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<section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="11.5-104" title_number="11.5" title_name="Ending Youth Homelessness Act" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department shall establish a grant making process that is inclusive of currently and formerly homeless youth from diverse geographic regions within the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The grant making process shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>ensure that youth are involved in the planning and evaluation activities, including by providing opportunities for youth to participate in decision making;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>adequately support youth participation in the grant making process; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>to the extent practicable, support youth participation in the grant making process through stipends and reasonable reimbursement for expenses.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Department shall engage currently or formerly homeless youth and representatives of service provider or advocacy organizations that address youth homelessness in the development of requests or proposals or other grant application materials as may be required under this title.</text>
  </level>
</section>
