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(4)     Financial assistance shall be given in accordance with a sliding payment
scale established by the Department.

(5)     The Department shall review on an annual basis the eligibility of
individuals receiving financial assistance.

(b)     (1) The Department shall ensure that at any given time at least 50 percent
of the individuals receiving financial assistance under the Program are:

(i) Gainfully employed; [or]

(ii) Actively seeking employment; OR

(III) ATTENDING AN INSTITUTION OF POSTSECONDARY OR HIGHER
EDUCATION, AS DEFINED IN § 10-101 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE.

(2) The remainder of the eligible disabled individuals assisted under this
Program shall be individuals who currently:

(i) Reside in a nursing home or similar institution licensed to provide
chronic or intermediate care and who will be deinstitutionalized as a result of this
Program; or

(ii) Are on an approved waiting list of an institution.

(c)     Financial assistance provided under this Program may not duplicate any other
State or federal assistance for attendant care that the eligible disabled individual is
receiving.

(d)     The Department shall limit participation in this Program to the number of
eligible disabled individuals who can be served using the total amount of funds provided
for the Program in the State budget.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1995.

Approved May 25, 1995.

CHAPTER 623
(House Bill 266)

AN ACT concerning

Sales and Use Tax - Gold Bullion and Coins from South Africa

FOR the purpose of altering the definition of "precious metal bullion or coins" under a
certain exemption under the sales and use tax to exempt certain Krugerrands and
gold bullion stamped as emanating from the Republic of South Africa; and
generally relating to the sales and use taxation of precious metal bullion and coins.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

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