2546                                         LAWS OF MARYLAND                                     Ch. 492

THE SECRETARY OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING. THE PLAN SHALL
SPECIFY: THE NUMBER OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH TO BE SERVED, ANY
LOCALLY PRESCRIBED PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN ADDITION TO THE
STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WHICH PARTICIPATING YOUTH MUST
SATISFY IN ORDER TO CONTINUE IN THE PROGRAM, THE AMOUNT AND
SOURCE OF THE LOCAL MATCHING FUNDS, AND THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF
THE COORDINATION WHICH WILL OCCUR WITH LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES.
THE SECRETARY OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING IS AUTHORIZED TO ADD ANY
OTHER REQUIREMENTS TO THE PROGRAM PLANS AS DEEMED NECESSARY.

(G) (1) FUNDS USED FOR MONITORING, AUDITING, AND FOR
ADMINISTRATION OF THE YOUTH WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING MAY NOT EXCEED 5 PERCENT OF
THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED UNDER THIS SECTION.

(2)  THE REMAINING 95 PERCENT OF THE FUNDS AVAILABLE
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE ALLOCATED AMONG THE SERVICE DELIVERY
AREAS ESTABLISHED FOR THIS STATE UNDER THE FEDERAL ACT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROPORTION OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
YOUTH RESIDING IN EACH AREA IN RELATION TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN THE STATE. HOWEVER, A COUNTY
MAY NOT BE ALLOCATED LESS THAN 2.5 PERCENT OF THE FUNDS
APPROPRIATED. ANY FUNDS NOT EXPENDED SHALL BE REALLOCATED FIRST
WITHIN THE OTHER COUNTIES WITHIN THE SERVICE DELIVERY AREA AND
THEN WITHIN THE OTHER SERVICE DELIVERY AREAS WITHIN THE STATE, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH A REALLOCATION SYSTEM TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE
SECRETARY OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.

(3)  FUNDS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SECTION AND
DISTRIBUTED TO THE SERVICE DELIVERY AREAS SHALL BE MATCHED SO
THAT FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF STATE FUNDS DISTRIBUTED AND EXPENDED
THERE WILL BE EXPENDED AT LEAST $2 OF MATCHING FUNDS.

(4)  ACCEPTABLE SOURCES OF MATCHING FUNDS SHALL
INCLUDE LOCAL JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT FUNDS, OTHER LOCAL
GOVERNMENT FUNDS, FUNDS RAISED THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE
PRIVATE SECTOR OR PAYMENTS OF THE UNSUBSIDIZED PORTION OF
PARTICIPATING INDIVIDUALS' WAGE COSTS BY THE EMPLOYER.

(5)  AT LEAST 85 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL OF THE FUNDS
DISTRIBUTED TO THE SERVICE DELIVERY AREA PLUS THE REQUIRED
MATCHING FUNDS MUST BE USED FOR THE AUTHORIZED PAYMENT OF WAGE
COSTS ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN THE YOUTH WORK
EXPERIENCE PROGRAM. THE BALANCE OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE MAY
BE USED FOR NON-WAGE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE YOUTH WORK-
EXPERIENCE PROGRAM.

(6)  WAGE COSTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO WAGES PAID TO
PARTICIPATING INDIVIDUALS PLUS RELATED PAYROLL TAXES AND
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION PREMIUMS.

(H) THE SECRETARY OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING IS AUTHORIZED
TO ADOPT THOSE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER THIS
SECTION. IN DEVELOPING RULES AND REGULATIONS, THE SECRETARY OF
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SHALL CONSULT WITH THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.