approve any site that is recommended by the Secretary.

Defined terms: "Center" § 11-301
"County" § 1-101
"Regional center" § 11-301
"Secretary" § 1-101

11-308. COSTS — START-UP.

(A) STATE SHARE.

THE STATE SHALL PAY ALL OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE START-UP OF
A CENTER

(B) AGREEMENT.

THE COUNTY OR COUNTIES IN A REGION AND THE SECRETARY SHALL
DETERMINE THE START-UP COSTS BY AGREEMENT BEFORE THE COUNTY OR
COUNTIES IN A REGION MAY BEGIN ANY ACTIVITY RELATED TO PLANNING,
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, OR RENOVATION OF THE CENTER FOR WHICH THE
COUNTY OR COUNTIES IN A REGION DESIRE REIMBURSEMENT.

' (C) ALLOWABLE COSTS.

START-UP COSTS MAY INCLUDE COSTS FOR:

(1) CONSULTATION FEES;

(2) PERSONNEL;

(3) EQUIPMENT;

(4) INITIAL TRAINING FOR STAFF; AND

(5) ANY OTHER SERVICES RELATED TO THE START-UP OF THE CENTER

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 27, § 708(d).

In subsection (a) of this section, the former reference to "the Secretary ...
establishing] the need for a center" is deleted as implicit because, under §
11-307 of this subtitle, counties are authorized to establish a center only if
the Secretary has certified the need for a center.

In subsection (b) of this section, the references to "counties in a region" are
added to state expressly that which was formerly only implied in the
references to "county", i.e., for a regional center, the Secretary is required
to make a joint determination of start-up costs with the counties in the
region before the counties begin any activity for which the counties desire
reimbursement.

Defined terms: "Center" § 11-301
"County" § 1-101
"Secretary" § 1-101