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Maryland House Bill HB725

Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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1- LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 499
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3-– 1 –
4-Chapter 499
5-(House Bill 725)
62
7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments.
9+ *hb0725*
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9-Children – Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program – Funding Establishment
11+HOUSE BILL 725
12+O4, F5 (2lr1345)
13+ENROLLED BILL
14+— Ways and Means/Budget and Taxation —
15+Introduced by Delegates Luedtke, Ebersole, Griffith, Guyton, and Solomon
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11-FOR the purpose of establishing the Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program to provide
12-specialized child care and early childhood education by funding to educators, early
13-intervention providers, mental health providers, and health care providers to certain
14-grants to certain providers that provide specialized child care and early education to
15-children under a certain age who have delays in development, physical disabilities,
16-or delays in social, emotional, or behavioral functioning; requiring certain providers
17-who received certain grants to report certain information to the State Department of
18-Education on or before certain dates; requiring the Department to compile certain
19-information and provide reports to certain committees on or before certain dates; and
20-generally relating to the Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program.
17+Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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22-BY adding to
23- Article – Education
24-Section 8–420
25- Annotated Code of Maryland
26- (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
19+_______________________________________________
20+Proofreader.
21+_______________________________________________
22+Proofreader.
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28- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
29-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
24+Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
3025
31-Article – Education
26+_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
3227
33-8–420.
28+______________________________________________
29+Speaker.
3430
35- (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
36-INDICATED.
31+CHAPTER ______
3732
38- (2) “DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS , PHYSICAL DISABILITIE S, OR DELAYS
39-IN SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL , OR BEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONING ” MEANS
33+AN ACT concerning 1
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41- (2) “ELIGIBLE CHILD” MEANS A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 6 YEARS
42-WITH DEVELOPMENTAL D ELAYS, PHYSICAL DISABILITIE S, OR DELAYS IN SOCIAL ,
43-EMOTIONAL, OR BEHAVIORAL FUNCTI ONING THAT NECESSITA TE SPECIALIZED
44-CHILD CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION SERVI CES INCLUDING :
35+Children – Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program – Funding Establishment 2
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46- (I) A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPM ENTAL DELAY OR ATYPI CAL
47-DEVELOPMENT , AS IDENTIFIED BY A H EALTH PROFESSIONAL , IN:
48- Ch. 499 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
37+FOR the purpose of establishing the Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program to provide 3
38+specialized child care and early childhood education by funding to educators, early 4
39+intervention providers, mental health providers, and health care providers to certain 5
40+grants to certain providers that provide specialized child care and early education to 6
41+children under a certain age who have delays in development, physical disabilities, 7
42+or delays in social, emotional, or behavioral functioning; requiring certain providers 8
43+who received certain grants to report certain information to the State Department of 9
44+Education on or before certain dates; requiring the Department to compile certain 10
45+information and provide reports to certain committees on or before certain dates; and 11
46+generally relating to the Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program. 12
4947
50-– 2 –
51- 1. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT ;
48+BY adding to 13
49+ Article – Education 14 2 HOUSE BILL 725
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53- 2. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ;
5451
55- 3. LANGUAGE AND SPEECH D EVELOPMENT ;
52+Section 8–420 1
53+ Annotated Code of Maryland 2
54+ (2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 3
5655
57- 4. PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ; OR
56+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 4
57+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 5
5858
59- 5. SELF–HELP SKILLS;
59+Article – Education 6
6060
61- (II) PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA , AS IDENTIFIED THROUG H AN
62-EVALUATION BY A MENT AL HEALTH PROFESSION AL; OR
61+8–420. 7
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64- (III) A DIAGNOSED PHYSICAL , DEVELOPMENTAL , OR MENTAL
65-HEALTH CONDITION THA T IMPACTS DAILY LIVI NG AND LIMITS PARTICIPATION IN
66-TYPICAL EARLY CHILDH OOD EDUCATION OR CHI LD CARE SETTINGS .
