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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 12.11.09.03" title_num="12" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="09" heading="Funding Administration.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Each Department correctional or detention facility shall establish and maintain an inmate welfare fund according to this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Inmate Welfare Fund Board (Board) shall oversee inmate welfare fund administrative activities.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Board membership shall consist of the following Department personnel:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Secretary (Chairman);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Deputy Secretary for Operations (DSO);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Deputy Secretary for Administration (DSA);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Commissioner of Correction;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Commissioner of Pretrial Detention and Services;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Director of Patuxent Institution;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Assistant Attorney General assigned to the Department (Principal Counsel);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Chief Financial Officer; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Director of Procurement Services.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Board, at a minimum, shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Review existing and proposed cost allocations for Department inmate-related programs to determine the use of inmate welfare funds in the subsequent budget year;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Identify and quantify priority projects to be supported with inmate welfare funding;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Identify the type of expenditures that require Board approval;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Identify the type of expenditures and the dollar amount delegated to Operations that may be disbursed without Board approval;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Determine the amount each Department correctional and detention facility’s inmate welfare fund is obligated to contribute to Department inmate-related programs; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Prepare a year-end report that identifies all inmate welfare fund revenues and expenditures by type and dollar amount for the previous fiscal year.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The Board, at a minimum, shall meet twice each fiscal year.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The Deputy Secretary for Operations shall provide administrative support staff for the Board who shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Schedule meetings;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Document Board discussions and decisions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>File and maintain records of discussions and decisions; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Perform other duties related to Board activities.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>