Section 8-704 – Contracts for Residential Child Care Programs
A contract awarded or renewed between an agency and a provider for a residential child care program shall: (1) require the provider to fulfill the licensing requirements under §§ 5–507 through 5–509 of the Family Law Article or §§ 9–235 through 9–237 of this article; (2) include the following provisions: (i) a description of the services the provider […]
Section 8-503 – Composition; Unspent Money
(a) The Fund: (1) consists of money appropriated, transferred, credited, or paid into the Fund from any source; and (2) includes money for out-of-home care and services to prevent out-of-home placements. (b) At the end of each fiscal year any unspent money in the Fund shall revert to the General Fund.
Section 8-705 – Sample Contracts
The Office shall provide a sample contract that includes an example of the provisions required under § 8-704 of this subtitle to each potential provider interested in becoming licensed to operate a residential child care program.
Section 8-504 – Expenditures From Fund
Expenditures from the Fund shall be made: (1) in accordance with the State Finance and Procurement Article; and (2) to reflect the priorities, policies, and procedures that the Children’s Cabinet adopts.
Section 8-706 – Regulations
The members of the Children’s Cabinet shall adopt regulations to carry out this part.
Section 8-505 – Disbursements to Local Management Boards
(a) A local management board shall apply for money from the Fund in accordance with procedures established by the Children’s Cabinet. (b) In connection with an application for money under subsection (a) of this section, a local management board shall develop and submit a community partnership agreement that: (1) reflects coordination with: (i) the State’s 3-year plan for children, […]
Section 8-707 – Residents’ Bill of Rights
(a) In this section, “residential child care program” includes sites licensed by the Developmental Disabilities Administration. (b) A contract awarded or renewed between an agency and a provider shall require the provider to: (1) post conspicuously a “Residents’ Bill of Rights” in the facility of the provider stating that a resident has a right: (i) to be treated with […]
Section 8-506 – Home Visiting Programs — Funding
(a) The State shall fund only evidence–based and promising home visiting programs for improving parent and child outcomes, as provided in the State budget. (b) Not less than 75% of the State funding for home visiting programs shall be made available to evidence–based home visiting programs.
Section 8-507 – Home Visiting Programs — Reports
(a) (1) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and the agencies of the Children’s Cabinet, with input from local management boards, local home visiting programs, and the Early Childhood Advisory Council, shall require the recipients of State funding for home visiting programs to submit reports to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, […]
Section 8-508 – Fiscal Agent
The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services is the fiscal agent for the Fund.