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MARVIN HANDEL, Governor 1783
QUALIFY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN
DIVORCED FROM THE FAMILY WAGE EARNER; THEY HAVE OFTEN
LOST THEIR RIGHTS AS BENEFICIARIES UNDER EMPLOYERS'
PENSION AND HEALTH PLANS THROUGH DIVORCE OR DEATH OF
SPOUSE, DESPITE MANY YEARS OF CONTRIBUTION TO THE FAMILY
WELL-BEING, AND ARE GENERALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO PRIVATE
HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE.
THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT
HOMEMAKERS ARE AN UNRECOGNIZED PART OF THE WORK FORCE WHO
MAKE AN INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE WELFARE OF THE
SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.
IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE LEGISLATURE IN ENACTING
THIS CHAPTER TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY COUNSELING,
TRAINING, JOBS, SERVICES, AND HEALTH CARE FOR DISPLACED
HOMEMAKERS SO THAT THEY MAY ENJOY THE INDEPENDENCE AND
ECONOMIC SECURITY VITAL TO A PRODUCTIVE LIFE AND TO
IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THIS EVER-GROWING GROUP
OF CITIZENS.
91.
AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER, "DISPLACED HOMEMAKER" IS AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO:
(A) IS OVER 35;
(B) HAS WORKED WITHOUT PAY AS A HOMEMAKER FOR HIS
OR HER FAMILY;
(C) IS NOT GAINFULLY EMPLOYED;
(D) HAS HAD, OR MOULD HAVE, DIFFICULTY FINDING
EMPLOYMENT; AND
(E) (1) HAS DEPENDED ON THE INCOME OF A FAMILY
MEMBER AND HAS LOST THAT INCOME; OR
(2) HAS DEPENDED ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE AS
THE PARENT OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN, BUT WHO IS NO LONGER
ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE.
92.
THE SECRETARY OF HUMAN RESOURCES SHALL ESTABLISH A
MULTIPURPOSE SERVICE CENTER FOR DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS IN
EACH COUNTY AND BALTIMORE CITY. TO THE GREATEST EXTENT
POSSIBLE THE SECRETARY SHALL MAKE GRANTS TO NONPROFIT
AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT THE VARIOUS
PROGRAMS OF THE CENTERS, AS ENUMERATED IN SECTIONS 94 TO
99, INCLUSIVE. THE SERVICE CENTERS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND
STAFFED AS FOLLOWS:
(A) EACH OF THE MULTIPURPOSE SERVICE CENTERS SHALL
BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS WITH THE
NECESSARY COUNSELING, TRAINING, SKILLS, SERVICES, AND
EDUCATION TO BECOME GAINFULLY EMPLOYED, HEALTHY, AND
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