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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 550
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(1) at least $15 million for substance abuse testing, the creation of additional
substance abuse treatment slots for at risk parents, and the provision of coordinated
services to the children of at risk parents; and
(2) at least $1 million for incentives for child welfare personnel to become
qualified addictions specialists.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Governor allocate no more
than $16 million per year to the Integration of Child Welfare and Substance Abuse
Treatment Act; and
(b) The Governor shall include in the budget for fiscal year 2002 and every year
thereafter:
(1) Up to $10 million for substance abuse assessment and testing and
creation of additional substance abuse treatment slots for at-risk parents and their
children, and the provision of coordinated prevention and treatment services to at-risk
parents and their children;
(2) Up to $5 million for coordinated services for at—risk parents' children
for prevention and treatment of substance abuse; and
(3) Up to $1 million for incentives for child welfare and addictions
personnel to achieve specified levels of expertise as determined by the protocol
developed under § 5-1202 of the Family Law Article as enacted by Section 1 of this Act.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the funds appropriated
for the purposes of Section 2 of this Act shall be in addition to any funds appropriated
for similar purposes for fiscal year 2001. The funds expended in fiscal year 2002 for
the purposes of Section 2 of this Act in excess of the funds appropriated in fiscal year
2001 shall be counted towards fulfilling the requirements of Section 1 of this Act,
provided that the funds are included in the Governor's budget request for fiscal year
2002 and every year thereafter. The federal IV-E funds spent for the purposes of
Section 1 of this Act as a result of a waiver agreement with the United States
Department of Health and Human Services may not be counted towards fulfilling the
requirements of Section 2 of this Act.
SECTION 3. 2. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Governor shall
include in the budget for fiscal year 2004, $500,000 for Department of Human
Resources and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shall contract with a
higher education institute or private entity to conduct Governor shall include in the
budget for the fiscal year 2004 $500,000 for an independent results-based evaluation
of the integration of substance abuse treatment and child welfare services in the
State. The annual evaluation shall be included in the report required by this Act on or
before December 15, 2004.
SECTION 4. 3. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That nothing in this Act
may be interpreted to change the criteria currently used for determining when a child
shall be removed from the custody of parents or other legal guardians found to have
a substance abuse problem.
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