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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 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 | 5 | *sb0699* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 699 | |
| 11 | 8 | A3 4lr3175 | |
| 12 | - | CF | |
| 9 | + | CF 4lr3433 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Senator M. Washington | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 29, 2024 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Finance and Budget and Taxation | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: February 29, 2024 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Cannabis – Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund – Distribution and Use 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | of Funds for Baltimore City 3 | |
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | 21 | FOR the purpose of altering the process for distributing the Community Reinvestment and 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | Repair Fund to Baltimore City by allocating certain funds to the Baltimore City 5 | |
| 29 | 23 | Comptroller under certain circumstances; establishing an Equitable Community 6 | |
| 30 | 24 | Investment Council in each Baltimore City State legislative district; requiring each 7 | |
| 31 | - | council to adopt bylaws by a certain date | |
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| 33 | - | ||
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| 36 | - | ||
| 25 | + | council to adopt bylaws by a certain date and to develop certain plans to allocate 8 | |
| 26 | + | certain funds through certain grants to community–based organizations for certain 9 | |
| 27 | + | services and programs; requiring the Baltimore City Comptroller to distribute 10 | |
| 28 | + | certain funds in a certain manner; and generally relating to the Community 11 | |
| 29 | + | Reinvestment and Repair Fund and the distribution and use of funds for Baltimore 12 | |
| 30 | + | City. 13 | |
| 37 | 31 | ||
| 38 | 32 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14 | |
| 39 | 33 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 15 | |
| 40 | 34 | Section 1–322(a)(1) 16 | |
| 41 | 35 | Annotated Code of Maryland 17 | |
| 42 | 36 | (2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 18 | |
| 43 | 37 | ||
| 44 | 38 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19 | |
| 45 | 39 | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 20 | |
| 46 | 40 | Section 1–322(b) 21 | |
| 47 | 41 | Annotated Code of Maryland 22 | |
| 48 | - | (2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 23 2 SENATE BILL 699 | |
| 42 | + | (2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 23 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | BY adding to 24 | |
| 45 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 25 | |
| 46 | + | Section 1–324 26 | |
| 47 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 27 | |
| 48 | + | (2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 28 2 SENATE BILL 699 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | 51 | ||
| 52 | - | BY adding to 1 | |
| 53 | - | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 2 | |
| 54 | - | Section 1–324 3 | |
| 55 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 4 | |
| 56 | - | (2016 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 5 | |
| 52 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1 | |
| 53 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2 | |
| 57 | 54 | ||
| 58 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6 | |
| 59 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7 | |
| 55 | + | Article – Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis 3 | |
| 60 | 56 | ||
| 61 | - | ||
| 57 | + | 1–322. 4 | |
| 62 | 58 | ||
| 63 | - | 1 | |
| 59 | + | (a) (1) There is a Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund. 5 | |
| 64 | 60 | ||
| 65 | - | (a) (1) There is a Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund. 10 | |
