WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 735

(e)     (1) The [Special Secretary of the Office for Children, Youth, and
Families] SUBCABINET shall use the funds within the Children's Trust Fund:

(i) To provide grants for developing, assisting, implementing, or
evaluating innovative child abuse and neglect prevention, treatment, or education
programs; and

(ii) To provide grants for operating innovative support programs for
parents, families, and abused or neglected children.

(3)     The [Special Secretary of the Office for Children, Youth, and Families]
SUBCABINET shall refer grant applications under this section to the Children's Trust
Fund Advisory Board.

(4)     The Children's Trust Fund Advisory Board shall review grant
applications under this section and shall make recommendations for final selections to
the [Special Secretary of the Office for Children, Youth, and Families] SUBCABINET.

(5) The [Special Secretary of the Office for Children, Youth, and Families]
SUBCABINET shall award or deny grant applications upon reviewing the
recommendations of the Children's Trust Fund Advisory Board.

(f) (2) The [Special Secretary of the Office for Children, Youth, and Families]
SUBCABINET may use funds within the Children's Trust Fund to assist in administering
the Fund.

(g) Each year the [Office for Children, Youth, and Families] SUBCABINET shall
report to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1312 of the State Government Article, to the
General Assembly on the use of funds disbursed from the Children's Trust Fund and the
activities of the Children's Trust Fund Advisory Board.

7.

(a)     (5) "[Office] SUBCABINET" means the [Office] SUBCABINET for
Children, Youth, and Families.

(b)    There is a Children's Trust Fund Advisory Board in the [Office]
SUBCABINET.

(f)     The [Office] SUBCABINET shall provide staff support for the Board.

9.

(e) The [Office for Children, Youth, and Families] SUBCABINET shall assist the
counties in the development of their plans, if requested to do so by the county.

10.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law and where not. prohibited by
federal law, a State agency may disclose information and records specified in subsection
(b) of this section on children, youth, and families served by that agency to:

(3) The [Office] SUBCABINET for Children, Youth, and Families.

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