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Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 43(e) of Article 40 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1971 Replacement Volume), title "General Assembly," subtitle
"Prefiling of Legislative Bills," be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

43.

(e) The final date for submitting a prefiled bill to the Department
shall be December [15] 1 prior to any regular session of the General
Assembly.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved April 11, 1972

CHAPTER 23
(Senate Bill 220)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 5 (c)
of Article 52A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Supple-
ment), title "Juvenile Services," subtitle "In General," correcting
certain errors in the laws relating generally to juvenile services.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 5 (c) of Article 52A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1971 Supplement), title "Juvenile Services," subtitle "In General,"
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

5.

(c) Any juvenile court judge may commit: (1) any delinquent
child that has been so adjudicated by said judge to [,] the custody of
the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, or to any public or
private institution or agency other than the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene, or to the custody of a person selected by said
judge; (2) any child in need of supervision that has been so
adjudicated by said judge to the custody of the Secretary of Health
and Mental Hygiene, or to any public or private institution or agency
other than the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or to the
custody of a person selected by said judge; (3) any mentally handi-
capped child that has been so adjudicated by said judge to the custody
of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene; (4) any dependent
child that has been so adjudicated by said judge to the local social
services department, or to any other public or private agency which
provides facilities for dependent children, or to the custody of a
person selected by said judge; (5) any neglected child that has
been so adjudicated by said judge to the local social services
department or to any public or private agency that provides facilities
or services for neglected children. Any agency or institution which
has thus been given custody of a child shall proceed in accordance
with the provisions of Article 26 of this Code and Chapter 900 of the