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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="15-160" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2029 PER CHAPTER 166 OF 2026" title_number="15" title_name="Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Medical and Pharmacy Assistance Programs">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “database” means the employment training and opportunity database developed and maintained under subsection (b) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department shall develop and maintain an employment training and opportunity database.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The purpose of the database is to provide individuals in the State with assistance in finding employment training and other opportunities that may enable the individuals to become eligible and maintain eligibility for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Program; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>In developing and maintaining the database, the Department shall coordinate with the following entities:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Maryland Department of Labor;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Department of Human Services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The Department of Service and Civic Innovation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The Maryland Chamber of Commerce;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Labor unions;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Trade associations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Educational institutions;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>Local workforce development boards; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>Any other entity that the Department determines appropriate.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The database shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Vocational, workforce training, and job placement programs available in the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Information regarding how to apply for a vocational, workforce training, or job placement program included in the database under item (1) of this subsection; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A mechanism that allows an individual to directly contact the vocational, workforce training, or job placement program in which the individual is interested.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Department shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Make the database available to the public on a dedicated page on the Department’s website;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Assist individuals in enrolling in vocational, workforce training, and job placement programs listed in the database; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Update the database at least every 30 days.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
