Ch. 118 1999 LAWS OF MARYLAND

to support the position, including

an indication as to whether these

are funds existing in the current

appropriation or additional special

or federal funds not included in the

budget as enacted; and

(c) the reason the position was not

requested in the fiscal 2000 budget

and the impact, if any, of delaying

the establishment of the position

until the next budget submission.

(2) Any amendment required under this

provision may not be signed by the

Governor until the amendment has

been submitted to the budget

committees and the budget committees

have had 45 days from receipt of the

amendment for review and comment.

Further provided that, on July 1, 1999, the

Executive Department shall establish a

centralized financial control unit for all

offices, boards and commissions with

special or federal fund revenue support.

The appropriate personnel shall be

transferred to the financial control unit

from the units within the Executive

Department that administer federal

programs to the financial control unit. The

Executive Department shall develop a cost

allocation plan that not only recovers the

statewide general and administrative

(G&A) expenses but allocates the direct

administrative expenses of the financial

control unit to all Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) accounts.

DA05.01 Survey Commissions

250,000

DA05.02 Office for Children, Youth and Families

General Fund Appropriation, provided that

all positions and funds appropriated to the

Rates Unit within the Office for Children,

Youth and Families (Program 110) shall

be transferred to the Maryland State

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