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Ch. 525 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND

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(1) For at least 90 days in a year if the individual is unemployed and seeking employment; and

(2) If the individual meets any other eligibility criteria determined by the Department.

(F) (E) THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT REQUIRE AN INDIVIDUAL TO PURSUE OR RECEIVE CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS OR APPLY FOR SERVICES FROM A CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SUBSIDY UNDER THE PROGRAM.

(G) (F) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PAY A CHILD CARE PROVIDER WITHIN 10 NOTIFY THE COMPTROLLER WITHIN 9 10 DAYS AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES AN INVOICE FROM A CHILD CARE PROVIDER.

(2) THE COMPTROLLER SHALL PAY A CHILD CARE PROVIDER WITHIN 6 5 DAYS AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH THE COMPTROLLER RECEIVES A NOTICE UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

[(d)] (H) (G) The Department shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before August 1, 2022, the State Department of Education shall establish and publish on its website the electronic form and a process and instructions for submitting the form required under § 9.5–113(c)(2) of the Education Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before July 1, 2023, the State Department of Education shall:

(1) consult with national experts to establish a simplified form for an individual to apply for a Child Care Scholarship under the Child Care Scholarship Program that enables the Department to: