| SB 43 | Disabled Persons -- Guardian of the Person -- Delegation of
Authority
Authorizing the Secretary of Aging to delegate responsibilities of guardianship of disabled persons to staff persons registered with the court. Chairman JPR (Dept) |
| SB 50 | Assistance Card Programs -- Operation
Repealing the requirement that the Secretary of Aging operate a "Golden Age Card" Program for individuals who are 65 years of age or older or disabled; requiring the Office for Individuals with Disabilities to operate a "Disability Access Card" Program for individuals who are disabled; prohibiting the Director of the Office from charging a fee for a disability access card; etc. Chairman FIN (Dept) |
| SB 65 | Family Day Care Providers -- Grant Funds -- Repeal of Sunset
Provision
Repealing the termination of the provisions of law relating to the Family Day Care Provider Direct Grant Fund. EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2000 Chairman EEA (Dept) and Senator Hoffman |
| SB 108 | Child Support -- Child Support Reinvestment Fund --
Modifications
Altering the Child Support Reinvestment Fund to include all the federal performance incentive payments received by the Department of Human Resources in a fiscal year; repealing the requirement that the Fund may not receive more than $5 million in federal performance incentive dollars in a fiscal year, and the Fund balance may not exceed $5 million; altering uses of the Fund; providing that the moneys from the Fund may not be used to supplant the budget of a county or local support enforcement office; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000 Chairman B&T (Dept) |
| SB 151 | Attendant Care Program -- Administrative Costs
Providing that the Attendant Care Program shall be funded as provided in the State budget; and repealing provisions of law that relate to administrative costs of the Attendant Care Program. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000 Chairman B&T (Dept) |
| SB 514 | Department of Housing and Community Development -- Affordable
Housing
Establishing a Self--Help Homeownership Technical Assistance Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to administer the Program and adopt specified regulations, policies, and procedures that encourage self--help homeownership throughout the State; establishing specified conditions for the approval of project applications by the Department; etc. VARIOUS EFFECTIVE DATES Senator McFadden, et al |
| SB 671 | Child Welfare -- Integration of Child Welfare and Substance
Abuse Treatment Services
Requiring the Secretary of Human Resources and the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a statewide protocol for integrating child welfare and substance abuse treatment services; specifying the elements to be included in the protocol; requiring a court to order substance abuse assessment and testing of an at--risk parent upon a request by a local department of social services; requiring the Governor to include in the State budget, for fiscal year 2004, $500,000 for an independent results--based evaluation; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000 Senator Van Hollen, et al |
| SB 742 | Advisory Council on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Establishing an Advisory Council on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; providing for the membership, chairman, and staff of the Advisory Council; requiring the Advisory Council to study and take specified actions regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; requiring the Governor and State agencies to implement the recommendations of the Task Force to Study the Uses of Methylphenidate and Other Drugs on School Children; requiring reports by the Advisory Council; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000 Senator Hollinger (Task Force to Study the use of Methylphenidate and Other Drugs on School Children) |
| HB 7 | Child Welfare -- Integration of Child Welfare and Substance
Abuse Treatment Services
Requiring the Secretary of Human Resources and the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a statewide protocol for integrating child welfare and substance abuse treatment services; specifying the elements to be included in the protocol; requiring a court to order substance abuse assessment and testing of an at--risk parent upon a request by a local department of social services; requiring the Governor, under specified circumstances, to include funds in the State budget; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000 Delegate Taylor, et al |
| HB 501 | Department of Housing and Community Development -- Affordable
Housing
Establishing a Self--Help Homeownership Technical Assistance Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to administer the Program and adopt specified regulations, policies, and procedures that encourage self--help homeownership; establishing specified conditions for the approval of project applications; providing that service as a trustee of the Board of Trustees for the Maryland Affordable Housing Trust may not be deemed an office or employment for specified purposes; etc. VARIOUS EFFECTIVE DATES Delegate Cane, et al |
| HB 694 | Advisory Council on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Establishing an Advisory Council on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; providing for the membership, chairman, and staff of the Advisory Council; requiring the Advisory Council to study and take specified actions regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; requiring the Governor and State agencies to implement the recommendations of the Task Force to Study the Uses of Methylphenidate and Other Drugs on School Children; requiring specified reports by the Advisory Council; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000 Delegate Morhaim, et al |
| HB 1160 | Welfare Innovation Act of 2000
Authorizing the Secretary of Human Resources to establish as many as six Family Investment Program demonstration sites; altering the model hiring agreement used by the Secretary of Human Resources under the Program to allow priority hiring to positions that are not entry--level positions; requiring the Secretary and local directors of social services to work with local governments in recruiting and hiring Program recipients for local government positions; etc. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000 Delegate Rosenberg, et al |