WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 285

recommendations; requiring the Governor to appoint a school-
age child care planner coordinator, who shall perform
certain services; specifying a certain date for submitting
complete plans to the Governor and the General Assembly;
authorizing the Governor to provide certain funds to the
counties to develop services; defining certain terms; and
generally relating to school-age child care delivery-plans
needs assessment.

BY adding to

Article - Education

Section 7-4B-01 through 7-4B-05 7-4B-04, inclusive, to be
under the new subtitle "Subtitle 4B. School Age
Child-Care Delivery Program Plan Needs Assessment"

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

Article 49D - Office for Children and Youth

Section 4A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1986 Replacement Volume)

Preamble

WHEREAS, A vast number of Many Maryland children need
nonparental supervised care before- and after- school, during
holidays, and during vacations; and

WHEREAS, The trend toward public school programs for 4-year
old children is likely to result in younger latchkey children;
and

WHEREAS, Maryland citizens who work should have access to
quality, affordable child-care arrangements for the supervision
and nurturance of school-age children; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article---Education 49D - Office for Children and Youth

SUBTITLE 4B. SCHOOL AGE CHILD-CARE DELIVERY PROGRAM
PLAN NEEDS ASSESSMENT

7-4B-01. 4A.

(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

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