§ 8-505. Disbursements to local management boards

   (a) Application by local management board. -- A local management board shall apply for money from the Fund in accordance with procedures established by the Children's Cabinet.

(b) Community partnership agreements. -- In connection with an application for money under subsection (a) of this section, a local management board shall develop and submit a community partnership agreement that:

   (1) reflects coordination with:

      (i) the State's 3-year plan for children, youth, and families; and

      (ii) any local government plan for services for children, youth, and families, including the local substance abuse plan developed in accordance with Title 8, Subtitle 10 of the Health - General Article; and

   (2) addresses the priorities and strategies of the county for meeting the identified needs of children and families as articulated in the local management board's 5-year strategic plan regarding:

      (i) youth development;

      (ii) prevention services;

      (iii) crisis and early intervention;

      (iv) services for children at risk of out-of-home placement or returning from out-of-home placement; and

      (v) out-of-home placement and treatment.

(c) Terms and conditions of disbursements. -- The Children's Cabinet may disburse money to a local management board subject to the terms, conditions, performance measures, or outcome evaluations that the Children's Cabinet considers necessary.

(d) Use of money. -- The local management board shall use the money to implement:

   (1) a local interagency services delivery system for children, youth, and families in accordance with the community partnership agreement; and

   (2) any terms, conditions, and performance measures that the Children's Cabinet requires.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 49D, § 5-103; 2007, ch. 3, § 2.