HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(2)  TRAIN SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN INDIVIDUAL AND SCHOOL
WIDE STRATEGIES FOR TEENAGE SUICIDE PREVENTION;

(3)  DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SCHOOL-BASED TEENAGE
SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND PILOT PROJECTS; AND

(4)  THROUGH COOPERATIVE EFFORTS, UTILIZE COMMUNITY
RESOURCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TEENAGE
SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

7-4A-05.

(A)  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:

(1)  AS TO EACH PROGRAM RECEIVING STATE FUNDING:

(I)  MONITOR ITS OPERATIONS; AND

(II)  EVALUATE ANNUALLY ITS EFFECTIVENESS.

(2)  REVIEW AND EITHER APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE
APPLICATION FOR STATE FUNDING OF A PROPOSAL PROGRAM.

(B)  (1) THE FUNDING OF AN ELIGIBLE PROGRAM SHALL BE A
SHARED RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES.

(2)  EACH ELIGIBLE PROGRAM SHALL SUBMIT TO THE
DEPARTMENT A PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL, AT
THE TIMES THAT THE DEPARTMENT SPECIFIES.

(3)  THE PROPOSED BUDGET OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL LIST
THE ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS AND ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDS TO
BE ALLOCATED TO EACH.

(C)  THE STATE FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION
SCHOOL PROGRAMS MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGETS OF:

(1)  THE DEPARTMENT; AND

(2)  THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE.
7-4A-06.

(A)  THE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY AND THE LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENT SHALL IDENTIFY FUNDS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES
FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM.

(B)  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE
GOVERNOR AND, SUBJECT TO § 2-1312 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING THE CURRENT STATUS AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

(C)  THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE FUNDS IN THE BUDGET TO CARRY
OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE.