The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-03-05

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an exhaustive review and survey of
the entire situation and have presented
a report which 1 regard as compre-
hensive contribution to the solution of
this very intricate and difficult prob
lem, and I submit it as a document
worthy of your most serious and care
full consideration.
Approves Casey Report
81 have asked the attorney general
to prepare and cause to be introduced
bills embodying the recommendations
contained in the report, in order that
you may have the entire plan in con-
crete legislative form, and 1 recon-
mend their passage. X Xxx
81 have submitted this report to the
committee on state policy and revenue
for aid to the needy to you in printed
form, and shall cause an additional
copy to be furnished each member of
the Maryland General Assembly. X
81 direct your attention to the de-
tailed breakdown, as set forth on page
Is of that report, which discloses the
necessity of raising, by the State alone
a grand total of $7,131, 667O0 to cove;
a period of IA months from April 1st,
1886, to May 31st, 1887, which sum,
augmented by local and federal con-
tributions, constitutes the sum of
$40, 181, 100000, estimated to be suffi-
Gent to meet the total needs of the
State for all relief and related pur
poses for a period of ID months. Your
attention is called to that feature of
the program which contemplates the
discontinuance of federal funds and
provides for the State policy unaided
by federal funds. X This appar-
emily is conservative estimate of the
needs for relief and it's various related
problems, and is based upon the con-
tinued full operation of the works
progress administration during that
period, by no means certain of reali-
cation, in the light of our experience
with many previous changes in federal
policies.
Cites Provisions of Social Security
81 feel that 1 should also point out
to you the provisions of the federal
social security act relative to old age
assistance and other social and well
fare activities, under which the fed
eral government supplies funds sup
plementing state appropriations. x
"Title I of the act provides that to
each state whose old age pension plan,
under it's state law, conforms to the
requirements of the federal social Sc
curity board, Xxx there shall be
granted (1) an amount equal to one
half of the total of the sum expended
under the state plan for old age pen
sions, and (2) in addition thereto, five
per cent of such amount to be used for
paying the cost of administering the
state plan, etc., realizing the impor-
lance of the state of receiving such
grants, my efforts have been directed
to obtaining the approval, by the fed
eral social security board, of our old
age pension law and the administra-
ton of the system therein set up.
Such approval has been conditionally
secured, and, at the present time, we
are receiving federal funds for this
purpose, and will continue to receive
them until March 31st, 1886.
Federal contributions, however.
after that date will be made only if, at
your present session, certain minor
changes are made in our state law to
bring it into conformity with federal
requirements. These changes are in
respect: First, to citizenship; second,
to residence requirements; third, to
the matter of lien on the estate of the
deceased pensioner; fourth, to reports
to be made to the federal social secur-
ity board; fifth, rules and regulations
prescribed by the state board; and
other corrections which will improve
the administration of the act, bills for
which will be prepared by the attorney
general, with advice of the board of
state aid and charities, and introduced
for your consideration. AS these
amendments to our state law in no way
affect it's fundamental provisions, ]
recommend approval of the changes
suggested. xxx
Federal Grants Provided
"'Title III of the federal social Sc
curity act provides for the making OF
grants to the states for the support
of state systems of unemployment in
surance. xxx
"Such grants are in the form OF
credits on the federal tax of an amount
paid under the state law, if there is a
state act, levying up to 80 per cent OF
the federal levies. In order to secure
such credits, it is necessary that there
be enacted a state employment insur.
ance law, establishing a system sat.
isfactory to the federal social security
board-otherwise all monies collected
by the federal government from EN-.
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