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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 204
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(MEA) shall provide a report by November 1 of each year to the budget committees
describing the State's efforts to coordinate the purchase of electricity for all State
agencies, including institutions of higher education. The report should, include (1) the
strategies that will be used to purchase the best electric service at the lowest cost: and
(2) the efforts that DGS and MEA will employ to annually evaluate whether State
agencies are continuing to receive the best electric service at the lowest cost. No State
agency shall purchase electricity in the State's competitive electric utility market until
DGS and MEA can ensure that that purchase is consistent with DGS and MEA's
strategy for purchase. The University of Maryland. College Park Energy Project, which
has entered into a 20-year contract for generation of electricity, shall be exempt from
the DGS report and competitive purchase requirements.
SECTION 37. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, it is the intent of the
General Assembly to work toward improving the effectiveness of substance abuse
treatment in the State of Maryland. The system is complex because of the
involvement of many State agencies and private organizations. To improve the
system, the General Assembly needs more information on how the current treatment
system is structured. Therefore, the Subcabinet and the Cabinet Council on Criminal
and Juvenile Justice shall submit a report to the General Assembly by September 1,
2000 that addresses the following issues:
(1) The need for substance abuse treatment. To develop state wide
policies, it is necessary to understand the level of substance abuse, type of substance
abuse, availability of treatment, and need for financial assistance in each jurisdiction.
(2) The availability of substance abuse treatment programs. Expansion
of treatment services could require building infrastructure in the provider
community. The report shall address the level of available treatment for each agency
and population.
(3) The allocation of treatment among populations. There are a number
of populations that are in need of substance abuse treatment. These populations
include, hut are not limited to women with children, pregnant women, adult criminal
justice clients, juvenile criminal justice clients, welfare recipients, medical assistance
clients, and adolescents. The report shall include the number of treatment slots
allocated to different populations in all agencies' programs as well as the number of
treatment slots funded by each agency.(4) The effectiveness of treatment modalities. Evaluation of long-term
effectiveness-should be a factor in determining the allocation of resources. The report
shall identify existing research on long-term outcomes in the State of Maryland,
plans for future research on long-term outcomes, and how research from other states,
such as Californimay be used to evaluate Maryland programs.
(5) The improvement required in the coordination assessment, referral
and casemanagement system among agencies. Improvement are needed to create an
effective system.
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