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<section article="ghu" article_name="Human Services" number="5-204" title_number="5" title_name="Public Assistance" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Family Investment Administration">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to State and federal laws governing the administration of public assistance, the Executive Director shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>organize and administer the Administration;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>supervise the public assistance activities of the local departments; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>supervise other agencies and institutions under the supervision of the Administration.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Executive Director may prescribe the number and minimum qualifications of the personnel engaged in the administration of the activities of the Administration and of the local departments that are financed wholly or partly by the Administration.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>As provided in the State budget, the Executive Director may appoint the personnel required to properly perform the duties of the Administration.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Except as otherwise provided, appointment and removal of all paid personnel under this title are subject to the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Executive Director shall submit budget estimates for the Administration to the Secretary.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Executive Director shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>develop a comprehensive process to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>systematically analyze cash assistance payment errors;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>formulate strategies, including improvements in the eligibility determination process, to reduce the errors; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>monitor implementation of the strategies;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>require each local department to submit annual plans that contain measurable objectives, including objectives for participation in work activities, to meet the goals of the Family Investment Program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>monitor the success of the local departments in achieving the objectives of the plans.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
