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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="4-702" title_number="4" title_name="Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs" subtitle_number="7">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Community Program Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The purpose of the Fund is to assist:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>local law enforcement agencies in establishing community programs; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>agencies of a local government in establishing violence intervention programs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Executive Director 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, in conjunction with the Executive Director.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>investment earnings of the Fund; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation to the Fund of $500,000.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund may be used only to make grants as provided under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Fund may not be used for administrative expenses.</text>
    </level>
  </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 investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