63+ (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 8
64+INDICATED. 9
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68- (3) “ELIGIBLE THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE PROVIDER ” MEANS A
69-THERAPEUTIC CHILD CA RE PROVIDER DESIGNAT ED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR
70-PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM UNDER SUBSECT ION (C)(3) OF THIS SECTION.
66+ (2) “DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS , PHYSICAL DISABILITIE S, OR DELAYS 10
67+IN SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, OR BEHAVIORAL FUNCTI ONING” MEANS 11
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72- (4) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE PROGRAM.
69+ (2) “ELIGIBLE CHILD” MEANS A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 6 YEARS 12
70+WITH DEVELOPMENTAL D ELAYS, PHYSICAL DISABILITIE S, OR DELAYS IN SOCIAL , 13
71+EMOTIONAL, OR BEHAVIORAL FUNCTI ONING THAT NECESSITA TE SPECIALIZED 14
72+CHILD CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION SERVICES I NCLUDING: 15
7373
74- (5) “THERAPEUTIC CHILD CAR E PROVIDER” INCLUDES EDUCATORS ,
75-EARLY INTERVENTION P ROVIDERS, MENTAL HEALTH PROVID ERS, AND HEALTH
76-CARE PROVIDERS WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROVID E SPECIALIZED C HILD CARE AND
77-EARLY EDUCATION SERV ICES TO ELIGIBLE CHI LDREN.
74+ (I) A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPM ENTAL DELAY OR ATYPI CAL 16
75+DEVELOPMENT , AS IDENTIFIED BY A H EALTH PROFESSIONAL , IN: 17
7876
79- (B) THERE IS A THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE PROGRAM IN THE STATE.
77+ 1. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT ; 18
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81- (C) (1) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED
82-CHILD CARE AND EARLY CHILD HOOD EDUCATION BY ED UCATORS, EARLY
83-INTERVENTION PROVIDERS, MENTAL HEALTH PROVID ERS, AND HEALTH CARE
84-PROVIDERS TO CHILDREN UNDER THE A GE OF 6 YEARS WHO HAVE :
79+ 2. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ; 19
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86- (1) DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS ;
81+ 3. LANGUAGE AND SPEECH D EVELOPMENT ; 20
8782
88- (2) PHYSICAL DISABILITIES ; OR
83+ 4. PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPM ENT; OR 21
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90- (3) DELAYS IN SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, OR BEHAVIORAL FUNCTI ONING
91-FUNDING TO ELIGIBLE THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE PROVIDERS FOR THE
92-TREATMENT OF ELIGIBL E CHILDREN.
85+ 5. SELF–HELP SKILLS; 22
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94- (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PROGRAM. LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 499
87+ (II) PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA , AS IDENTIFIED THROUG H AN 23
88+EVALUATION BY A MENT AL HEALTH PROFESSION AL; OR 24
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96-– 3 –
90+ (III) A DIAGNOSED PHYSICAL , DEVELOPMENTAL , OR MENTAL 25
91+HEALTH CONDITION THA T IMPACTS DAILY LIVI NG AND LIMITS PARTIC IPATION IN 26
92+TYPICAL EARLY CHILDH OOD EDUCATION OR CHI LD CARE SETTINGS . 27
9793
98- (3) ON MAY 1 EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DESI GNATE
99-THERAPEUTIC CHILD CA RE PROVIDERS FOR PAR TICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.
94+ (3) “ELIGIBLE THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE PROVIDER ” MEANS A 28
95+THERAPEUTIC CHILD CA RE PROVIDER DESIGNAT ED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR 29
96+PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM UNDER SUBSECT ION (C)(3) OF THIS SECTION. 30 HOUSE BILL 725 3
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101- (4) ON MAY 1 EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COUN T ALL
102-ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AT EACH ELIGIBLE THERAP EUTIC CHILD CARE PRO VIDER.
