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HOUSE BILL 396
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By: Prince George’s County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: January 16, 2025
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Prince George’s County – Substance Abuse Early Intervention and 2
Detoxification Services Fund – Establishment 3
PG 407–25 4
FOR the purpose of establishing the Substance Abuse Early Intervention and 5
Detoxification Services Fund to provide treatment and rehabilitation to students 6
expelled from school in Prince George’s County and cover expenses incurred by 7
uninsured or underinsured minors in Prince George’s County for treatment services 8
related to the misuse of alcohol and drugs; requiring the Prince George’s County 9
Health Department to administer the Fund; authorizing the Maryland Department 10
of Health and the Department of Juvenile Services to refer students who have been 11
expelled from school to a local behavioral health authority in Prince George’s County 12
for treatment and rehabilitation related to the misuse of alcohol and drugs; and 13
generally relating to the Substance Abuse Early Intervention and Detoxification 14
Services Fund. 15
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 16
Article – Health – General 17
Section 7.5–101(a) and (k) and 10–1201(a) and (d) 18
Annotated Code of Maryland 19
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20
BY adding to 21
Article – Health – General 22
Section 10–1202.2 23
Annotated Code of Maryland 24
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 25
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 26
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 27 2 HOUSE BILL 396
Article – Health – General 1
7.5–101. 2
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 3
(k) “Local behavioral health authority” means the designated county or 4
multicounty authority that is responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring publicly 5
funded mental health, substance–related disorder, and addictive disorder services. 6
10–1201. 7
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 8
(d) “Local behavioral health authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5–101 of 9
this article. 10
10–1202.2. 11
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “FUND” MEANS THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE EARLY 12
INTERVENTION AND DETOXIFICATION SERVICES FUND. 13
(B) (1) THERE IS A SUBSTANCE ABUSE EARLY INTERVENTION AND 14
DETOXIFICATION SERVICES FUND. 15
(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO: 16
(I) PROVIDE UP TO 90 DAYS OF TREATMENT AN D 17
REHABILITATION BY TH E LOCAL BEHAVIORAL H EALTH AUTHORITY FOR THE MISUSE 18
OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS TO STUDENTS EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL IN PRINCE 19
GEORGE’S COUNTY; AND 20
(II) WITH ANY REMAINING MO NEY IN THE FUND, COVER 21
EXPENSES INCURRED BY UNINSURE D OR UNDERINSURED MI NORS IN PRINCE 22
GEORGE’S COUNTY FOR TREATMENT AND SERVICES PROVIDE D BY THE LOCAL 23
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AU THORITY FOR THE MISU SE OF ALCOHOL AND DR UGS. 24
(3) THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHALL 25
ADMINISTER T HE FUND. 26
(4) (I) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL CONTINUING, NONLAPSING FUND 27
THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 28
ARTICLE. 29
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(II) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND 1
SEPARATELY, AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACC OUNT FOR THE FUND. 2
(III) THE COMPTROLLER SHALL SEP ARATELY ACCOUNT FOR 3
EACH SOURCE FOR THE FUND. 4
(5) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 5
(I) MONEY APPROPRIATED IN THE STATE BUDGET TO THE 6
FUND UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION; 7
(II) GIFTS OR GRANTS RECEI VED BY THE PRINCE GEORGE’S 8
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR THE FUND; AND 9
(III) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED 10
FOR THE BENEFIT OF T HE FUND. 11
(6) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES DES CRIBED IN 12
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 13
(7) (I) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE 14
FUND IN THE SAME MANN ER AS OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 15
(II) ANY INVESTMENT EARNIN GS OF THE FUND SHALL BE 16
CREDITED TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE. 17
(8) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN 18
ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 19
(9) ANY UNSPENT STATE APPROPRIATION T O THE FUND SHALL 20
REVERT TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE AT THE END OF T HE FISCAL YEAR. 21
(10) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2027, THE 22
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMI T TO THE 23
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT 24
ARTICLE, AN ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FUND THAT INCLUDES , FOR THE 25
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDIN G FISCAL YEAR: 26
(I) AN ACCOUNTING OF ALL FINANCIAL RECEIPTS A ND 27
EXPENDITU RES TO AND FROM THE FUND; 28
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(II) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS EXPELLED FR OM 1
SCHOOL IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY WHOSE TREATMEN T OR REHABILITATION 2
WAS PAID FOR BY THE FUND, DISAGGREGATED BY DEM OGRAPHIC CATEGORIES ; 3
(III) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF U NINSURED AND UNDERIN SURED 4
MINORS REFERRED TO THE LOCA L BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY IN PRINCE 5
GEORGE’S COUNTY BY THE DEPARTMENT OR BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE 6
SERVICES, DISAGGREGATED BY DEM OGRAPHIC CATEGORIES ; AND 7
(IV) THE TOTAL NU MBER OF UNINSURED AN D UNDERINSURED 8
MINORS WHO RECEIVED TREATME NT OR SERVICES THAT WERE COVERED BY THE 9
FUND, DISAGGREGATED BY DEM OGRAPHIC CATEGORIES . 10
(11) THE FUND MAY BE SUBJECT T O AN AUDIT BY THE LEGISLATIVE 11
AUDITOR. 12
(C) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFT ER, THE 13
GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF 14
$2,000,000 TO THE FUND. 15
(D) THE DEPARTMENT OR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES MAY 16
REFER STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN EXPELL ED FROM SCHOOL IN PRINCE GEORGE’S 17
COUNTY TO THE LOCAL BEHAVIO RAL HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND 18
REHABILITATION RELAT ED TO THE MISUSE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS . 19
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 20
1, 2025. 21