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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 637

(B)      MONEY MANAGEMENT COURSES, INCLUDING
INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE IN DEALING WITH INSURANCE
PROGRAMS (LIFE, HEALTH, HOME, AND CAR), TAXES, MORTGAGES,
LOANS, AND PROBATE PROBLEMS.

(C)     OUTREACH AND INFORMATION FOR GOVERNMENT
PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CONCRETE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE
WITH SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME, SOCIAL SECURITY,
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION BENEFITS, WELFARE, FOOD STAMPS,
AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.

(D)     EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COURSES
OFFERING CREDIT THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGES OR LEADING
TOWARD A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DEGREE. THESE COURSES
SHALL BE DESIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT THE USUAL ACADEMIC COURSE
OFFERINGS WITH CLASSES GEARED TOWARD OLDER PERSONS TO
IMPROVE THEIR SELF-IMAGE AND ABILITIES.

99.

THE SECRETARY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF
THE SERVICE CENTER, SHALL ESTABLISH REGULATIONS
CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF PERSONS FOR THE JOB
TRAINING AND OTHER PROGRAMS OF THE MULTIPURPOSE SERVICE
CENTERS, THE LEVEL OF STIPENDS FOR THE JOB TRAINING
PROGRAMS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 94, A SLIDING FEE SCALE FOR
THE SERVICE PROGRAMS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 98 AND SUCH
OTHER MATTERS AS THE SECRETARY DEEMS NECESSARY.

100.

(A)         THE SECRETARY SHALL REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR AND
STAFF OF THE MULTIPURPOSE SERVICE CENTERS TO EVALUATE THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE JOB TRAINING, PLACEMENT AND SERVICE
COMPONENTS OF THE CENTER. SUCH EVALUATION SHALL INCLUDE
THE NUMBER OF PERSONS TRAINED, THE NUMBER OF PERSONS
PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT, FOLLOW-UP DATA ON SUCH PERSONS, THE
NUMBER OF PERSONS SERVED BY THE VARIOUS SERVICE PROGRAMS,
AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE
CENTER.

(B)            THERE SHALL BE A FIRST-YEAR EVALUATION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION FILED BY
THE DIRECTOR WITH THE SECRETARY NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 1,
1978, AND THERE SHALL BE A SECOND-YEAR EVALUATION FILED
BY THE DIRECTOR WITH THE SECRETARY NO LATER THAN JANUARY
1, 1979.

101.

THE SECRETARY MAY DELEGATE ANY OR ALL OF THE
AUTHORITY GRANTED HIM BY THIS ACT TO WHATEVER AGENCY
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES WHICH HE DEEMS
APPROPRIATE.

102.

THIS ACT SHALL REMAIN EFFECTIVE FOR A PERIOD OF