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MD SB482

Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024)


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Introduced
01/22/2024
In Committee
04/05/2024
Crossed Over
03/15/2024
Passed
04/08/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/09/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Establishing the Governor's Office for Children and the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children as the head of the Office; requiring the Special Secretary to chair the Children's Cabinet; requiring the Office to staff the Children's Cabinet; requiring the Children's Cabinet to meet not less than four times each year; requiring the Accountability and Implementation Board, in consultation with certain departments, to submit a certain recommendation to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; etc.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Governor's Office for Children and the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children as the head of the Office. It requires the Special Secretary to chair the Children's Cabinet and for the Office to staff the Children's Cabinet, which must meet at least four times a year. The bill also requires the Accountability and Implementation Board, in consultation with certain departments, to submit a recommendation to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025 regarding whether there should be an updated methodology for calculating eligibility for compensatory grants. Additionally, the bill creates the Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program, which aims to address child poverty through place-based strategies in eligible neighborhoods.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (10)

Last Action

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 408 (on 05/09/2024)

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