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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="3-8C-02" title_number="3" title_name="Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action" subtitle_number="8C" subtitle_name="Truancy Reduction Pilot Program">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Circuit Administrative Judge of the First Circuit may establish a Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in one or more of the juvenile courts in Dorchester County, Somerset County, Wicomico County, and Worcester County.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Circuit Administrative Judge of the Second Circuit may establish a Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in the juvenile courts in Kent County and Talbot County.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Circuit Administrative Judge of the Third Circuit may establish a Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in the juvenile court in Harford County.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Circuit Administrative Judge of the Fourth Circuit may establish a Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in the juvenile court in Washington County.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Circuit Administrative Judge of the Sixth Circuit may establish a Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in the juvenile court in Frederick County.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The Circuit Administrative Judge of the Seventh Circuit may establish a Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in the juvenile court in Prince George’s County.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>After consultation with the administrative judges of the first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh circuits, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland may accept a gift or grant to implement the pilot programs in each respective circuit.</text>
  </level>
</section>
