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i. 409 LAWS OF MARYLAND

no more than 15% of funds allocated to the

Maryland Tomorrow program shall be

expended for the administration of the

Maryland Tomorrow program by local

Private Industry Councils ...........................

3,075,000

8,836,017

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.01.02.07 Handicapped Children

General Fund Appropriation, provided that

funds appropriated for nonpublic

placements and returnees to Maryland

categories may be used to develop a broad

range of services to assist in returning

children with special needs from

out-of-state placements to Maryland; to

prevent new out-of-state placements of

children with special needs; to prevent

unnecessary residential or institutional

placements within Maryland; and to work

with local jurisdictions in these regards.

Policy decisions regarding the expenditures

of such funds shall be made jointly by the

Special Secretary for Children, Youth and

Families and the Secretaries of Health,

Human Resources, Juvenile Services,

Budget and Fiscal Planning and the State

Superintendent of Education. These funds

are not limited to expenditures considered

part of the general state school funds, and,

further provided that the Special Secretary for

Children, Youth and Families after

consultation with the Secretary of Budget and

Fiscal Planning and the Legislative Auditor

develop an appropriate auditing mechanism,

and, further provided that the Special

Secretary for Children, Youth and Families

shall report to the budget committees on

the progress of this initiative including the

benefits to the children served and the

resulting savings to the State .....................

118,047,196

36.

01.02.08 Assistance to State for Educating

Handicapped Children

Federal Fund Appropriation ..........................

32,953,028

36.

01.02.09 Gifted and Talented