| 61 | + | (b) (1) (I) [Based] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF 6 | |
| 62 | + | THIS PARAGRAPH , BASED on the percentage allocable to each county determined by the 7 | |
| 63 | + | Office of Social Equity and reported by the Office to the Comptroller on or before July 31 8 | |
| 64 | + | each year, the Comptroller shall distribute funds from the Fund to each county in an 9 | |
| 65 | + | amount that, for the period from July 1, 2002, to January 1, 2023, both inclusive, is 10 | |
| 66 | + | proportionate to the total number of cannabis possession charges in the county compared 11 | |
| 67 | + | to the total number of cannabis possession charges in the State. 12 | |
| 66 | 68 | ||
| 67 | - | (b) (1) (I) [Based] EXCEPT AS PROVID ED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF 11 | |
| 68 | - | THIS PARAGRAPH , BASED on the percentage allocable to each county determined by the 12 | |
| 69 | - | Office of Social Equity and reported by the Office to the Comptroller on or before July 31 13 | |
| 70 | - | each year, the Comptroller shall distribute funds from the Fund to each county in an 14 | |
| 71 | - | amount that, for the period from July 1, 2002, to January 1, 2023, both inclusive, is 15 | |
| 72 | - | proportionate to the total number of cannabis possession charges in the county compared 16 | |
| 73 | - | to the total number of cannabis possession charges in the State. 17 | |
| 69 | + | (II) 1. FOR BALTIMORE CITY, THE COMPTROLLER SHALL 13 | |
| 70 | + | DISTRIBUTE FUNDS FRO M THE FUND TO THE BALTIMORE CITY COMPTROLLER , 14 | |
| 71 | + | WHO SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 1–324 OF THIS 15 | |
| 72 | + | SUBTITLE. 16 | |
| 74 | 73 | ||
| 75 | - | | |
| 76 | - | ||
| 77 | - | ||
| 78 | - | ||
| 74 | + | 2. THE BALTIMORE CITY COMPTROLLER MAY RETAIN 17 | |
| 75 | + | UP TO 2% OF THE FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER SUBSU BPARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS 18 | |
| 76 | + | SUBPARAGRAPH TO COVER THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS A SSOCIATED WITH 19 | |
| 77 | + | ADMINISTERING THE DI STRIBUTING OF THE FUNDS. 20 | |
| 79 | 78 | ||
| 80 | - | 2 | |
| 81 | - | ||
| 82 | - | ||
| 79 | + | (2) (i) [Subject] EXCEPT FOR BALTIMORE CITY, SUBJECT to the 21 | |
| 80 | + | limitations under subsection (a)(6) of this section, each county shall adopt a law 22 | |
| 81 | + | establishing the purpose for which money received from the Fund may be used. 23 | |
| 83 | 82 | ||
| 84 | - | A. ADMINISTERING THE DISTRIBUTING DISTRIBUTION 25 | |
| 85 | - | OF THE FUNDS TO EACH COUNCIL ; AND 26 | |
| 83 | + | (ii) 1. [On] SUBJECT TO SUBSUBPARA GRAPH 2 OF THIS 24 | |
| 84 | + | SUBPARAGRAPH , ON or before December 1 every 2 years, beginning in 2024, each political 25 | |
| 85 | + | subdivision that receives funds from the Fund under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 26 | |
| 86 | + | submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 27 | |
| 87 | + | Article, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations 28 | |
| 88 | + | Committee on how funds received from the Fund were spent during the immediately 29 | |
| 89 | + | preceding 2 fiscal years. 30 | |
| 86 | 90 | ||
| 87 | - | B. THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT I T PROVIDES 27 | |
| 88 | - | TO EACH COUNCIL . 28 | |
| 91 | + | 2. FOR BALTIMORE CITY, THE BALTIMORE CITY 31 | |
| 92 | + | COMPTROLLER SHALL SUB MIT THE REPORT REQUI RED UNDER SUBSUBPARA GRAPH 32 | |
| 93 | + | 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH . 33 | |
| 89 | 94 | ||
| 90 | - | (2) (i) [Subject] EXCEPT FOR BALTIMORE CITY, SUBJECT to the 29 | |
| 91 | - | limitations under subsection (a)(6) of this section, each county shall adopt a law 30 | |
| 92 | - | establishing the purpose for which money received from the Fund may be used. 31 | |
| 93 | - | ||
| 94 | - | (ii) 1. [On] SUBJECT TO SUBSUBPARA GRAPH 2 OF THIS 32 | |
