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(1)     shall hold a hearing to review the progress which has been made toward
the child's adoption and to review whether the child's current placement and
circumstances are in the child's best interest; and

(2)     shall then take whatever action the court considers appropriate in the
child's best interest.

(g) (1) Further reports, notices to the natural parents, and hearings are not
required if the court determines after a hearing that it is in the best interest of the child
to remain [in long-term foster care] with a specified family which agrees to the
long-term placement.

(2) If the long-term [foster care] placement is subsequently changed, the
child is entitled to annual hearings under subsection (f) of this section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Scction(a) 5-301(f)
through (i), respectively, of Article—Family Law of the Annotated Code of Maryland bo
renumbered to be Section(s) 5-301(c) through (h), respectively.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved May 14, 1996.

CHAPTER 553
(House Bill 1407)

AN ACT concerning

Frederick County and St. Mary's County - Alcoholic Beverages
(Micro-Brewery)

FOR the purpose of including Frederick County and St. Mary's County among those
jurisdictions in which a micro-brewery alcoholic beverages license may be issued;
and generally relating to alcoholic beverages in Frederick County and St. Mary's
County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages
Section 2-208

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

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

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