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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Defined terms: "Fund" § 10-513
"Secretary" § 10-101
10-516. COMPOSITION; DISTRIBUTION.
(A) CONTINUING; NONLAPSING.
THE FUND IS A CONTINUING, NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO §
7-302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE.
(B) COMPOSITION.
(1) THE FUND CONSISTS OF APPROPRIATIONS THAT ARE MADE TO THE
FUND FROM THE STATE BUDGET.
(2) FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE IN THE
ANNUAL STATE BUDGET AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 FOR THE FUND.
(C) DISTRIBUTION.
(1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, MONEY FROM
THE FUND SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO COUNTIES FOR SENIOR CITIZEN ACTIVITIES
CENTERS BASED ON A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS ADMINISTERED BY THE
DEPARTMENT.
(2) AT LEAST 50% OF THE FUND SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FOR SENIOR
CITIZEN ACTIVITIES CENTERS ON THE BASIS OF NEED, AS DETERMINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT, TO COUNTIES:
(I) THAT HAVE DEVELOPED AND SUBMITTED A LOCAL STRATEGIC
PLAN FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE
SECRETARY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; AND
(II) FOR WHICH:
1. THE AVERAGE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE MOST
RECENT 18-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH DATA IS AVAILABLE IS GREATER THAN 150%
OF THE AVERAGE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE ENTIRE STATE DURING THAT
SAME PERIOD; OR
2. THE AVERAGE PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME FOR THE
MOST RECENT 24-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH DATA IS AVAILABLE IS EQUAL TO OR
LESS THAN 67% OF THE AVERAGE PERSONAL PER CAPITA INCOME FOR THE ENTIRE
STATE DURING THAT SAME PERIOD.
(D) INVESTMENTS.
THE FUND SHALL BE INVESTED AND REINVESTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS
OTHER STATE FUNDS.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 70B, §§ 33(b), 34(b), (c), and (e), and 35(b) and (c).
In subsection (b)(2) of this section, the former reference to the budget "bill
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