Maryland Code, EDUCATION 23-110
Terms Used In Maryland Code, EDUCATION 23-110
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(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.