| 95 | - | SUBPARAGRAPH , ON or before December 1 every 2 years, beginning in 2024, each political 33 | |
| 96 | - | subdivision that receives funds from the Fund under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 34 SENATE BILL 699 3 | |
| 95 | + | 1–324. 34 SENATE BILL 699 3 | |
| 97 | 96 | ||
| 98 | 97 | ||
| 99 | - | submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 1 | |
| 100 | - | Article, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations 2 | |
| 101 | - | Committee on how funds received from the Fund were spent during the immediately 3 | |
| 102 | - | preceding 2 fiscal years. 4 | |
| 103 | 98 | ||
| 104 | - | 2. FOR BALTIMORE CITY, THE BALTIMORE CITY 5 | |
| 105 | - | COMPTROLLER SHALL SUB MIT THE REPORT REQUI RED UNDER SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 6 | |
| 106 | - | 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH . 7 | |
| 99 | + | (A) IN THIS SECTION , “COUNCIL” MEANS AN EQUITABLE COMMUNITY 1 | |
| 100 | + | INVESTMENT COUNCIL. 2 | |
| 107 | 101 | ||
| 108 | - | 1–324. 8 | |
| 102 | + | (B) (1) THERE IS AN EQUITABLE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COUNCIL IN 3 | |
| 103 | + | EACH STATE LEGISLATIVE DIS TRICT LOCATED WHOLLY , OR IN PART, IN BALTIMORE 4 | |
| 104 | + | CITY. 5 | |
| 109 | 105 | ||
| 110 | - | (A) IN THIS SECTION , “COUNCIL” MEANS AN EQUITABLE COMMUNITY 9 | |
| 111 | - | INVESTMENT COUNCIL. 10 | |
| 106 | + | (2) THE PURPOSE OF EACH COUNCIL IS TO DISBURSE THROUGH 6 | |
| 107 | + | GRANTS COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AND REPAIR FUNDS DISTRIBUTED UNDER § 7 | |
| 108 | + | 1–322 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 8 | |
| 112 | 109 | ||
| 113 | - | (B) (1) THERE IS AN EQUITABLE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COUNCIL IN 11 | |
| 114 | - | EACH STATE LEGISLATIVE DIS TRICT LOCATED WHOLLY , OR IN PART, IN BALTIMORE 12 | |
| 115 | - | CITY. 13 | |
| 110 | + | (C) (1) EACH COUNCIL CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS : 9 | |
| 116 | 111 | ||
| 117 | - | (2) THE PURPOSE OF EACH C OUNCIL IS TO EACH COUNCIL IS THE 14 | |
| 118 | - | ACTING, PRINCIPAL LOCAL BODY , WHICH SHALL DISBURSE THROUGH GRANTS 15 | |
| 119 | - | COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AND REPAIR FUNDS DISTRIBU TED UNDER § 1–322 OF 16 | |
| 120 | - | THIS SUBTITLE. 17 | |
| 112 | + | (I) ONE MEMBER OF THE SENATE WHO REPRESENTS THE 10 | |
| 113 | + | DISTRICT; 11 | |
| 121 | 114 | ||
| 122 | - | (C) (1) EACH COUNCIL C ONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBER S: 18 | |
| 115 | + | (II) ONE MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES WHO 12 | |
| 116 | + | REPRESENTS THE DISTR ICT, APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE; AND 13 | |
| 123 | 117 | ||
| 124 | - | (I) THE FOLLOWING NONVOT ING MEMBERS : 19 | |
| 118 | + | (III) THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, 14 | |
| 119 | + | IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF SOCIAL EQUITY: 15 | |
| 125 | 120 | ||
| 126 | - | 1. ONE MEMBER OF THE SENATE THE SENATOR WHO 20 | |
| 127 | - | REPRESENTS THE DISTR ICT, OR THE SENATOR’S DESIGNEE; AND 21 | |
| 121 | + | 1. AT LEAST THREE REPRE SENTATIVES FROM 16 | |
| 122 | + | ORGANIZATIONS LED BY INDIVIDUALS FROM DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED 17 | |
| 123 | + | AREAS AS DEFINED IN § 36–101 OF THIS ARTICLE; 18 | |
| 128 | 124 | ||
| 129 | - | (II) 2. ONE MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES A 22 | |
| 130 | - | DELEGATE WHO REPRESENTS THE DISTRICT, APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE 23 | |
| 131 | - | HOUSE; AND 24 | |
| 125 | + | 2. AT LEAST TWO YOUNG ADULT ME MBERS BETWEEN 19 | |
| 126 | + | THE AGES OF 18 TO 24; 20 | |
| 132 | 127 | ||
| 133 | - | | |
| 134 | - | ||
| 135 | - | ||
| 128 | + | 3. AT LEAST TWO REPRESE NTATIVES FROM NONPRO FIT 21 | |
| 129 | + | HUMAN SERVICES OR CO MMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT B ENEFIT 22 | |
