Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 23-110 - Baltimore City Young Readers Program(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.(2) "Early reader organization" means a nonprofit organization: (i) That is tax exempt under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and(ii) Whose mission is to distribute to children free, high-quality books designed to aid the development of reading skills.(3) "Program" means the Baltimore City Young Readers Program.(b) There is a Baltimore City Young Readers Program in the State Library Agency.(c) The purpose of the Program is to work with an early reader organization to distribute free, high-quality books to children in Baltimore City.(d) The State Librarian shall: (1) Administer the Program; and(2) Carry out the Program in partnership with an early reader organization partner.(e) For each fiscal year, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $200,000 to the Program.Renumbered from § 8-1402 and amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 650, Sec. 3, eff. 10/1/2023.Renumbered from § 8-1402 and amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 649, Sec. 3, eff. 10/1/2023.Added by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2022.Added by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 446, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2022.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.