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MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 24 - Homeless Women and Youth -- Feminine Hygiene Products|Section 4-2401 - General Consideration

    (a)    (1)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Feminine hygiene products” means tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle.        (3)    “Local administering agency” means the agency designated by the Department or a local government to manage the programs for transitional housing services, including the Homeless Women – Crisis Shelter Home Program, and to provide a service directly or by contract with a service provider.        (4)    “Service provider” means a public or private nonprofit that contracts with the Department or a local administering agency to provide shelter services for homeless individuals.    (b)    (1)    The Department shall make available to:            (i)    service providers and local administering agencies for service providers a supply of feminine hygiene products sufficient to meet the needs of female residents in shelters; and            (ii)    county boards of education a supply of feminine hygiene products sufficient to meet the needs during the normal school year of female students who are determined to be homeless children or youth under the federal McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act.        (2)    The feminine hygiene products provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be made available free to:            (i)    service providers, local administering agencies for service providers, and female residents in shelters; and            (ii)    county boards of education and qualifying female students in schools.    (c)    Each county board of education, through school nurses, shall make available to female students who are determined to be homeless children or youth under the federal McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act a free supply of feminine hygiene products, as provided under subsection (b) of this section.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 25 - Qualified Workforce Housing Tax Credit|Section 4-2501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Opportunity zone” means an area that has been designated as a qualified opportunity zone in the State under § 1400Z–1 of the Internal Revenue Code.    (c)    “Qualified workforce housing project” means a workforce housing project in an opportunity zone that meets requirements for eligibility for the State tax credit as specified in regulations that the Secretary adopts under § 4–2502 of this subtitle.    (d)    “State tax credit” means the income tax credit allowed under § 10–749 of the Tax – General Article.    (e)    “Workforce housing” has the meaning stated in § 4–1801 of this title.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 25 - Qualified Workforce Housing Tax Credit|Section 4-2502 - Application for Credit

    (a)    The owner of a qualified workforce housing project or the developer of a proposed project that will become a qualified workforce housing project may apply to the Secretary for allocation to the project of a portion of the State tax credit.    (b)    An application under this section shall be made in the form and manner and contain any information that the Secretary requires by regulation.    (c)    (1)    The Secretary may require that the owner of a qualified workforce housing project, as a condition to receiving an allocation of the State tax credit, enter into a written regulatory agreement with the Secretary under terms and conditions set by the Secretary, regarding the use of the project.        (2)    The Secretary may require that any agreement required by the Secretary under this subsection be filed in the official land records of the county where the project is located.        (3)    The Secretary and any local agency or authority designated by the Secretary may enforce an agreement required by the Secretary under this section in the event the owner fails to satisfy any of the requirements of the agreement.        (4)    The Secretary may not require that the owner of a qualified workforce housing project, as a condition to receiving an allocation of the State tax credit, use the bonding authority of the State.    (d)    The Secretary shall adopt:        (1)    regulations or policies establishing criteria by which the State tax credit will be allocated among qualified workforce housing projects; and        (2)    any other regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this subtitle.    (e)    Any project that receives an allocation of a portion of the State tax credit shall be restricted in occupancy as specified in the regulations adopted by the Secretary under subsection (d) of this section for a period of at least 30 years beginning with the first taxable year in which a State tax credit is claimed by the owner.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 25 - Qualified Workforce Housing Tax Credit|Section 4-2504 - Notice and Certification That Project Placed in Service

    (a)    On or before the last day of the taxable year in which a qualified workforce housing project that has been allocated a part of the State tax credit under this subtitle is placed in service, the owner shall:        (1)    notify the Secretary that the project has been placed in service; and        (2)    certify that the project is a qualified workforce housing project eligible for the State tax credit.    (b)    Within 15 days after notification that a project has been placed in service, the Secretary shall issue to the owner a final credit certificate for the project stating the final credit amount for the project, not to exceed the credit amount initially allocated to the project.    (c)    The Secretary shall:        (1)    determine whether any event has occurred in violation of this subtitle or regulations adopted under this subtitle that makes the project ineligible for the State tax credit or otherwise triggers the recapture of any State tax credit as provided under § 10–749 of the Tax – General Article; and        (2)    promptly notify the Comptroller of the occurrence of the event.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 25 - Qualified Workforce Housing Tax Credit|Section 4-2505 - Reports

