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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="5-237" title_number="5" title_name="Financing" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Aid to Education">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The State Board shall distribute grants each year to organizations that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Promote literacy at an early age during well child visits in a health care setting; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Solicit the corporate community for funding for promoting literacy at an early age.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An organization that is awarded a grant by the State Board under this section shall use the grant to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Purchase books to be distributed at well child visits in the health care setting; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Train pediatricians and other health care providers on methods of promoting literacy to all Maryland children.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In fiscal year 2001 and every fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include funds in the State budget to implement this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The State Board may adopt regulations to implement this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
