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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 574

[(2) The hourly rate provided in paragraph (1) may
not exceed the federal minimum wage established under the federal
Davis-Bacon Act.]

(2)  ANY FLAT RATE PAYMENT SYSTEM SHALL PROVIDE 2
TIERS OF ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS. ONE TIER SHALL ADDRESS RECIPIENTS
IN NEED OF SERVICES OTHER THAN CHILD CARE. A HIGHER RATE SHALL
BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE IN NEED OF CHILD CARE. THE FLAT RATES MAY
BE COMPUTED ON A PER DIEM OR A WEEKLY BASIS.

(3)  A training allowance to an individual under this
section may not exceed $100 a week.

(4)  ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED TO
PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE ENROLLED IN EITHER THE FEDERAL ACT TITLE
II PROGRAM OR THE FEDERAL ACT TITLE III PROGRAM BASED SOLELY ON
THEIR NEED FOR SUPPORT SERVICES.

(d) In order to be eligible for a training allowance under
this section, an individual must:

(1)  Meet the eligibility requirements set forth in
the federal act for participation in a Title II-A or a Title III
program;

(2)  Be enrolled in and actively attending a classroom
training program; and

(3)  Not be receiving unemployment compensation, but
may be receiving aid to families with dependent children, general
public assistance, or similar federal or State cash payments.

[(e) (1) Funds available under this section shall be
allocated in accordance with the formula used to allocate federal
act funds. One-half of the funds shall be allocated using the
federal act Title II-A formula that pertains to the distribution
of funds to service delivery areas and the remaining funds shall
be disbursed using the State dislocated worker formula allocation
which applies to Title III funds granted under the federal act.]

(E) (1) FUNDS SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO EACH SERVICE DELIVERY
AREA BY MULTIPLYING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF AUTHORIZED FUNDS BY A
RATIO DERIVED BY DIVIDING THE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO EACH SERVICE
DELIVERY AREA UNDER TITLE II-A AND III OF THE FEDERAL ACT BY THE
SUM OF THE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO ALL SERVICE DELIVERY AREAS UNDER
TITLE II-A OF THE FEDERAL ACT PLUS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS
ALLOCATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AND ALL
SERVICE DELIVERY AREAS UNDER TITLE III OF THE FEDERAL ACT.

(2) FUNDS SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING BY MULTIPLYING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
AUTHORIZED FUNDS BY A RATIO DERIVED BY DIVIDING THE FUNDS
ALLOCATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING UNDER
TITLE III OF THE FEDERAL ACT BY THE SUM OF THE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO
ALL SERVICE DELIVERY AREAS UNDER TITLE II-A OF THE FEDERAL ACT