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Ch. 731
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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SHELTER HOME ONLY IF THE APPLICANT FOR HOUSING ASSIGNS TO
THE STATE, TO THE EXTENT OF ANY CHARGES FOR SERVICES OF
THE MODEL SHELTER HOME, ANY RIGHT, TITLE, AND INTEREST IN
SUPPORT FROM ANY SOURCE OR PERSON THAT THE APPLICANT HAS
IN HIS OR HER OWN BEHALF, OR IN BEHALF OF ANY OTHER
FAMILY MEMBERS FOR WHOM HE OR SHE IS APPLYING FOR
HOUSING, INCLUDING ANY RIGHT ACCRUED WHEN THE ASSIGNMENT
IS EXECUTED.
(2) PAYMENT OF ANY CHARGE, OR A PORTION
THEREOF, FOR SERVICES OF THE MODEL SHELTER HOME SHALL BE
WAIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IF, AFTER AN
INVESTIGATION OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PERSON
RECEIVING SERVICES AND THE PERSON'S SPOUSE, THE
DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE FINANCIAL MEANS OF THE
PERSON RECEIVING SERVICES AND THE PERSON'S SPOUSE ARE
INSUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE REQUIRED PAYMENT.
(3) COLLECTION OF ANY UNPAID CHARGE FOR
SERVICES OF THE MODEL SHELTER HOME SHALL BE MADE BY THE
CENTRAL COLLECTION UNIT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET
AND FISCAL PLANNING. IN COLLECTING ANY UNPAID CHARGES,
THE CENTRAL COLLECTION UNIT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE,
FOR RECOVERY OF SUCH CHARGES, THE SPOUSE WHO COMMITTED
THE BATTERING ACT WHICH CAUSED THE SPOUSE WHO INCURRED
SUCH CHARGES TO BECOME A BATTERED SPOUSE.
(4) ANY PAYMENT MADE PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBPARAGRAPH FOR SERVICES OF THE MODEL SHELTER HOME SHALL
BE APPLIED TOWARD THE COSTS OF ESTABLISHMENT AND
OPERATION OF THE MODEL SHELTER HOME.
(B) THE STATE SHALL PAY FIFTY PERCENT OF THE COST
OF ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE MODEL SHELTER HOME
WHICH REMAINS AFTER THE APPLICATION OF ANY FUNDS RECEIVED
UNDER (A) ABOVE, PROVIDED THAT THE SECRETARY OF HUMAN
RESOURCES HAS RECEIVED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE COST OF
ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE MODEL SHELTER HOME, OR
AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS, INCLUDING
CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND, FROM OTHER SOURCES.
(C) THE SECRETARY SHALL EXPLORE AND ATTEMPT TO
SECURE FUNDING, INCLUDING IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND PRIVATE SOURCES
FOR USE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE MODEL
SHELTER HOME.
105.
THE SECRETARY SHALL EVALUATE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
SHELTER HOMES IN OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE, AND SHALL
REPORT HIS FINDINGS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY JANUARY
1, 1979.
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1977. It shall remain
effective for a period of five years and, at the end of
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