Except as provided in § 6 of this article, the [Office] SUBCABINET may not operate
any programs or provide any direct services.

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(b) The Commission's shall be independent and located in the [Office of Children,

Youth, and Families] SUBCABINET for budgetary and administrative purposes only.

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(b) The Director shall:

(1) Utilize the services of the staff [within] the [Office of Children, Youth,
and Families] SUBCABINET; and

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(c) The [Special Secretary for Children, Youth, and families, the Secretaries of
Health and Mental Hygiene, Human Resources, Juvenile Services, and Budget and Fiscal
Planning, and the State Superintendent of Schools may jointly] SUBCABINET SHALL
develop and adopt regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the joint plan
developed under subsection (b) of this section.

(d) The [Special Secretary for Children, Youth, and Families, the Secretaries of

Health and Mental Hygiene, Human Resources, Juvenile Services, and Budget and Fiscal

Planning, and the State Superintendent of Schools] SUBCABINET shall implement the

plan developed under this section THROUGH THE LOCAL PLANNING ENTITIES, AND

AMEND THE PLAN AS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.

           (e) (1) The [Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Department of
Human Resources, the Department of Juvenile Services, and the Department of
Education]—SUBCABINET may use ANY funds that have been appropriated for
out of home placement care and services to provide family preservation services in
accordance with the joint plan and any regulations developed and adopted under this
section:

(f) Subject to § 2-1312 of the State Government Article, by July 1, 1994, and by
July 1 of each year thereafter, the [Special Secretary for Children, Youth, and Families,
the Secretaries of Health and Mental Hygiene, Human Resources, Juvenile Services, and
Budget and Fiscal Planning, and the State Superintendent of Schools] SUBCABINET shall
submit a [joint] report to the General Assembly on the costs and outcomes of
State funded family preservation services for the previous fiscal year.

4.2.

             IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 4 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE SUBCABINET SHALL PHASE IN
A STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF INTERAGENCY BUDGETING AND FUNDING TO BE FULLY
IMPLEMENTED BY FISCAL YEAR 1998. AS PART OF THIS SYSTEM, THE SUBCABINET
SHALL:

(1) ESTABLISH A SUBCABINET FUND WHICH:

1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 735

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