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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="5-347" title_number="5" title_name="Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If the Department makes a child care special loan to an applicant, the Department shall prepare loan documents.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The loan documents shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the rate of interest on the child care special loan;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the amount of the child care special loan;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a requirement that before each disbursement of loan proceeds is released to the applicant, the applicant and the Department cosign the request for the money;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>provisions for repayment of the child care special loan; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>any other provisions that the Department determines are necessary, including provisions to take liens and security interests in real and personal property.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The child care special loan documents may provide for penalties for an applicant who fails to operate the child care facility for the entire term of the child care special loan.</text>
  </level>
</section>
