At the March 2009 State Board meeting, the LWVMD approved the following new position (to be inserted under heading: ADULT LITERACY as the first item under SOCIAL POLICY just before CHILDREN’S SERVICES and cross-referenced in Education):

ADULT LITERACY: Action to ensure availability of free or low cost basic English language instruction for adult Maryland residents who are not proficient in reading, writing, speaking and understanding English. (2009)

• Federal, State and Local government funding of free or low cost basic English language instruction for adult Maryland residents.
• State and/or local government providing tax credits or other monetary incentives to employers who:

• provide paid work release time for employees to attend English as a Second Language (ESL) or literacy classes either on-site or offsite.
• contract with qualified professionals and/or community colleges to provide worksite ESL or literacy classes. Nancy Soreng