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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 | *sb0666* | |
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| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 666 | |
| 11 | 8 | O1, C9, C8 5lr2527 | |
| 12 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 10 | By: Senator Guzzone | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 26, 2025 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Budget and Taxation | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: February 22, 2025 | |
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| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Maryland Community Action Agencies – Funding 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | ||
| 26 | 20 | FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor, in certain fiscal years, to include an 3 | |
| 27 | 21 | appropriation in the annual budget bill to the Department of Housing and 4 | |
| 28 | 22 | Community Development to be used as an operating grant to community action 5 | |
| 29 | 23 | agencies in the State; and generally relating to funding for community action 6 | |
| 30 | 24 | agencies in the State. 7 | |
| 31 | 25 | ||
| 32 | 26 | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8 | |
| 33 | 27 | Article – Housing and Community Development 9 | |
| 34 | 28 | Section 8–101(a) and (b) and 8–107(c) 10 | |
| 35 | 29 | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 | |
| 36 | 30 | (2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12 | |
| 37 | 31 | ||
| 38 | 32 | BY adding to 13 | |
| 39 | 33 | Article – Housing and Community Development 14 | |
| 40 | 34 | Section 8–110 15 | |
| 41 | 35 | Annotated Code of Maryland 16 | |
| 42 | 36 | (2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17 | |
| 43 | 37 | ||
| 44 | 38 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18 | |
| 45 | 39 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19 | |
| 46 | 40 | ||
| 47 | 41 | Article – Housing and Community Development 20 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | 8–101. 21 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 22 | |
| 46 | + | ||
| 47 | + | (b) “Community action agency” means: 23 | |
| 48 | 48 | 2 SENATE BILL 666 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | - | ||
| 51 | + | (1) a governmental unit in a political subdivision; 1 | |
| 52 | 52 | ||
| 53 | - | ( | |
| 53 | + | (2) a governmental unit created by a combination of political subdivisions; 2 | |
| 54 | 54 | ||
| 55 | - | (b) “Community action agency” means: 3 | |
| 55 | + | (3) an agency designated as a community action agency under the 3 | |
| 56 | + | Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as amended by the Community Services Block Grant 4 | |
| 57 | + | Program, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9901 through 9926; or 5 | |
| 56 | 58 | ||
| 57 | - | (1) a governmental unit in a political subdivision; 4 | |
| 59 | + | (4) a private, nonprofit organization that meets the requirements for 6 | |
| 60 | + | designation as a community action agency. 7 | |
| 58 | 61 | ||
| 59 | - | ||
| 62 | + | 8–107. 8 | |
| 60 | 63 | ||
| 61 | - | (3) an agency designated as a community action agency under the 6 | |
| 62 | - | Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as amended by the Community Services Block Grant 7 | |
| 63 | - | Program, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9901 through 9926; or 8 | |
| 64 | + | (c) A community action agency shall actively supplement local efforts to combat 9 | |
| 65 | + | poverty by: 10 | |
| 64 | 66 | ||
| 65 | - | (4) a private, nonprofit organization that meets the requirements for 9 | |
| 66 | - | designation as a community action agency. 10 | |
| 67 | + | (1) focusing resources on the most needy; 11 | |
| 67 | 68 | ||
| 68 | - | ||
| 69 | + | (2) providing employment opportunities for low–income persons; 12 | |
| 69 | 70 | ||
| 70 | - | (c) A community action agency shall actively supplement local efforts to combat 12 | |
| 71 | - | poverty by: 13 | |
| 71 | + | (3) closing service gaps; and 13 | |
| 72 | 72 | ||
| 73 | - | (1) focusing resources on the most needy; 14 | |
| 73 | + | (4) enabling low–income persons to participate in community action 14 | |
| 74 | + | programs and projects. 15 | |
| 74 | 75 | ||
| 75 | - | ||
| 76 | + | 8–110. 16 | |
| 76 | 77 | ||
| 77 | - | (3) closing service gaps; and 16 | |
| 78 | + | FOR FISCAL YEARS 2027 THROUGH 2032, THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN 17 | |
| 79 | + | THE ANNUAL BUDGET BI LL AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT : 18 | |
| 78 | 80 | ||
| 79 | - | ( | |
| 80 | - | ||
| 81 | + | (1) TO BE USED SOLELY AS AN OPERATING GRANT TO ELIGIBLE 19 | |
| 82 | + | COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES; AND 20 | |
| 81 | 83 | ||
| 82 | - | 8–110. 19 | |
| 84 | + | (2) TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT S FOR THE 21 | |
| 85 | + | FOLLOWING YEARS: 22 | |
| 83 | 86 | ||
| 84 | - | FOR EACH OF FISCAL YEARS 2027 THROUGH 2032 2030, THE GOVERNOR 20 | |
| 85 | - | SHALL INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL A N APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 TO 21 | |
| 86 | - | THE DEPARTMENT : 22 | |
| 87 | + | (I) $500,000 FOR EACH OF FISCAL YEARS 2027 AND 2028; 23 | |
| 87 | 88 | ||
| 88 | - | (1) TO BE USED SOLELY AS AN OPERATING GRANT T O ELIGIBLE 23 | |
| 89 | - | COMMUNITY ACTION AGE NCIES; AND 24 | |
| 89 | + | (II) $1,000,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2029; 24 | |
| 90 | 90 | ||
| 91 | - | (2) TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT S FOR THE 25 | |
| 92 | - | FOLLOWING YEARS: 26 | |
| 91 | + | (III) $3,000,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030; 25 | |
| 93 | 92 | ||
| 94 | - | ( | |
| 93 | + | (IV) $5,000,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031; AND 26 | |
| 95 | 94 | ||
| 96 | - | ( | |
| 95 | + | (V) $7,000,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2032. 27 SENATE BILL 666 3 | |
| 97 | 96 | ||
| 98 | 97 | ||
| 99 | 98 | ||
| 100 | - | (III) $3,000,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030; 1 | |
| 101 | - | ||
| 102 | - | (IV) $5,000,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2031; AND 2 | |
| 103 | - | ||
| 104 | - | (V) $7,000,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2032. 3 | |
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| 106 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 4 | |
| 107 | - | 1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 7 years, and, at the end of June 30, 2032, 5 | |
| 108 | - | this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 6 | |
| 109 | - | of no further force and effect. 7 | |
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| 114 | - | Approved: | |
| 115 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 116 | - | Governor. | |
| 117 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 118 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 119 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 120 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 99 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1 | |
| 100 | + | 1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 7 years, and, at the end of June 30, 2032, 2 | |
| 101 | + | this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 3 | |
| 102 | + | of no further force and effect. 4 |