| 130 | + | TRADITIONALLY UNDERS ERVED RESIDENTS ; AND 23 | |
| 136 | 131 | ||
| 137 | - | 1. AT LEAST THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM 28 | |
| 138 | - | ORGANIZATIONS LED BY INDIVIDUALS FROM DIS PROPORTIONATELY IMPA CTED 29 | |
| 139 | - | AREAS AS DEFINED IN § 36–101 OF THIS ARTICLE; 30 | |
| 132 | + | 4. UP TO SEVEN REPRESEN TATIVES OF R ECOGNIZED 24 | |
| 133 | + | COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIO NS WITHIN THE DISTRI CT. 25 | |
| 140 | 134 | ||
| 141 | - | 2. AT LEAST TWO YOUNG A DULT MEMBERS BETWEEN 31 | |
| 142 | - | THE AGES OF 18 TO 24; 32 | |
| 143 | - | 4 SENATE BILL 699 | |
| 135 | + | (2) EACH COUNCIL SHALL HAVE AT LEAST 15 BUT NOT MORE THAN 17 26 | |
| 136 | + | MEMBERS. 27 | |
| 137 | + | ||
| 138 | + | (3) FOLLOWING THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF A 28 | |
| 139 | + | COUNCIL UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE COUNCIL SHALL 29 4 SENATE BILL 699 | |
| 144 | 140 | ||
| 145 | 141 | ||
| 146 | - | 3. AT LEAST TWO REPRESE NTATIVES FROM NONPRO FIT 1 | |
| 147 | - | HUMAN SERVICES OR CO MMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT B ENEFIT 2 | |
| 148 | - | TRADITIONALLY UNDERS ERVED RESIDENTS ; AND 3 | |
| 142 | + | DETERMINE THE APPOIN TMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL UNDER PARAGRAPH 1 | |
| 143 | + | (1)(III) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 2 | |
| 149 | 144 | ||
| 150 | - | 4. UP TO SEVEN REPRESEN TATIVES OF RECOGNIZE D 4 | |
| 151 | - | NEIGHBORHOOD –BASED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIO NS WITHIN THE DISTRI CT. 5 | |
| 145 | + | (4) (I) THE TERM OF A MEMBER : 3 | |
| 152 | 146 | ||
| 153 | - | | |
| 154 | - | ||
| 147 | + | 1. APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UNDER PARAGR APH 4 | |
| 148 | + | (1)(III) OF THIS SUBSECTION IS 2 YEARS; AND 5 | |
| 155 | 149 | ||
| 156 | - | (3) (I) FOLLOWING THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF THE M EMBERS 8 | |
| 157 | - | OF A COUNCIL UNDER P ARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE COUNCIL SHALL 9 | |
| 158 | - | DETERMINE THE APPOIN TMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNC IL UNDER PARAGRAPH 10 | |
| 159 | - | (1)(III) (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE SELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 11 | |
| 160 | - | GOVERNANCE PLAN UNDE R SUBSECTION (D)(1)(II) OF THIS SECTION. 12 | |
| 150 | + | 2. BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026, APPOINTED BY THE 6 | |
| 151 | + | COUNCIL UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE NOT LONGER THAN 7 | |
| 152 | + | 3 YEARS. 8 | |
| 161 | 153 | ||
| 162 | - | (II) THE GOVERNOR MAY NOT APPO INT THE MEMBERS OF T HE 13 | |
| 163 | - | COUNCIL UNDER PARAGR APH (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION A FTER THE INITIAL 14 | |
| 164 | - | APPOINTME NT OF MEMBERS . 15 | |
| 154 | + | (II) AT THE END OF A TERM , A MEMBER CONTINUES T O SERVE 9 | |
| 155 | + | UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIF IES. 10 | |
| 165 | 156 | ||
| 166 | - | (4) (I) THE TERM OF A MEMBER : 16 | |
| 157 | + | (III) A MEMBER WHO IS APPOINTED AFTER A TE RM HAS BEGUN 11 | |
| 158 | + | SERVES ONLY FOR THE REST OF THE TERM AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED 12 | |
| 159 | + | AND QUALIFIES. 13 | |
| 167 | 160 | ||
| 168 | - | 1. APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UNDER PARAGR APH 17 | |
| 169 | - | (1)(III) (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION I S 2 YEARS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWIN G THE 18 | |
| 170 | - | FIRST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL; AND 19 | |
| 161 | + | (5) A MEMBER OF A COUNCIL: 14 | |
| 171 | 162 | ||
| 172 | - | 2. BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026, APPOINTED BY THE 20 | |
| 173 | - | COUNCIL SELECTED UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE NOT 21 | |
