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VETOES
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Aid to Families with Dependent Children -
Amount of Assistance
FOR the purpose of specifying the maximum allowable
amount of assistance to be granted by the local
units for dependent children for certain fiscal
years; defining certain terms; and generally
relating to grants for dependent children.
May 26, 1977
Honorable Steny H. Hoyer
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404
Dear Mr. President:
In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill
715.
This bill increases AFDC (Aid to Families with
Dependent Children) grants to the Maryland standard of
need over a four year period beginning in fiscal year
1979.
The State standard of need is a schedule of benefits
which indicates the resources required by an individual
or a family for subsistence. In addition to cash
payments, the State provides for meeting this resource
need through a number of non-monetary methods, including
medical assistance, food stamps, and public housing. If
the intention of Senate Bill 715 is to provide 100% of
the State standard of need, consideration should be given
to the dollar value of non-monetary benefits which are
provided along with the dollar value of the current basic
grant. Such a consideration would reveal that the State
is now meeting or close to meeting this objective.
However, if the General Assembly intends that the
State should consider only cash payments in meeting the
standard of need, I believe that compliance would be cost
prohibitive. The five percent increase in AFDC grants
included in the fiscal 1978 budget will increase a grant
to a family of four with no resources to 81.5% of the
State standard of need. To reach the goal of 100% of the
standard, an additional $36,823,541 would be required to
fund the grant increase. Using accepted measurements for
caseload growth associated with grant increases,
approximately 24,071 more recipients would be added to
the rolls at a potential cost of $22,684,270, of which
$11,342,135 would be general funds.
Additionally, Senate Bill 715 limits the flexibility
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