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<section article="ghu" article_name="Human Services" number="5-306" title_number="5" title_name="Public Assistance" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Family Investment Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In providing assistance under this subtitle, the Department may contract with:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>charitable organizations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>private organizations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>religious organizations; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>institutions of higher education.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the Department contracts with a State, local, or nongovernmental contractor, the contractor shall provide individuals with disabilities access and equal opportunity to participate in the benefits of the services, programs, and activities provided by the contractor in accordance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, including reasonable accommodations necessary to participate in FIP.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>For any contract with a nongovernmental entity in place as of October 1, 2024, the Department annually shall review each contract to measure:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>overall program impact, including the number of recipients enrolled in education or training programs that increase the recipient’s skill level;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>interim progress toward employment for current recipients of temporary cash assistance, including the number of recipients earning an education credential or a skill–based certificate;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>employment outcomes for families who left temporary cash assistance due to earnings, including the number of employment outcomes with wages that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>equal the State minimum wage;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>meet or exceed 150% of the State minimum wage; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>meet or exceed 200% of the State minimum wage; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the number of the recipients served experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity while participating in work activities.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Within 45 days after completion of the Department’s review under subsection (c) of this section, the Department shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, submit the review to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>publish the review on the Department’s website.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