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104- (D) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , FOR FISCAL
105-YEAR 2024, THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL AN
106-APPROPRIATION TO THE PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE PE R PUPIL
107-FUNDING AMOUNT OF $45,000 FOR EACH CHILD SERVE D WHO HAS DEVELOPMEN TAL
108-DELAYS, PHYSICAL DISABILITIE S, OR DELAYS IN SOCIAL , EMOTIONAL, OR
109-BEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONI NG.
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111- (2) (I) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, FOR PROVIDERS IN THE PROGRAM
112-THAT BEGAN PROVIDING CARE TO CHILDREN ON OR BEFORE MARCH 5, 2020, THE
113-PER PUPIL FUNDING AM OUNT SHALL BE CALCUL ATED USING THE HIGHE R OF:
100+ (4) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE PROGRAM. 1
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115- 1. THE JANUARY 1, 2019, ENROLLMENT ; OR
102+ (5) “THERAPEUTIC CHILD CAR E PROVIDER” INCLUDES EDUCATORS , 2
103+EARLY INTERVENTION P ROVIDERS, MENTAL HEALTH PROVID ERS, AND HEALTH 3
104+CARE PROVIDERS WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROVID E SPECIALIZED CHILD CARE AND 4
105+EARLY EDUCATION SERVICES T O ELIGIBLE CHILDREN . 5
116106
117- 2. THE JANUARY 1, 2023, ENROLLMENT .
107+ (B) THERE IS A THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE PROGRAM IN THE STATE. 6
118108
119- (II) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, FOR PROVIDERS IN THE PROGRAM
120-THAT BEGAN PROVIDING CARE TO CHILDREN AFT ER MARCH 5, 2020, THE PER PUPIL
121-FUNDING AMOUNT SHALL BE CALCULATED USING THE JANUARY 1, 2023,
122-ENROLLMENT .
109+ (C) (1) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED 7
110+CHILD CARE AND EARLY CHILD HOOD EDUCATION BY ED UCATORS, EARLY 8
111+INTERVENTION PROVIDERS, MENTAL HEALTH PROVID ERS, AND HEALTH CARE 9
112+PROVIDERS TO CHILDREN UNDER THE A GE OF 6 YEARS WHO HAVE : 10
123113
124- (3) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR
125-THEREAFTER , THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCREA SE THE PER PUPIL FUN DING AMOUNT
126-UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION B Y THE LESSER OF :
114+ (1) DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS ; 11
127115
128- (I) THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN
129-CONSUMERS FOR THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA, OR ANY SUCCESSOR
130-INDEX; OR
116+ (2) PHYSICAL DISABILITIES ; OR 12
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132- (II) 1.5%.
118+ (3) DELAYS IN SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, OR BEHAVIORAL FUNCTI ONING 13
119+FUNDING TO ELIGIBLE THERAPEUTIC CH ILD CARE PROVIDERS F OR THE 14
120+TREATMENT OF ELIGIBL E CHILDREN. 15
133121
134- (4) THE PROGRAM MAY BE FUNDED FROM:
122+ (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PROGRAM. 16
135123
136- (I) THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE; AND
124+ (3) ON MAY 1 EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DESI GNATE 17
125+THERAPEUTIC CHILD CA RE PROVIDERS FOR PAR TICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. 18
137126
138- (II) ANY OTHER SOURCES .
139- Ch. 499 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
127+ (4) ON MAY 1 EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COUN T ALL 19
128+ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AT EACH ELIGIBLE THERAP EUTIC CHILD CARE PRO VIDER. 20
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141-– 4 –
142- (D) (1) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER ,
143-THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIATIO N
144-OF $3,750,000 TO THE PROGRAM.
