Section 8-501 – “Fund” Defined

    In this subtitle, “Fund” means the Children’s Cabinet Fund.

Section 8-502 – Established

    There is a Children’s Cabinet Fund.

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 8-504 – 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 8-505 – 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 8-506 – 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.