Ch. 247

LAWS OF MARYLAND

proposed rules and regulations, standards and guidelines,
proposed standards and guidelines, orders and other directives,
forms, plans, memberships, special funds, appropriations, grants,
applications for grants, contracts, properties, investigations,
administrative and judicial proceedings, rights to sue and be
sued, and all other duties and responsibilities associated with
those functions transferred by this Act shall continue in effect
under the Secretary of Human Resources or the appropriate board,
council, or other unit within the Department, until completed,
withdrawn, cancelled, modified, or otherwise changed pursuant to
law.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any
provisions of this Act or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance is held invalid for any reason in a court of
competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other
provisions or any other application of this act which can be
given effect without the invalid provision or application, and
for this purpose the provisions of this Act are declared
severable.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That pursuant to the
plan of reorganization that is proposed by this act, the
publishers of the Annotated Code of Maryland, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Department of Legislative
Reference, shall propose the correction of any agency names,
numerical, or similar nonnumerical cross-references throughout
the Annotated Code that are rendered incorrect by this Act.

SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department
of Human Resources may enter into an intergovernmental agreement
with a local government to ensure that all persons who are
classified employees of a local government and who elect to
apply, and are selected for transfer, to the Department of Human
Resources under this Act shall be transferred without any change
or loss of rights or status, and shall retain their merit system
and retirement system status, except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Act.

SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department
of Human Resources shall study the feasibility of delegating the
authority for the administration of child care services to local
jurisdictions and shall report back to the House Environmental
Matters Committee and the Senate Economic and Environmental
Affairs Committee by December 1, 1988.

SECTION 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That nothing in this
Act shall be construed to prohibit a local jurisdiction from

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