SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 633, 3555 PRINTER'S NO. 3732
No. 200 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY MUNDY, BROWNE, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI,
BISHOP, BLACKWELL, BLAUM, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CAWLEY,
CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CURRY, DALEY, DALLY, DeWEESE, FABRIZIO,
FLICK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GERGELY, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, GRUITZA,
HARHAI, HERMAN, JAMES, JOSEPHS, W. KELLER, LaGROTTA, LEACH,
MACKERETH, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, McCALL, NAILOR,
PALLONE, PETRARCA, PISTELLA, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK,
ROSS, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SEMMEL, SHANER, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, STAIRS, STETLER, STURLA, SURRA, THOMAS, TIGUE,
WALKO, WANSACZ, WHEATLEY, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, TRUE, VEON,
GERBER, SHAPIRO, D. EVANS, BIANCUCCI, DERMODY, RAMALEY,
ROONEY, RUBLEY, WOJNAROSKI, GINGRICH, WILT AND MELIO,
FEBRUARY 16, 2005
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, MARCH 15, 2006
AN ACT
1 Providing for the strengthening and enrichment of children and <--
2 families by promoting safe, healthy and nurturing home
3 environments, for the educational and supportive services of
4 home visiting programs in this Commonwealth, for the Ounce of
5 Prevention Program and for integrated community-based
6 delivery of services; specifying program requirements;
7 designating an oversight board; providing for
8 responsibilities of the board and the Department of Public
9 Welfare; specifying criteria for community program grant
10 funding; requiring training and an independent evaluation
11 process; and providing for quality assurance.
12 ESTABLISHING THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS <--
13 TO CERTAIN ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE HOME VISITATION AND OTHER
14 SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME, AT-RISK EXPECTANT FIRST-TIME MOTHERS
15 AND THEIR NEWBORN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; AND PROVIDING FOR
16 THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE.
17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18 hereby enacts as follows:
19 Section 1. Short title.
1 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Ounce of
2 Prevention PROGRAM Act. <--
3 Section 2. Legislative intent.
4 (a) Funding.-- <--
5 (1) The General Assembly finds that family well-being is
6 critical to a child's health and development, that parenting
7 is a difficult responsibility and that most of the assistance
8 available to Pennsylvania families occurs after there is a
9 problem and often provides too little, too late. Research
10 shows that comprehensive early home visitation programs
11 prevent child abuse, help develop positive parent-child
12 interactions, help brain development of the child, have a
13 long-term savings in both public and private health care
14 costs and help avoid future social problems. In addition to
15 addressing child abuse, such programs help to ensure that
16 families' social and medical needs are met and that children
17 are ready for success in school.
18 (2) The General Assembly finds that Pennsylvania needs
19 broad implementation of a program to provide support for
20 families which need and desire assistance in establishing
21 healthy relationships and environments for their children.
22 (3) The General Assembly intends to appropriate funds to
23 the board to carry out the program.
24 (b) Intent.--It is the intent of the General Assembly to
25 establish the Ounce of Prevention Program as a collaborative
26 effort that builds on existing community-based home visiting and
27 family support resources and will not duplicate the existing
28 services. It is further the intent of the General Assembly to
29 provide the needed intensity and duration of services extending
30 beyond those available through Head Start and Early Head Start
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1 programs, thus filling a major gap in the existing continuum of
2 early childhood prevention and assistance services.
3 IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ESTABLISH THE <--
4 OUNCE OF PREVENTION PROGRAM TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAMS AND PURPOSES
5 OF EXISTING COMMUNITY-BASED HOME VISITATION AND FAMILY SUPPORT
6 SERVICES WITHOUT DUPLICATING EXISTING SERVICES.
7 Section 3. Definitions.
8 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
9 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
10 context clearly indicates otherwise:
11 "Board." The Children's Trust Fund Board. <--
12 "Department." The Department of Public Welfare of the
13 Commonwealth.
14 "LOW INCOME." TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE <--
15 FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. <--
16 "Program." The Ounce of Prevention Program established in
17 section 4 (relating to Ounce of Prevention Program). <--
18 Section 4. Ounce of Prevention Program.
19 (a) Establishment.--The Ounce of Prevention Program is
20 established as a voluntary home visiting grant program for <--
21 expectant mothers and newborn children and their families.
