Ch. 491                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

this Act, solicit and retain business participation in the program, and develop regulations
to implement the program. The Department of Economic and Employment Development
shall study appropriate and innovative ways to coordinate its economic development
programs with the grant diversion program.

SECTION 5. 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department of
Human Resources, in cooperation with private entities, shall study the feasibility and
desirability of training and encouraging interested and appropriate recipients to become
employed in licensed child care centers and licensed adult day care centers, in order to
reduce the cost of expanded child care services and promote successful completion of
work requirements resulting from implementation of Section 1 of this Act. The report
should include details on innovative ways to train and employ recipients in child care. The
Department should work with the Department of Economic and Employment Development to
identify ways to encourage ownership and other forms of equity participation by recipients
trained in child care. The report should also address methods by which child care job
placements can lead to other employment opportunities. The results of the study shall be
reported to the Senate Finance Committee and House Appropriations Committee by
October 1, 1995.

SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department of Human
Resources shall study the feasibility of providing State assistance to establish group homes that
allow minor parents to live in an adult supervised group living arrangement in order to meet the
requirements of Section 1 of this Act. The Department shall report to the General Assembly no
later than January 1, 1996.

SECTION 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That the Department of Human
Resources shall report to the Legislative Policy Committee no later than September 2, 1995,
concerning the cost and feasibility of implementing the child-specific benefit program
established under Article 88A, § 54A(v), as enacted by Section 1 of this Act. This report shall
also include a list of goods which would be available through the benefit program.

SECTION 4. 6. 10. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, for the purpose of
any petition to referendum, the provisions of this Act are not severable notwithstanding
the provisions of Article 1, § 23 of the Code. If any portion of this Act is rejected by the
voters pursuant to a referendum, then the other provisions of this Act shall be null and
void and of no further force and effect.

SECTION 5. 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding the
provisions of any other Act, $2,800,000 of any Fiscal Year 1996 funds appropriated for the
Department of Human Resources may be expended only for the purpose of funding the
Welfare Reform Pilot Program provided for under this Act.

SECTION 11. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department of Human
Resources shall provide an implementation plan for the employee incentive plan established in
Section 3 of this Act to the General Assembly by January I, 1996, for its review and comment.
The plan shall include details on the levels of incentives available, the number of employees
covered by the plan, a description of the level of involvement employees of the unit have in
developing the plan, and any other information the Department deems relevant.

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