PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 593

(i) who is providing services to third parties in the course of
participation in an approved clinical training or academic program;

(ii) who, as determined by the Treasurer, is required to have liability
insurance covering claims arising from services to third parties performed by the student
in the course of the approved clinical training or academic program;

(iii) who, as determined by the Treasurer, cannot obtain commercial
liability insurance at an affordable cost; and

(iv) who, as determined by the Treasurer, may be required to
contribute to an insurance program for claims arising from services to third parties
performed by the student in the course of the approved clinical training or academic
program;

(6)     a sheriff or deputy sheriff of a county or Baltimore City; [or]

(7)     an employee of a county who is assigned to a local department of social
services, including a Montgomery County employee who carries out State programs
administered under Article 88A, § 13A(b) of the Code; OR

(8)     TO THE EXTENT OF A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES AS
A THIRD PARTY PAYEE, AND TO THE EXTENT THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION HAS
NO OTHER INSURANCE FOR THIS PURPOSE. A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT
HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES OR ITS
DESIGNEE TO SERVE AS A THIRD PARTY PAYEE FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING
TEMPORARY CASH ASSISTANCE, TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE, OR CHILD-SPECIFIC
BENEFITS TO FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM RECIPIENTS; OR

(9)     A STUDENT, FACULTY, OR STAFF MEMBER OF AN INSTITUTION OF
HIGHER EDUCATION WHO IS PROVIDING A SERVICE UNDER THE FAMILY
INVESTMENT PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 88A, §
47 OR § 53 OF THE CODE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Chapter 351 of the Acts of 1996

SECTION 11. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That any savings the Family
Investment Program, as of July 1 of each year, anticipates achieving during the current
fiscal year through caseload reductions or other reductions in the total amount of cash
benefits actually paid to families compared to the total amount of cash assistance benefits
to families budgeted shall be available for reallocation within the budget of the
Department to support activities through local departments of social services as follows:

(1) 10% of the savings to the demonstration projects created in § 53 of
Article 88A of the Code as enacted by this Act;

(1) 10% OF THE SAVINGS TO A COMBINATION OF, THE OPERATING COSTS
FOR, ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:

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