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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 136

(iv) Has had, or would have, difficulty finding
employment;

(v) 1. Has depended on the income of a family
member and has lost that income as the result of separation,
divorce, or the death or disability of that family member; or

2. Has depended on government assistance
as the parent of dependent children and is no longer eligible for
such assistance; and

(vi) Has an annual income that does not exceed:

1.  The federal Office of Management and
Budget poverty income guidelines; or

2.  The United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 70 percent lower living standard
income level.

(2)  Any resident of this State who is a displaced
homemaker and who enrolls in any class which is eligible under §
16-203 of this title for State support at the community college:

(i) Shall be exempt from payment of tuition;
and

(ii) Shall be counted in computing full-time
equivalent enrollment under § 16-403 of this title if enrolled in
any class that is eligible for State support.

(3)  (i) The Department of Employment and Training
shall coordinate funds for this Displaced Homemakers Program
according to the provisions of Title II of the federal Job
Training Partnership Act, with the funds to be provided by
service delivery areas.

(ii) Funds for the Program are contingent on
the availability of funds under the federal Job Training
Partnership Act.

(4)  The executive director of the State Board of
Community Colleges shall:

(i) Allocate 200 positions for the Displaced
Homemakers Program among the community colleges of the State that
are located in geographic areas that have been designated by the
Governor as service delivery areas in accordance with Section 101
of the federal Job Training Partnership Act; and

(ii) Base the allocation of positions on the
number of displaced homemakers in the service delivery area.