| 174 | - | LONGER THAN IS 3 YEARS. 22 | |
| 163 | + | (I) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMP ENSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 15 | |
| 164 | + | COUNCIL; BUT 16 | |
| 175 | 165 | ||
| 176 | - | (II) AT THE END OF A TERM , A MEMBER CONTINUES T O SERVE 23 | |
| 177 | - | UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIF IES. 24 | |
| 166 | + | (II) IS ENTITLED TO REIMB URSEMENT FOR EXPENSES UNDER 17 | |
| 167 | + | THE STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE 18 | |
| 168 | + | BUDGET. 19 | |
| 178 | 169 | ||
| 179 | - | (III) A MEMBER WHO IS APPOIN TED AFTER A TERM HAS BEGUN 25 | |
| 180 | - | SERVES ONLY FOR THE R EST OF THE TERM AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED 26 | |
| 181 | - | AND QUALIFIES. 27 | |
| 170 | + | (D) (1) EACH COUNCIL SHALL: 20 | |
| 182 | 171 | ||
| 183 | - | ( | |
| 172 | + | (I) ADOPT BYLAWS NO T LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 1, 2024; AND 21 | |
| 184 | 173 | ||
| 185 | - | (I) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMP ENSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 29 | |
| 186 | - | COUNCIL; BUT 30 | |
| 174 | + | (II) DEVELOP A SUSTAINABL E GOVERNANCE PLAN AN D 22 | |
| 175 | + | PROGRAM TO ALLOCATE F UNDS THROUGH GRANTS TO COMMUNITY –BASED 23 | |
| 176 | + | ORGANIZATIONS FOR SE RVICES AND PROGRAMS CONSISTENT WITH THE EQUITY 24 | |
| 177 | + | PRINCIPLES FOR PARTI CIPATION AND OUTCOME S UNDER § 1–322 OF THIS 25 | |
| 178 | + | SUBTITLE. 26 | |
| 179 | + | ||
| 180 | + | (2) ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES FOR GRANT FUNDING UN DER THIS 27 | |
| 181 | + | SUBSECTION INCLUDE : 28 | |
| 182 | + | ||
| 183 | + | (I) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CR ISIS RESPONSE SERVIC ES; 29 | |
| 187 | 184 | SENATE BILL 699 5 | |
| 188 | 185 | ||
| 189 | 186 | ||
| 190 | - | (II) IS ENTITLED TO REIMB URSEMENT FOR EXPENSE S UNDER 1 | |
| 191 | - | THE STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE 2 | |
| 192 | - | BUDGET. 3 | |
| 187 | + | (II) EDUCATION AND AFTER –SCHOOL PROGRAMS ; 1 | |
| 193 | 188 | ||
| 194 | - | (D) (1) EACH AS STEWARDS OF THE DI STRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR THE 4 | |
| 195 | - | PURPOSE OF BENEFITTI NG INDIVIDUALS AND C OMMUNITIES , EACH COUNCIL 5 | |
| 196 | - | SHALL: 6 | |
| 189 | + | (III) TRUANCY AND ABSENTEE ISM INTERVENTION PRO GRAMS; 2 | |
| 197 | 190 | ||
| 198 | - | (I) ADOPT BYLAWS NOT LATER THA N SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 A 7 | |
| 199 | - | GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE WITHIN 45 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST MEETING; AND 8 | |
| 191 | + | (IV) HOUSING AND HOMELESS NESS PREVENTION ; 3 | |
| 200 | 192 | ||
| 201 | - | (II) DEVELOP A SUSTAINABL E GOVERNANCE PLAN AN D 9 | |
| 202 | - | PROGRAM TO ALLOCATE FUNDS THROUGH GRANTS TO COMMUNITY –BASED 10 | |
| 203 | - | ORGANIZATIONS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS , SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS CONSIST ENT 11 | |
| 204 | - | WITH THE EQUITY PRINCIPLES FOR PARTICIPATION AND OU TCOMES UNDER § 1–322 12 | |
| 205 | - | OF THIS SUBTITLE. 13 | |
| 193 | + | (V) TRANSPORTATION IMPRO VEMENTS IN HIGH –DENSITY 4 | |
| 194 | + | TRANSIT CORRIDORS; 5 | |
| 206 | 195 | ||
| 207 | - | (2) THE GOVERNANCE PLAN A ND PROGRAM UNDER PAR AGRAPH 14 | |
| 208 | - | (1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION : 15 | |
| 196 | + | (VI) JOB TRAINING AND WOR KFORCE DEVELOPMENT ; 6 | |
| 209 | 197 | ||
| 210 | - | ( | |
| 211 | - | ||
| 198 | + | (VII) COMMUNITY SERVICES , INCLUDING CHILD CARE AND 7 | |
| 199 | + | RECREATIONAL SERVICE S; AND 8 | |
| 212 | 200 | ||
| 213 | - | ( | |
| 214 | - | ||
| 201 | + | (VIII) OTHER PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND 9 | |
| 202 | + | FAMILIES IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION . 10 | |
| 215 | 203 | ||