22 ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AS A GRANT PROGRAM FOR NOT- <--
23 FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR PUBLIC ENTITIES TO PROVIDE HOME
24 VISITATION SERVICES AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME, AT-
25 RISK, EXPECTANT FIRST-TIME MOTHERS AND THEIR NEWBORN CHILDREN
26 AND FAMILIES.
27 (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program is to strengthen
28 families; promote early childhood growth and development;
29 improve childhood immunization rates and well-child care;
30 improve child health outcomes; improve school readiness;
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1 increase family self-sufficiency; increase the involvement of
2 both parents with their children; and reduce the incidence of
3 child abuse and neglect through a primary prevention approach <--
4 that offers home visits and linkages to family supports for
5 families and their newborn children and continues until the
6 children reach five years of age or begin the Head Start
7 Program.
8 Section 5. Delivery of services.
9 Service delivery under this act shall be community-based and
10 collaborative. Services shall be integrated and coordinated with
11 other services provided under Head Start and Early Head Start
12 programs and by local school districts, as well as with other
13 home visiting and family support service delivery systems
14 currently in place in communities throughout this Commonwealth.
15 Services shall be offered with the intensity and duration
16 required to prevent child abuse and neglect, improve child
17 development and child health outcomes and to promote child
18 school-readiness and educational development.
19 Section 6. Program requirements.
20 The program established under this act shall provide for
21 intensive home visits and include the following critical home
22 visiting elements:
23 (1) Initiation of services. This element provides for:
24 (i) Initiation of services prenatally or at the
25 birth of the first child.
26 (ii) Use of a standardized assessment tool to
27 systematically identify those at-risk families most in
28 need of services. The home visitor shall inform any
29 potential participant that the assessment or
30 participation in the program is purely voluntary.
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1 (iii) Offering services on a purely voluntary basis
2 and use of positive, persistent outreach efforts to build
3 family trust.
4 (iv) Working with family members to identify
5 strengths and resources that can be mobilized to help
6 resolve identified family concerns.
7 (2) Service content. This element provides for:
8 (i) Offering services over the long term and
9 intensively, with well-defined criteria for increasing or
10 decreasing the intensity of the service.
11 (ii) Providing services that focus on supporting
12 first-time at-risk expectant parents and families,
13 encouraging the interaction of both parents with their
14 child, and enhancing the development of the child,
15 including school readiness and educational development.
16 (iii) Linking at-risk families to medical providers
17 to ensure optimal health and development of the child,
18 timely childhood immunizations, well-child care that
19 provides for developmental assessment and is consistent
20 with the standards and periodicity schedules of Medicaid
21 and the American Academy of Pediatrics and additional
22 services, as needed.
23 (iv) Ensuring confidentiality and privacy for
24 families.
25 (v) Having periodic evaluations of program
26 effectiveness.
27 (vi) Having established mechanisms in place to refer
28 first-time at-risk expectant parents and families for
29 other intervention services available in the community.
30 (3) Qualifications and training of home visitors. This
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1 element provides for:
2 (i) Ensuring that home visitors have basic training
3 in areas, including substance abuse, child abuse,
4 domestic violence, drug-exposed infants and parents,
5 child development, services available in the community,
6 infant care and early childhood development, school
7 readiness and parenting.
8 (ii) Ensuring that home visitors conducting home
9 visits are certified registered nurses or are qualified
10 home visitors under 45 CFR § 1304.52(e) (relating to
11 human resources management).
12 (iii) Ensuring that home visitors have preservice
13 and ongoing training that is specific to their job
14 requirements.
15 (iv) Ensuring that home visit providers receive
16 ongoing reviews and direct and intensive supervision.
17 (v) Ensuring that home visitors are qualified
18 community-based private, not-for-profit or public
19 organizations that have strong community support and the
20 social and fiscal capacity to provide the service.
21 Section 7. Children's Trust Fund Board.
22 (a) Designation.--The board is designated as an oversight
23 board.
24 (b) Powers and duties.--The board has the following powers
25 and duties:
26 (1) To develop measurable outcomes consistent with
27 established home visiting programs operating in this
28 Commonwealth.
29 (2) To establish assessment and credentialing standards
30 for home visitation programs receiving grant funding under
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1 this act.
2 (3) To review grant applications and award grants for
3 home visiting programs. No nongovernmental member may:
4 (i) Review grant applications or vote to award
5 grants to entities by which they are employed or with
6 which they are directly affiliated.
7 (ii) Be a lobbyist as defined under 65 Pa.C.S. Ch.
8 13 (relating to lobby regulation and disclosure).
9 (4) Grants for home visiting programs shall be awarded
10 on a three-year basis. The board may rescind a portion of the
11 grant not yet allocated if it determines through outcome,
12 expenditure and performance data submitted by the grantees
13 under section 8 (relating to implementation) that the funds
14 are not being properly utilized.
