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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="7-505" title_number="7" title_name="Public Schools" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Youth Suicide Prevention School Programs">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>As to each program receiving State funding:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Monitor its operations; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Evaluate annually its effectiveness; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Review and either approve or disapprove the application for State funding of a proposal program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The funding of an eligible program shall be a shared responsibility of this State and local education agencies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Each eligible program shall submit to the Department a proposed annual budget for review and approval, at the times that the Department specifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The proposed budget of the Department shall list the eligible programs and estimate the amount of State funds to be allocated to each.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Department shall seek federal funds for Youth Suicide Prevention School Programs under the Garret Lee Smith Memorial Act.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The State funds designated for Youth Suicide Prevention School Programs may be included in the budgets of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Maryland Department of Health.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
