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<section article="ghu" article_name="Human Services" number="9-246" title_number="9" title_name="Juvenile Services" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Department of Juvenile Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “fund” means a youth welfare fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a youth welfare fund in each facility of the Department of Juvenile Services.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A fund shall be used for goods and services that benefit the general youth population in the facility.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each fund is a special continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Each fund consists of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>profits derived from the sale of goods through the commissary operation and telephone and vending machine commissions for the facility; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, money received from other sources.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Money from the General Fund of the State may not be transferred by budget amendment or other manner to a fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Treasurer shall hold each fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for each fund.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Each fund is subject to an audit by the Office of Legislative Audits under § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Each fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any investment earnings are not a part of the fund.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Comptroller shall pay out money from each fund as appropriated in the State budget.</text>
  </level>
</section>
