Ch. 286

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(D) THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT A CHILD CARE PLANNER
COORDINATOR WHO SHALL:

(1)  PROVIDE INFORMATION TO COUNTIES CONCERNING CHILD
CARE NEEDS;

(2)  DEVELOP GUIDELINES AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO EACH COUNTY;

(3)  ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF PLAN

COORDINATORS LIAISON WITH EACH COUNTY AGENCY DESIGNATED TO

CONDUCT THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT; AND

(4)  COORDINATE EFFORTS WITH STATE AGENCIES TO
INCREASE AWARENESS OF LOCAL CHILD CARE ISSUES. ; AND

(5) REVIEW AND REPORT ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN.                                                  

7-4B-05 7-4B-04.

(A) (E) EACH COUNTY SHALL SUBMIT A PLAN ITS NEEDS

ASSESSMENT TO THE GOVERNOR NO LATER THAN JANUARY JULY OCTOBER 1,
1988 AND, SUBJECT TO § 2-1312 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE,
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

(B) THE GOVERNOR MAY PROVIDE FUNDS IN THE BUDGET TO ASSIST
EACH COUNTY TO DEVELOP SERVICES UNDER ITS PLAN.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987.

Approved May 14, 1987.

CHAPTER 286

(House Bill 1099)

AN ACT concerning

Medicaid Eligibility Expansion -
Pregnant Women and Young Children

FOR the purpose of expanding the coverage of the Maryland Medical

Assistance Program (Medicaid) to include, subject to certain

conditions, - all pregnant women and all children under a

certain age, who fall below a certain poverty level; and

generally "relating, to expanding the coverage of the Maryland

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