§ 5-503. Purpose and duties

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   (a) Purpose. -- The purpose of the Council is to administer the Cease Fire Council Grant Program to support innovative and collaborative firearms violence reduction initiatives.

(b) Duties. -- The Council shall:

   (1) make grants in accordance with § 5-504 of this subtitle;

   (2) establish or assist in the establishment of programs designed to reduce the incidence of firearms violence related crime and encourage participation in existing programs with these objectives;

   (3) identify specific goals, objectives, and methodologies to be used in support of programs eligible for funding under this subtitle;

   (4) identify priorities for firearms violence related crime prevention strategies in the State; and

   (5) develop criteria to evaluate the outcomes of programs that receive money under this subtitle.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 88B, § 81(a)(3), (4); 2003, ch. 5, § 2.

                    
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