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<section article="ghu" article_name="Human Services" number="5-304" future_version_removed="true" title_number="5" title_name="Public Assistance" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Family Investment Program">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Children of current or former recipients” means minors who:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>are at least 14 years old; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>reside with current or former recipients of benefits.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Former recipient” means an individual who received benefits under FIP in the past 5 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Foster youth” means an individual who:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is an adult in out–of–home care under the responsibility of the State; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <level label="1">
          <text>is an adult under the age of 25 years; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>was in out–of–home care under the responsibility of the State on the individual’s 18th birthday.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Obligor” has the meaning stated in § 10–101 of the Family Law Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Secretary of Budget and Management, with the assistance of the Secretary, shall develop and implement a plan for hiring current and former recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors by the principal departments within the Executive Branch of State government.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For each principal department, the plan shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the units that most easily could hire current and former recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the positions most suitable for current and former recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a proposal for recruiting current and former recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>job retention strategies; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>a target number of current and former recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors to be recruited.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>In consultation with the Secretary, the Secretary of Budget and Management shall report, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Appropriations Committee of the General Assembly:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>on or before January 1, 2010, on the development of the hiring plan for current and former recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>on or before November 1 of each year, on the number of recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors hired and retained by the principal departments within the Executive Branch of State government.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Working with appropriate local government officials, the Secretary and each local director shall develop and implement a local government hiring plan under which local governments may hire current and former recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For each jurisdiction, the local government hiring plan shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a list of the units that most easily could hire current and former recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a list of the employment positions most suitable for current and former recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>proposals to recruit current and former recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>employment retention strategies; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>a target number of current and former recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors to be recruited.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Each local director shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>develop and submit the local government hiring plan in accordance with a schedule and format that the Secretary determines;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>implement in a timely manner the proposals and strategies in the local government hiring plan;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>achieve the target numbers in the local government hiring plan; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>develop and submit reports to the Secretary in accordance with a schedule and format that the Secretary determines.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>On or before November 1 of each year and in consultation with the Maryland Association of Counties, the Secretary shall report, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Appropriations Committee of the General Assembly, on:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the development of the local government hiring plan; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the number of current and former recipients, children of current or former recipients, foster youth, and obligors hired and retained by local governments.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Secretary shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>establish a process through which a person may recommend a vocational, workforce training, or job placement program for inclusion in the database developed and maintained under § 15–160 of the Health – General Article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>if appropriate, forward a recommendation made under item (1) of this subsection to the Maryland Department of Health for inclusion in the database.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
