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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="3-411" title_number="3" title_name="Economic Development and Business Resources" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Partnership for Workforce Quality">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Partnership for Workforce Quality Fund in the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Secretary shall manage and supervise the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to reversion under § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>money appropriated by the State to the Fund;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>money made available to the Fund through federal programs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>private contributions to the Fund;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>an application or other fee paid to the Program in connection with processing a request for financial assistance; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>any other money made available to the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Department may use money in the Fund for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>grants to defray the cost of workforce training; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>administrative, actuarial, legal, and technical services for the Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Any investment earnings shall be credited to the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Governor shall include in the State budget for each fiscal year an appropriation of at least $1,000,000 for the Partnership for Workforce Quality Program.</text>
  </level>
</section>
