WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 539

(h) The [Director] SECRETARY may apply for, receive, and
spend grants-in-aid by the federal government or any of its
agencies or any other federal funds made available to the
[Agency] DEPARTMENT for use in carrying out the powers and duties
of the [Director] SECRETARY or the [Agency] DEPARTMENT.

(i) (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the [Director]
SECRETARY shall pay all money collected by the [Agency]
DEPARTMENT under this article into the General Fund of the State.

(2) (i) With the approval   of the Secretary of Budget

and Fiscal Planning, the [Agency]   DEPARTMENT shall accept, on

behalf of this State, a conditional     or unconditional gift or
grant.

(ii) The [Agency] DEPARTMENT shall pay all
funds collected under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph into a
special fund of the State Treasury and use the special fund to
carry out the provisions of this article.

(j) The [Director] SECRETARY shall carry out and enforce
the provisions of this article, the rules and regulations of the
[Agency] DEPARTMENT, and any other provisions of law that relate
to the [Director] SECRETARY or the [Agency] DEPARTMENT.

(k) The [Director] SECRETARY is responsible for the
development, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive
client information system, including an individual current record
on each child, that is integrated in and accessible to the
various segments of the [Agency] DEPARTMENT. The [Director]
SECRETARY shall undertake efforts to link the system to the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of
Human Resources for the purpose of allowing the exchange of
information on clients being served by [both the Agency and by]
each department. Employees using the information shall protect
the confidentiality of client records.

(L) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO STATE FINANCE AND
PROCUREMENT LAWS UNDER THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE.

2-105.

(a)  The Attorney General is legal advisor to the [Agency]
DEPARTMENT.

(b)  The Attorney General shall assign to the [Agency]
DEPARTMENT the number of assistant attorneys general authorized
by law to be assigned to the [Agency] DEPARTMENT and any
additional ones, as provided in the budget, necessary to give
effective legal advice and counsel. The Attorney General also
shall designate an assistant attorney general as counsel to the
[Agency] DEPARTMENT.

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