| 216 | - | (III) SHALL BE THE SUBJECT OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITS 20 | |
| 217 | - | DEVELOPMENT . 21 | |
| 204 | + | (E) THE FUNDS RECEIVED FR OM THE COMPTROLLER UNDER § 1–322(B) OF 11 | |
| 205 | + | THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED BY TH E BALTIMORE CITY COMPTROLLER 12 | |
| 206 | + | AS FOLLOWS: 13 | |
| 218 | 207 | ||
| 219 | - | ( | |
| 220 | - | ||
| 208 | + | (1) $150,000 TO THE BALTIMORE CITY OFFICE OF EQUITY AND CIVIL 14 | |
| 209 | + | RIGHTS; AND 15 | |
| 221 | 210 | ||
| 222 | - | (I) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPON SE SERVICES; 24 | |
| 211 | + | (2) THE REMAINING FUNDS FOR COMMUNI TY INVESTMENT GRANTS 16 | |
| 212 | + | DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY AMONG EACH COUNCIL. 17 | |
| 223 | 213 | ||
| 224 | - | (II) EDUCATION AND AFTER –SCHOOL PROGRAMS ; 25 | |
| 214 | + | (F) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2024, AND EACH OCTOBER 1 THEREAFTER , 18 | |
| 215 | + | EACH COUNCIL SHALL SUBMIT A REPOR T TO THE BALTIMORE CITY COMPTROLLER 19 | |
| 216 | + | INCLUDING: 20 | |
| 225 | 217 | ||
| 226 | - | ( | |
| 218 | + | (1) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS RECEIVED; 21 | |
| 227 | 219 | ||
| 228 | - | ( | |
| 220 | + | (2) THE PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITI ES FUNDED; 22 | |
| 229 | 221 | ||
| 230 | - | ( | |
| 231 | - | ||
| 222 | + | (3) THE METHODS USED TO ALLOCATE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE 23 | |
| 223 | + | RECIPIENTS; AND 24 | |
| 232 | 224 | ||
| 233 | - | ( | |
| 225 | + | (4) COUNCIL EXPENDITURES . 25 | |
| 234 | 226 | ||
| 235 | - | ||
| 236 | - | ||
| 237 | - | (VII) COMMUNITY SERVICES , INCLUDING CHILD CARE AND 1 | |
| 238 | - | RECREATIONAL SERVICE S; AND 2 | |
| 239 | - | ||
| 240 | - | (VIII) OTHER PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND 3 | |
| 241 | - | FAMILIES IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION . 4 | |
| 242 | - | ||
| 243 | - | (E) THE FUNDS RECEIVED FR OM THE COMPTROLLER UNDER § 1–322(B) OF 5 | |
| 244 | - | THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED BY TH E BALTIMORE CITY COMPTROLLER 6 | |
| 245 | - | AS FOLLOWS: 7 | |
| 246 | - | ||
| 247 | - | (1) $150,000 TO THE BALTIMORE CITY OFFICE OF EQUITY AND CIVIL 8 | |
| 248 | - | RIGHTS; AND 9 | |
| 249 | - | ||
| 250 | - | (2) THE REMAINING FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GRANTS 10 | |
| 251 | - | DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY AMONG EACH C OUNCIL. 11 | |
| 252 | - | ||
| 253 | - | (F) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2024, AND EACH OCTOBER 1 THEREAFTER , 12 | |
| 254 | - | EACH COUNCIL SHALL S UBMIT A REPORT TO TH E BALTIMORE CITY COMPTROLLER 13 | |
| 255 | - | INCLUDING: 14 | |
| 256 | - | ||
| 257 | - | (1) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS RECEIVED; 15 | |
| 258 | - | ||
| 259 | - | (2) THE PROGRAMS OR ACTI VITIES FUNDED; 16 | |
| 260 | - | ||
| 261 | - | (3) THE METHODS USED TO SOLICIT, REVIEW, AND SELECT ALLOCATE 17 | |
| 262 | - | GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF FUNDS; AND 18 | |
| 263 | - | ||
| 264 | - | (4) COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE , OUTREACH, AND TRAINING 19 | |
| 265 | - | EXPENDITURES . 20 | |
| 266 | - | ||
| 267 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the intent of the General 21 | |
| 268 | - | Assembly that all unspent funds allocated under § 1–322(b) of the Alcoholic Beverages and 22 | |
| 269 | - | Cannabis Article to Baltimore City before the effective date of this Act shall be allocated in 23 | |
| 270 | - | accordance with this Act. 24 | |
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| 272 | - | SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25 | |
| 273 | - | June 1, 2024. 26 | |
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| 227 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 26 | |
| 228 | + | 1, 2024. 27 |