    On or before December 31 each year, the Secretary shall report, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly:        (1)    the number of qualified workforce housing projects that received a tax credit allocation during the year;        (2)    the number of housing units supported by each qualified workforce housing project that received a tax credit allocation during the year;        (3)    a description of each qualified workforce housing project that includes:            (i)    the geographic location of the project;            (ii)    demographic information on and income levels of the residents intended to be served by the project; and            (iii)    the rent that is authorized to be charged for a unit in the project; and        (4)    housing market and demographic information that demonstrates how each qualified workforce housing project is addressing the need for workforce housing within the communities that the project is intended to serve.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 26 - Local Housing Grant Program for Homeless Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Violence|Section 4-2601 - "Program" Defined

    In this subtitle, “Program” means the Local Housing Grant Program for Homeless Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Violence.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 26 - Local Housing Grant Program for Homeless Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Violence|Section 4-2602 - Established; Purpose

    (a)    There is a Local Housing Grant Program for Homeless Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Violence.    (b)    The purpose of the Program is to provide grants for housing voucher funds to counties for use to house homeless veterans and survivors of domestic violence.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 26 - Local Housing Grant Program for Homeless Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Violence|Section 4-2603 - Duties of Department

    The Department shall:        (1)    distribute grants to counties that may apply under the Program for rapid or permanent housing voucher funds for homeless veterans and survivors of domestic violence;        (2)    establish procedures for receiving and evaluating grant applications from counties under the Program;        (3)    monitor the operation of the grants; and        (4)    adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 26 - Local Housing Grant Program for Homeless Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Violence|Section 4-2604 - Funding

    (a)    For fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor may include funding in the annual budget for the Program.    (b)    Money expended from the Program is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated by the Department to address homelessness.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 26 - Local Housing Grant Program for Homeless Veterans and Survivors of Domestic Violence|Section 4-2605 - Preferences

    The Department may establish preferences under the Program for counties that:        (1)    enact an ordinance that prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of source of income;        (2)    adopt a Housing First policy, as defined by the Department; or        (3)    provide an additional 25% county dedicated funding or voucher match.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 27 - Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services|Section 4-2701 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Service provider” means a public or private nonprofit organization that provides shelter and supportive services to unaccompanied minors in need of shelter.        (2)    “Service provider” includes a host home program.    (c)    “Supportive services” means interventions, services, or resources necessary to assist unaccompanied minors in need of shelter in acquiring or maintaining:        (1)    stable housing;        (2)    permanent connections, including ongoing attachments to families, communities, schools, and other positive social networks;        (3)    education and employment, including high performance in completion of education and training activities, especially for younger youth, and starting and maintaining adequate and stable employment, particularly for older youth; or        (4)    social and emotional well–being, including the development of key competencies, attitudes, and behaviors that equip a young person to succeed across multiple domains of daily life, including school, work, relationships, and community.    (d)    “Unaccompanied minor in need of shelter” means a minor:        (1)    who is not in the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian; and        (2)    (i)    who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence as defined in the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act; or            (ii)    whose status or circumstances indicate a significant danger of experiencing homelessness in the near future.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 27 - Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services|Section 4-2702 - Consent by Unaccompanied Minor in Need of Shelter -- Minor's Child

    (a)    An unaccompanied minor in need of shelter may consent to shelter and supportive services if the service provider reasonably believes that:        (1)    the unaccompanied minor understands the significant benefits, responsibilities, risks, and limits of the shelter and services and can communicate an informed consent;        (2)    the unaccompanied minor understands the requirements and rules of the shelter and services; and        (3)    the shelter and services are necessary to ensure the unaccompanied minor’s safety and well–being.    (b)    An unaccompanied minor in need of shelter who is a parent may consent to shelter and supportive services for the minor’s child.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 27 - Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services|Section 4-2703 - Requirements on Service Provider -- When Shelter Not Available

    (a)    (1)    Before providing shelter and supportive services to an unaccompanied minor in need of shelter, a service provider shall:            (i)    register with the Department;            (ii)    develop and implement a procedure to screen each staff member who works with minors, including through a State and national criminal history records check or a private agency background check conducted in accordance with § 4–2708 of this subtitle; and            (iii)    obtain written consent from the unaccompanied minor in need of shelter.        (2)    The written consent from the unaccompanied minor in need of shelter shall state the minor’s:            (i)    age;            (ii)    guardianship status, if known; and            (iii)    living situation.    (b)    A service provider may not provide shelter to a minor if the service provider has knowledge that the minor:        (1)    knowingly provided false information in the written consent required under subsection (a) of this section; or        (2)    does not meet the definition of an unaccompanied minor in need of shelter under this subtitle.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 27 - Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services|Section 4-2704 - Notifications by Service Provider -- Documentation of Efforts