130+ (D) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , FOR FISCAL 21
131+YEAR 2024, THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN 22
132+APPROPRIATION TO THE PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE PE R PUPIL 23
133+FUNDING AMOUNT OF $45,000 FOR EACH CHILD SERVE D WHO HAS DEVELOPMEN TAL 24
134+DELAYS, PHYSICAL DISABILITIE S, OR DELAYS IN SOCIAL , EMOTIONAL, OR 25
135+BEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONI NG. 26
145136
146- (2) USING THE COUNT OF EL IGIBLE CHILDREN AT E ACH ELIGIBLE
147-THERAPEUTIC CHILD CA RE PROVIDER ON MAY 1 OF THE PREVIOUS FISC AL YEAR,
148-THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DIST RIBUTE THE FULL APPR OPRIATION LISTED UND ER
149-PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION T O EACH ELIGIBLE THER APEUTIC CHILD
150-CARE PROVIDER IN AN AMOUNT PROPORTIONATE TO THE NUMBER OF ELI GIBLE
151-CHILDREN SERVED BY T HE ELIGIBLE PROVIDER OUT OF THE TOTAL NUM BER OF
152-ELIGIBLE CHILDREN SE RVED BY ALL ELIGIBLE THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE
153-PROVIDERS.
137+ (2) (I) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, FOR PROVIDERS IN THE PROGRAM 27
138+THAT BEGAN PROVIDING CARE TO CHILDREN ON OR BEFORE MARCH 5, 2020, THE 28
139+PER PUPIL FUNDING AM OUNT SHALL BE CALCUL ATED USING THE HIGHE R OF: 29
154140
155- (2) “DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS , PHYSICAL DISABILITIE S, OR DELAYS
156-IN SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, OR BEHAVIORAL FUNCTI ONING” MEANS:
141+ 1. THE JANUARY 1, 2019, ENROLLMENT ; OR 30
142+ 4 HOUSE BILL 725
157143
158- (I) A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPM ENTAL DELAY OR ATYPI CAL
159-DEVELOPMENT , AS IDENTIFIED BY A H EALTH PROFESSIONAL , IN:
160144
161- 1. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT ;
145+ 2. THE JANUARY 1, 2023, ENROLLMENT . 1
162146
163- 2. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ;
147+ (II) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, FOR PROVIDERS IN THE PROGRAM 2
148+THAT BEGAN PROVIDING CARE TO CHILDREN AFT ER MARCH 5, 2020, THE PER PUPIL 3
149+FUNDING AMOUNT SHALL BE CALCULATED USING THE JANUARY 1, 2023, 4
150+ENROLLMENT . 5
164151
165- 3. LANGUAGE AND SPEECH D EVELOPMENT ;
152+ (3) BEGINNING IN FISCAL Y EAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR 6
153+THEREAFTER , THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCREA SE THE PER PUPIL FUN DING AMOUNT 7
154+UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION B Y THE LESSER OF: 8
166155
167- 4. PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPM ENT; OR
156+ (I) THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN 9
157+CONSUMERS FOR THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA, OR ANY SUCCESSOR 10
158+INDEX; OR 11
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169- 5. SELF–HELP SKILLS;
160+ (II) 1.5%. 12
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171- (II) PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA , AS IDENTIFIED THROUG H AN
172-EVALUATION BY A MENT AL HEALTH PROFESSI ONAL; OR
162+ (4) THE PROGRAM MAY BE FUNDED FROM: 13
173163
174- (III) A DIAGNOSED PHYSICAL , DEVELOPMENTAL , OR MENTAL
175-HEALTH CONDITION THA T IMPACTS DAILY LIVI NG AND LIMITS PARTIC IPATION IN
176-TYPICAL EARLY CHILDH OOD EDUCATION OR CHI LD CARE SETTINGS .
164+ (I) THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE; AND 14
177165
178- (3) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE GRANT
179-PROGRAM.
166+ (II) ANY OTHER SOURCES . 15
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181- (B) THERE IS A THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE GRANT PROGRAM IN THE
182-STATE.
183- LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 499
168+ (D) (1) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , 16
169+THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION 17
170+OF $3,750,000 TO THE PROGRAM. 18
184171
185-– 5 –
186- (C) (1) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO
187-PROVIDERS THAT SPECI ALIZE IN PROVIDING C HILD CARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD
188-EDUCATION TO CHILDRE N UNDER THE AGE OF 6 YEARS WHO HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL
189-DELAYS, PHYSICAL DISABILITIE S, OR DELAYS IN SOCIAL , EMOTIONAL, OR
190-BEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONI NG.
