HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(4) To a person who is the alleged child abuser or
the person who is suspected of child neglect if that person is
responsible for the child's welfare and provisions are made for
the protection of the identity of the reporter or any other
person whose life or safety is likely to be endangered by
disclosing the information[.]; OR

(5) TO A STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY WHICH LICENSES OR
REGULATES FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, GROUP DAY CARE CENTERS, NURSERY
SCHOOLS, CAMPS, FOSTER HOMES, CHILD CARE FACILITIES, OR SIMILAR
INSTITUTIONS, FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DISCHARGING THE LICENSING
AND REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AGENCY.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit:

(1) The publication, for administrative or research
purposes, of statistics or other data so classified as to prevent
the identification of particular persons or cases;

(2) The Department of Human Resources from obtaining
an individual's financial records from a fiduciary institution in
the course of verifying the individual's eligibility for public

assistance; or

(3) Disclosures as permitted by § 1-303 of the
Financial Institutions Article of the Code.

(d) The Social Services Administration shall issue

regulations governing access to and use of confidential

information [which is in the possession of the Administration or
local departments of social services] UNDER THIS SECTION.

(e) Any offense against the provisions of this section
shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for not
exceeding ninety days, or both, in the discretion of the court.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1985.

Approved May 28, 1985.

CHAPTER 492
(Senate Bill 548)
AN ACT concerning

Employment and Training - Youth Work Experience