WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 735

(I)      INCLUDES MONEYS FOR OUT-OF-HOME CARE AND SERVICES
TO PREVENT OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS;

(II)     CONSISTS OF ANY OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED,
TRANSFERRED, CREDITED, OR PAID FROM ANY SOURCE;

(III) IS EXPENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE SUBCABINET AND THE BUDGET AMENDMENT
PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN § 7-209 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT
ARTICLE;

(IV)    REVERTS TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE AT THE END
OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, AS PROVIDED IN § 7-302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND
PROCUREMENT ARTICLE; AND

(V)     HAS AS ITS FISCAL AGENT THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND
FISCAL PLANNING;

(2) DEVELOP A PLAN FOR A CONTINUUM OF CARE AND SERVICES THAT
IS FAMILY AND CHILD ORIENTED AND EMPHASIZES PREVENTION, EARLY
INTERVENTION, AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES;

(3)      IMPLEMENT AN INTERAGENCY EFFORT TO MAXIMIZE AVAILABLE
RESOURCES FROM ALL SOURCES, INCLUDING FEDERAL MONEYS AND PRIVATE
THIRD PARTY REIMBURSEMENT; AND

(4)      USE OUTCOME MEASURES AND FISCAL INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE
MORE PRODUCTIVE USE OF STATE FUNDS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Subcabinet in

phasing in a system of interagency budgeting and funding shall establish at least one pilot
project in Fiscal Year 1996. The Subcabinet shall report to the House Committee on
Appropriations and the Senate Finance and Budget and Taxation Committees by
December 1, 1994 on the plans for implementation of the pilot, including the funds to be
provided by each Subcabinet agency, the populations to be served, and the services which
will be provided to prevent out-of-home care and out-of-home placements.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That by December 1, 1996,
the Subcabinet shall report to the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate
Finance and Budget and Taxation Committees on the progress for the pilot and plans of
expanding the interagency budgeting and funding system statewide.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That by September 1, 1997,
the Subcabinet shall provide a report to the House Committee on Appropriations and the
Senate Finance and Budget and Taxation Committees evaluating further the pilot
project(s) and setting forth the Subcabinet's plans for the Fiscal Year 1998
implementation of the statewide system of interagency budgeting and funding, including
the populations to be served and the services which will be provided to prevent
out-of-home care and out-of-home placements.

SECTION 2. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1994.

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