172+ (2) USING THE COUNT OF EL IGIBLE CHILDREN AT E ACH ELIGIBLE 19
173+THERAPEUTIC CHILD CA RE PROVIDER ON MAY 1 OF THE PREVIOUS FISC AL YEAR, 20
174+THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DIST RIBUTE THE FULL APPR OPRIATION LISTED UND ER 21
175+PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION TO EACH E LIGIBLE THERAPEUTIC CHILD 22
176+CARE PROVIDER IN AN AMOUNT PROPORTIONATE TO THE NUMBER OF ELI GIBLE 23
177+CHILDREN SERVED BY T HE ELIGIBLE PROVIDER OUT OF THE TOTAL NUM BER OF 24
178+ELIGIBLE CHILDREN SE RVED BY ALL ELIGIBLE THERAPEUTIC CHILD CA RE 25
179+PROVIDERS. 26
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192- (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PROGRAM.
181+ (2) “DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS , PHYSICAL DISABILITIE S, OR DELAYS 27
182+IN SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, OR BEHAVIORAL FUNCTI ONING” MEANS: 28
193183
194- (3) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 15 EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
195-AWARD GRANTS UNDER T HIS SECTION.
184+ (I) A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPM ENTAL DELAY OR ATYPI CAL 29
185+DEVELOPMENT , AS IDENTIFIED BY A H EALTH PROFESSIONAL , IN: 30
196186
197- (D) (1) FOR EACH OF FISCAL YE ARS 2023 THROUGH 2025, THE
198-GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF
199-$3,700,000 TO THE PROGRAM.
187+ 1. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT ; 31
188+ HOUSE BILL 725 5
200189
201- (2) IN AWARDING GRANTS UN DER THE PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT
202-SHALL DISTRIBUTE :
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204- (I) $1,283,000 TO EXISTING PROVIDERS IN THE SAME AMOUNT
205-AS WAS PROVIDED IN F ISCAL YEAR 2022;
191+ 2. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ; 1
206192
207- (II) $1,917,000 TO EXISTING PROVIDER S IN THE SAME
208-PROPORTION AS WAS PR OVIDED IN FISCAL YEA R 2022 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONA L
209-SERVICES; AND
193+ 3. LANGUAGE AND SPEECH D EVELOPMENT ; 2
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211- (III) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS
212-SUBSECTION, $500,000 TO NEW PROVIDERS OR EXISTING PROVIDERS T O ENROLL
213-ADDITIONAL CHILDREN .
195+ 4. PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPM ENT; OR 3
214196
215- (3) IF FUNDS ARE REMAININ G AFTER THE DISTRIBU TION REQUIRED
216-UNDER PARAGRAPH (2)(III) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THEN THE REMAINDER S HALL BE
217-DISTRIBUTED AS PROVI DED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION .
197+ 5. SELF–HELP SKILLS; 4
218198
219- (E) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2022, AND DECEMBER 1, 2023, THE
220-PROVIDERS WHO RECEIV ED A GRANT UNDER THI S SECTION SHALL REPO RT TO THE
221-DEPARTMENT THE COST O F PROVIDING SERVICES TO A CHILD WITH
222-DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, PHYSICAL DISABILITIE S, OR DELAYS IN SOCIAL ,
223-EMOTIONAL, OR BEHAVIORAL FUNCTI ONING AND THE SOURCE S OF FUNDING
224-RECEIVED BY THE PROV IDER.
199+ (II) PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA , AS IDENTIFIED THROUG H AN 5
200+EVALUATION BY A MENT AL HEALTH PROFESSION AL; OR 6
225201
226- (2) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30, 2022, AND DECEMBER 30, 2023,
227-THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMP ILE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER
228-PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION A ND SHALL REPORT THE COMPILED
229-INFORMATION TO THE SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE AND THE Ch. 499 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
202+ (III) A DIAGNOSED PHYSICAL , DEVELOPMENTAL , OR MENTAL 7
203+HEALTH CONDITION THA T IMPACTS DAILY LIVI NG AND LIMITS PARTIC IPATION IN 8
204+TYPICAL EARLY CHILDH OOD EDUCATION OR CHI LD CARE SETTINGS . 9
230205
231-– 6 –
232-HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE
233-STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE.
