WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                       Ch. 6

The local governing authority shall annually levy or
appropriate an amount sufficient to provide for one sixth of all
assistance paid or to be paid within said county or city.]

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Obsolete provision in Article 88A, § 79.

Occurred: Provision became obsolete with the passage
of Ch. 103, Acts of 1978. This comports with the
direction given in Ch. 270, Acts of 1987.

137.

The Department shall:

(1)  Adopt [rules and] regulations [to design and
administer the shelter, nutrition and services program] AS
REQUIRED UNDER § 133(D) OF THIS ARTICLE. The Department shall
seek the advice and recommendations of the board in developing
these rules and regulations;

(2)  Contract with public and private nonprofit
organizations to operate the program;

(3)  Seek the recommendations of the board in regard
to policy determinations, the allocation of funds and the
development of a plan for serving homeless individuals;

(4)  Allocate any available and appropriate federal
and State funds for the establishment, administration, and
operation of shelter, nutrition, and service programs for
homeless individuals; and

(5)  Allocate funds to the areas of the State with
consideration to unmet needs and the number of homeless
individuals in those areas.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Duplicative language in Article 88A, § 137.

Occurred: Ch. 702, Acts of 1987 added more specific
language requiring the adoption of regulations to
Article 88A, § 133(d).

140.

(a) The Department of Human Resources shall administer a
[certified adult residential environment] CARE program in this
State that provides housing and related services programs for
adults who, because of disability, require a supportive housing
arrangement to reside in the community.

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