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<section article="ghu" article_name="Human Services" number="8-105" title_number="8" title_name="Children, Youth, and Families" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a Governor’s Office for Children.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Office is a separate unit within the Executive Department.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The purpose of the Office is to provide a coordinated, comprehensive, interagency approach to promoting the well–being of children and families through a network of supports, programs, and services that are family and child–oriented and reducing the number of children living in poverty.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Governor may provide for the structure, duties, and responsibilities of the Office by executive order.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>For each of fiscal years 2027 through 2030, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $250,000 to the Governor’s Office for Children to provide grants to fund operating expenses of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Maryland.</text>
  </level>
</section>