206+ (3) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE GRANT 10
207+PROGRAM. 11
234208
235- (F) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS NECESSAR Y TO CARRY
236-OUT THIS SECTION .
209+ (B) THERE IS A THERAPEUTIC CHILD CARE GRANT PROGRAM IN THE 12
210+STATE. 13
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238- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
239-1, 2022.
212+ (C) (1) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO 14
213+PROVIDERS THAT SPECI ALIZE IN PROVIDING C HILD CARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD 15
214+EDUCATION TO CHILDRE N UNDER THE AGE OF 6 YEARS WHO HAVE DEVEL OPMENTAL 16
215+DELAYS, PHYSICAL DISABILITIE S, OR DELAYS IN SOCIAL , EMOTIONAL, OR 17
216+BEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONI NG. 18
240217
241-Enacted under Article II, § 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution, May 29, 2022.
218+ (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PROGRAM. 19
219+
220+ (3) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 15 EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL 20
221+AWARD GRANTS UNDER T HIS SECTION. 21
222+
223+ (D) (1) FOR EACH OF FISCAL YE ARS 2023 THROUGH 2025, THE 22
224+GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF 23
225+$3,700,000 TO THE PROGRAM. 24
226+
227+ (2) IN AWARDING GRANTS UN DER THE PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT 25
228+SHALL DISTRIBUTE : 26
229+
230+ (I) $1,283,000 TO EXISTING PRO VIDERS IN THE SAME A MOUNT 27
231+AS WAS PROVIDED IN F ISCAL YEAR 2022; 28
232+ 6 HOUSE BILL 725
233+
234+
235+ (II) $1,917,000 TO EXISTING PROVIDER S IN THE SAME 1
236+PROPORTION AS WAS PR OVIDED IN FISCAL YEA R 2022 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONA L 2
237+SERVICES; AND 3
238+
239+ (III) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS 4
240+SUBSECTION, $500,000 TO NEW PROVIDERS OR EXISTING PROVIDERS T O ENROLL 5
241+ADDITIONAL CHILDREN . 6
242+
243+ (3) IF FUNDS ARE REMAININ G AFTER THE DISTRIBU TION REQUIRED 7
244+UNDER PARAGRAPH (2)(III) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THEN THE REMAINDER S HALL BE 8
245+DISTRIBUTED AS PROVI DED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 9
246+
247+ (E) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2022, AND DECEMBER 1, 2023, THE 10
248+PROVIDERS WHO RECEIV ED A GRANT UNDER THI S SECTION SHALL REPO RT TO THE 11
249+DEPARTMENT THE COST O F PROVIDING SERVICES TO A CHILD WITH 12
250+DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS , PHYSICAL DISABILITIES , OR DELAYS IN SOCIAL , 13
251+EMOTIONAL, OR BEHAVIORAL FUNCTI ONING AND THE SOURCE S OF FUNDING 14
252+RECEIVED BY THE PROV IDER. 15
253+
254+ (2) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30, 2022, AND DECEMBER 30, 2023, 16
255+THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMP ILE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER 17
256+PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION A ND SHALL REPORT THE COMPILED 18
257+INFORMATION TO THE SENATE BUDGET AND TAXATION COMMITTEE AND THE 19
258+HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE 20
259+STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 21
260+
261+ (F) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY 22
262+OUT THIS SECTION . 23
263+
264+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 24
265+1, 2022. 25
266+
267+
268+
269+
270+Approved:
271+________________________________________________________________________________
272+ Governor.
273+________________________________________________________________________________
274+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
275+________________________________________________________________________________
276+ President of the Senate.