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<section article="ghu" article_name="Human Services" number="7-1403" title_number="7" title_name="Individuals With Disabilities" subtitle_number="14">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is an Assistive Technology Services Fund in the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The purpose of the Fund is to receive revenue from assistive technology services provided by the Program, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>assistive technology assessments;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>assistive technology training;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>digital accessibility training;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>digital accessibility website evaluations; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>digital accessibility remediation services.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Secretary, through the Program, shall administer the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>revenue distributed to the Fund under subsection (b) of this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>interest earnings; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Fund may be used only to support the operations of the Program, including the purchase of assistive technology devices.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>Money expended from the Fund for the Program is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated for the Program.</text>
  </level>
</section>
