Ch. 13                                      1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

reductions in grants in aid to the states based on the current status of federal budget
authorizations. Accordingly, federal fund appropriations made in Section 1 of this Act for
the programs listed shall be reduced by the amounts indicated:

Program Title                                      Reduction

23.01.05.05               Office of Volunteerism                                        $ 3,770,896
23.01.05.16             Off of Crime Control & Prevention                         1,633,438
23.01.07.01              Office on Aging                                                       1,000.000
33.03.01.12             Md Energy Assistance Program                               9,734,443

34.07.01.03               Off of Employment Training                                 10,099,901

34.07.01.06               Off of Unemployment Insurance            1,466,000
36.01.01.01             MSDE - Office of the Superintendent                       220,146
36.01.01.12             MSDE - Compensatory Education                             142,934
36.01.01.14             MSDE - Career Tech & Adult Ln                             122,681

36.01.02.04               MSDE - Children at Risk                                       1,550,747

36.01.02.12               MSDE - Educ Deprived Children                         12,720,411

36.01.02.13               MSDE - Innovative Programs                                 5,620,339

36.01.02.14               MSDE - Adult Continuing Educ                               203,000
36.01.02.18             MSDE - Career & Tech Educ                                   785,815

TOTAL                                                               $49,070,750

(3)     In the event federal fund revenues for these programs exceed the amounts
authorized, these appropriations may be increased by approved budget amendment as
authorized in this Act. Reductions may be allocated within agencies among programs
affected by reductions in federal revenues;

(4)     It is the intent of the General Assembly that agencies shall take due care when
preparing budget submissions to accurately state the anticipated federal fund attainment
so as not to understate or overstate the amounts expected to be realized.

SECTION 31. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:

(1) For Fiscal Year 1997 appropriations shall be reduced to recognize
savings resulting from enactment of legislation establishing an early retirement program
(S.B. 1).

(2) The Governor shall (a) develop a schedule for allocating this reduction
to the programs of the executive branch and (b) take such actions as may be required to
implement the reduction under § 7 213 of the State Finance and Procurement Article:

and

(3) Aggregate reductions under this section shall equal at least the amounts
indicated for the budgetary fund types listed;

Fund                                                                                   Amount

General                                                                               $10,000,000

Special and Current Unrestricted                                           $5,000,000

(4) Reductions under this section shall be contingent on enactment of
legislation establishing an early retirement program for Fiscal Year 1997.

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