considered abro-
gated and rendered null and void simultaneously with the effective
date of such federal enactment.]

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 28, 1971.