PART M
HUMAN RESOURCES

 
SB 291 Residential and Nonresidential Child Care Programs and Nonpublic General Education Schools -- Rate Setting
Altering the rate setting structure for private residential or nonresidential child care programs and nonpublic general education schools; placing the rate setting structure for private child care programs and nonpublic general education schools under the authority of the Department of Education; establishing the Department of Education as the fiscal agent of the Subcabinet Fund for Children, Youth, and Families; defining terms; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.
EMERGENCY BILL
Senator Hoffman, et al
 
SB 445 Family Investment Program -- Earned Income Disregard
Increasing from 26\% to 35\% the amount of earned income that will be disregarded for the purpose of determining the amount of assistance certain individuals may receive under the Family Investment Program; prohibiting the increase in the earned income disregard from increasing certain expenditures; etc.
Effective July 1, 1999
Senator Lawlah
 
SB 516 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
Creating a Joint Committee on Children, Youth and Families; specifying the membership and tenure of the Committee; providing for the appointment of cochairmen of the Committee; establishing that the full authorized membership of the Committee is a quorum; providing staff for the Committee; establishing the powers and duties of the Committee; etc.
Effective June 1, 1999
Senator Hoffman, et al
 
SB 667 Garrett County -- Local Social Services Board -- Membership
Authorizing the Board of County Commissioners of Garrett County to increase the size of the board of the local department of social services from 9 to a maximum of 13 members.
Senator Hafer
 
SB 720 Department of Human Resources -- Welfare and Child Support Enforcement Innovation Act of 1999
Requiring the Executive Director of the Family Investment Administration of the Department of Human Resources to develop a process addressing cash assistance payment errors and to monitor the progress of plans relating to the Family Investment Program submitted by each local department of social services; requiring, at least once every 2 years, a specified audit of each local department of social services and a report on the findings; extending the termination date for the Child Support Enforcement Privatization Pilot Program; etc.
Effective July 1, 1999
Senator Madden
 
HB 68 Developmental Disabilities -- State Plan -- Private Community--Based Services -- Billing Rate Appeals
Altering the billing rate appeals process for private providers of certain community--based services to individuals with developmental disability; specifying the process requiring the Developmental Disabilities Administration to review each private provider's year--end report and to conduct an audit of each private provider every 4 years; providing that, for fiscal year 2000, certain funds shall not revert to the General Fund and shall remain available for expenditure on the Waiting List Initiative in the subsequent fiscal year; etc.
Effective July 1, 1999
Chairman ENV (Dept)
 
HB 492 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
Creating a Joint Committee on Children, Youth and Families; specifying the membership and tenure of the Committee; providing for the appointment of cochairmen of the Committee; establishing that a majority of the full authorized membership of the Committee is a quorum; providing staff for the Committee; establishing the powers and duties of the Committee; etc.
Effective June 1, 1999
Delegate Shriver, et al
 
HB 878 Assistive Technology Guaranteed Loan Program and Fund
Creating an Assistive Technology Guaranteed Loan Fund as a nonlapsing fund in the Office for Individuals with Disabilities; establishing an Assistive Technology Guaranteed Loan Program and a Board of Directors for the Program; authorizing the use of moneys in the Fund to pay all expenses and disbursements authorized by the Board for administering the Fund and financing the guarantees of loans and subsidies of loan interest for the purchase of assistive technology for individuals with disabilities; etc.
Delegate Hubbard, et al
 
HB 914 Family Investment Program -- Earned Income Disregard
Increasing from 26\% to 35\% the amount of earned income that will be disregarded for the purpose of determining the amount of assistance certain individuals may receive under the Family Investment Program; prohibiting the increase in the earned income disregard from increasing certain expenditures; etc.
Effective July 1, 1999
Delegate McIntosh, et al
 
HB 1059 Department of Human Resources -- Welfare and Child Support Enforcement Innovation Act of 1999
Requiring the Executive Director of the Family Investment Administration of the Department of Human Resources to perform specified duties; providing for specified audits; extending the termination date for the Child Support Enforcement Privatization Pilot Program; altering the reimbursement of private contractors for child support services under the Program; etc.
Effective July 1, 1999
Delegate Rawlings, et al