Ch. 393                                    1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

18-2004.

(A)     THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT,
AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD AND INTERESTED POTENTIAL
GRANT RECIPIENTS, SHALL MAY ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR THE REVIEW AND
EVALUATION OF GRANT PROPOSALS AND THE SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.

(B)     (1) DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT
OF ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT SHALL MAY ISSUE A REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS INVITING INTERESTED PERSONS TO SUBMIT GRANT PROPOSALS
FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT BEGINS ON
JULY 1 OF THAT YEAR.

(2) GRANT PROPOSALS MAY BE RECEIVED AND REVIEWED BY THE
DEPARTMENT ONLY DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE DATE OF THE ISSUANCE
OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION
AND MAY 31 OF THAT YEAR.

(C)     (1) THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT
DEVELOPMENT SHALL MAY EVALUATE GRANT PROPOSALS ON A COMPETITIVE
BASIS AND SHALL APPROVE ONLY PROPOSALS THAT IT DETERMINES ARE OF HIGH
QUALITY AND LIKELY TO FULFILL THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM.

(2)      FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF ALL GRANT PROPOSALS RECEIVED
DURING THE PERIOD SPECIFIED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE
SECRETARY OF ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT SHALL MAY
ANNOUNCE THE GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT BEGINS ON JULY 1
OF THAT YEAR.

18-2005.

(A)     FOLLOWING THE DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY OF ECONOMIC
AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMOUNT THAT IS NEEDED TO FUND THE
STATE SHARE OF GRANTS AWARDED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE, AND SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE SECRETARY SHALL REQUEST
THAT THE ADMINISTRATION MAKE THE FOLLOWING CALCULATIONS;

(1) MULTIPLY THE AMOUNT CALCULATED UNDER § 18 2004 OF THIS
SUBTITLE TIMES 0.46, AND THEN DIVIDE THAT SUM BY 111, TO ASCERTAIN THE
AMOUNT THAT SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED FROM EACH DELEGATE SCHOLARSHIP
ACCOUNT; AND THEN

(2)     MULTIPLY THE AMOUNT CALCULATED UNDER § 18-2004 OF THIS
SUBTITLE TIMES 0.54, AND THEN DIVIDE THAT SUM BY 47, TO ASCERTAIN THE
AMOUNT THAT SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED FROM EACH SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
ACCOUNT.

(B)     THE AMOUNT THAT SHALL BE TRANSFERRED, COLLECTIVELY, FROM THE
SENATORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM AND FROM THE DELEGATE SCHOLARSHIPS
PROGRAM UNDER THIS SECTION IS AS FOLLOWS:

(1) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT BEGINS ON JULY 1, 1994, $1,000,000;

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