Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 11-1405
Terms Used In Maryland Code, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 11-1405
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
(1) seek equitable geographic and demographic diversity, including rural and urban areas;
(2) ensure that selected eligible entities will serve areas where direct care, or a related occupation, is an in-demand industry sector or occupation; and
(3) give priority to eligible entities proposing to predominately serve the individuals described under § 11-1404(c)(10)(i) and (ii) of this subtitle.
(b) An eligible entity shall secure contributions for the project in an amount of money or other consideration at least equal in value to the amount of money requested from the Program.
(c) (1) The Division may not award a matching grant to an eligible entity that exceeds $50,000 each year.
(2) If the Division receives applications for matching grants totaling more than the amount of funds appropriated for the Program for a fiscal year, the Division shall award the grants on a pro rata basis.
(d) The Division shall encourage each eligible entity receiving a matching grant under the Program, in developing and carrying out a project, to consult with:
(1) institutions of higher education;
(2) the Maryland Department of Health;
(3) one-stop career centers; and
(4) organizations with expertise in the needs of women, racial minorities, immigrants, and the impoverished.
(e) An eligible entity that carries out activities for purposes of recruiting, retaining, or providing advancement opportunities to direct care workers before receipt of a matching grant under the Program may use the grant to continue carrying out those activities.
(f) A matching grant awarded under the Program shall be valid for at least 3 years.
(g) An eligible entity receiving a matching grant under the Program shall use the funds to carry out at least one project or to continue an activity commenced before receipt of the grant that:
(1) develops and implements a strategy for the recruitment, retention, or advancement of direct care workers that includes an activity described in the eligible entity’s application; and
(2) provides compensation to each direct care worker for any training received under the project or activity.
(h) (1) An eligible entity receiving a matching grant under the Program may use not more than 10% of the funds of the grant for costs associated with the administration of a project under the Program.
(2) An eligible entity receiving a matching grant under the Program shall use at least 5% of the funds of the grant to provide direct financial assistance, such as supportive services, to direct care workers to support the financial needs of the direct care workers to enter, remain enrolled in, and complete the project assisted by the grant.
(3) An eligible entity receiving a matching grant under the Program shall use the grant to supplement, and not supplant, the amount of funds that, in the absence of the grant, would be available to address the recruitment, retention, or advancement of direct care workers in the region served by the eligible entity.