Section 5-215 - Grants.
§ 5-215. Grants.
(a) Distribution.- The State Board shall distribute grants each year to organizations that:
(1) Promote literacy at an early age during well child visits in a health care setting; and
(2) Solicit the corporate community for funding for promoting literacy at an early age.
(b) Uses.- An organization that is awarded a grant by the State Board under this section shall use the grant to:
(1) Purchase books to be distributed at well child visits in the health care setting; and
(2) Train pediatricians and other health care providers on methods of promoting literacy to all Maryland children.
(c) Funding.- In fiscal year 2001 and every fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include funds in the State budget to implement this section.
(d) Regulations.- The State Board may adopt regulations to implement this section.
[2000, ch. 672; 2002, ch. 288, § 1.]