    (a)    After providing shelter to an unaccompanied minor in need of shelter, a service provider shall:        (1)    (i)    as soon as possible and within 72 hours, contact a parent, a guardian, or an adult relative of the minor; or            (ii)    if the service provider suspects abuse or neglect by the parent, guardian, or adult relative of the minor, immediately notify the appropriate authorities of the suspected abuse or neglect in accordance with § 5–704 of the Family Law Article; and        (2)    if the service provider suspects any abuse or neglect of the unaccompanied minor in need of shelter, immediately notify the appropriate authorities of the suspected abuse or neglect in accordance with § 5–704 of the Family Law Article.    (b)    (1)    If a service provider is unable to contact, and does not suspect abuse by, a parent, a guardian, or an adult relative of an unaccompanied minor in need of shelter, the service provider shall:            (i)    notify the minor of the requirements of this section; and            (ii)    after providing the notice required under item (i) of this paragraph, contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to determine if the minor has been reported missing by a legal guardian.        (2)    If a service provider receives information indicating that an unaccompanied minor in need of shelter is missing from foster care, the service provider shall contact the local department of social services.        (3)    If a service provider receives information indicating that an unaccompanied minor in need of shelter has been reported missing by a legal guardian other than the local department of social services, the service provider shall contact local law enforcement.    (c)    A service provider shall document efforts and communications made under subsection (b) of this section.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 27 - Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services|Section 4-2705 - Limitations on Civil or Criminal Liability for Reasonable Determinations

    A service provider that provides shelter and supportive services to an unaccompanied minor in need of shelter in accordance with this subtitle is not civilly or criminally liable or subject to a disciplinary penalty based solely on the provider’s reasonable determination to provide the shelter and supportive services.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 27 - Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services|Section 4-2706 - Registry of Service Providers

    The Department shall establish and maintain a registry of all service providers that register under § 4–2703 of this subtitle to provide shelter and supportive services to unaccompanied minors in need of shelter.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2707 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 27 - Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services|Section 4-2707 - Implementing Regulations -- Requirements

    (a)    The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.    (b)    The regulations shall include:        (1)    a prohibition against a service provider knowingly hiring or retaining an individual who has been convicted of a crime involving:            (i)    an offense under § 3–307 or § 3–308 of the Criminal Law Article or an offense under the laws of another state that would constitute a violation of § 3–307 or § 3–308 of the Criminal Law Article if committed in the State;            (ii)    child abuse under § 3–601 of the Criminal Law Article or an offense under the laws of another state that would constitute child abuse under § 3–601 of the Criminal Law Article if committed in the State;            (iii)    child sexual abuse under § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article or an offense under the laws of another state that would constitute child sexual abuse under § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article if committed in the State;            (iv)    child neglect under § 3–602.1 of the Criminal Law Article or an offense under the laws of another state that would constitute neglect under § 3–602.1 of the Criminal Law Article if committed in the State; or            (v)    a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article or an offense under the laws of another state that would be a violation of § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article if committed in the State; and        (2)    a requirement that each service provider provide training for each staff member who serves minors regarding mandatory reporting of suspected abuse or neglect in accordance with § 4–2704 of this subtitle and § 5–704 of the Family Law Article.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-2708 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 27 - Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services|Section 4-2708 - Central Repository for Checking Records -- Background Checks

    (a)    In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.    (b)    For each staff member who works with unaccompanied minors, a service provider shall:        (1)    apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check; or        (2)    request a private agency to conduct a background check.    (c)    (1)    As part of an application to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check, the service provider shall submit to the Central Repository:            (i)    one complete set of legible fingerprints of the staff member taken in a format approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;            (ii)    the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to State criminal history records; and            (iii)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.        (2)    In accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the service provider and the staff member the criminal history record information of the staff member.        (3)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this subsection:            (i)    is confidential and may not be redisseminated; and            (ii)    may be used only for the screening purposes authorized by this subtitle.        (4)    A person who is the subject of a criminal history records check under this subsection may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in §10–223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.    (d)    If a service provider requests a private agency to conduct a background check:        (1)    the private agency shall:            (i)    conduct a background check in each state where the service provider knows or has reason to believe the staff member worked or resided during the past 7 years; and            (ii)    issue a statement of the private agency’s findings to:                1.    on request, the staff member; and                2.    the service provider; and        (2)    the staff member shall have an opportunity to contest the findings of the private agency.