15 (5) Develop an assessment tool to identify at-risk
16 families who are eligible for home visiting grants under this
17 act. The assessment tool shall be a mechanism to identify
18 risk factors that may lead to child abuse or neglect or other
19 poor childhood outcomes.
20 (6) Establish policies for the development,
21 implementation and administration of the program.
22 Section 8. Implementation.
23 The board shall do all of the following:
24 (1) Implement a community-based home visiting program
25 for first-time at-risk expectant parents and families in this
26 Commonwealth using the criteria set forth in this section.
27 (2) Develop a grant application and award grants under
28 this program in accordance with the following requirements:
29 (i) Grants shall be awarded in accordance with
30 weighted criteria based on population demographics,
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1 factors associated with child abuse and neglect and other
2 appropriate criteria developed by the board.
3 (ii) Cash or in-kind matching funds in the amount of
4 25% of the total program cost shall be required.
5 (iii) If a program is not able to meet the 25% match
6 requirement, justification must be included in the grant
7 application providing a detailed explanation of the
8 reasons why this match cannot be met and the percentage
9 of the match that can be met. A determination will be
10 made by the board as to the merit of the justification.
11 (3) Develop a plan of implementation to equitably
12 distribute funds throughout this Commonwealth.
13 (4) Require that, in addition to the program
14 requirements outlined in section 6 (relating to program
15 requirements), the following criteria be used in selecting
16 recipients of grant funds:
17 (i) Preference for grant awards shall be given to
18 community-based entities that have broad representation
19 and have the fiscal and administrative capacity to
20 successfully implement the program.
21 (ii) Home visiting programs that receive grants
22 should collaborate with other home visiting and family
23 support programs in the community to avoid duplication
24 and complement and integrate with existing services.
25 (iii) Each applicant shall use the standardized
26 assessment tool developed by the board under section 7
27 (relating to Children's Trust Fund Board).
28 (iv) Each applicant must provide outcome,
29 expenditure and performance data in the format and the
30 frequency specified by the board.
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1 (v) Each applicant must identify local resources
2 available for implementation.
3 (vi) Implementation design must include service
4 delivery strategies which, when appropriate, involve both
5 parents if they have shared parental responsibility,
6 regardless of residential custody arrangements.
7 (5) Evaluate and approve grant applications and local
8 implementation plans for service delivery.
9 (6) Encourage applicants to coordinate service delivery
10 with Head Start, Early Head Start, Parents as Teachers,
11 family centers, school districts and other existing home
12 visiting programs operating in communities in the various
13 regions of this Commonwealth.
14 (7) Identify qualified trainers and training
15 opportunities which will assure adequate opportunities for
16 grantees and their communities to provide preservice and in-
17 service training. Funds for training may be incorporated into
18 the grants.
19 (8) Develop and implement a quality assurance and
20 improvement process for the program.
21 (9) Identify and seek Federal matching funding for the
22 program.
23 (10) Identify existing State funding streams that could
24 be used to fund home visiting programs in this Commonwealth.
25 (11) Provide for an annual independent review which
26 evaluates both the progress and effectiveness of community
27 programs receiving grants and the overall progress and
28 achievement of the designated outcomes of the programs. The
29 board shall provide the review to the Governor, the Senate
30 and the House of Representatives on an annual basis.
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1 Section 9. Responsibilities of Department of Public Welfare.
2 The department shall allocate the staff and financial
3 resources necessary to assist the board in the implementation
4 and administration of the program.
5 Section 20. Effective date.
6 This act shall take effect immediately. THE PROVISION OF HOME <--
7 VISITS AND THE REFERRAL OF FAMILIES AND NEWBORN CHILDREN TO
8 HEALTH CARE AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS.
9 (C) MATCHING FUNDS.--GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED TO APPLICANTS
10 THAT PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 25% OF THE TOTAL
11 PROGRAM COST. MATCHING FUNDS MAY BE IN THE FORM OF CASH OR IN-
12 KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.
13 (D) TERM.--GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED FOR A PERIOD OF TWO
14 YEARS.
15 (E) ELIGIBILITY.--A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY THAT RECEIVED FUNDS
16 FROM THE COMMONWEALTH TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO FIRST-TIME, AT-RISK
17 PARENTS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT SHALL BE
18 ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A GRANT UNDER THIS ACT.
19 SECTION 5. COORDINATION OF SERVICES. <--
20 IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT UNDER THIS ACT, AN
21 APPLICANT MUST INTEGRATE AND COORDINATE SERVICES PROVIDED WITH
22 RELATED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING
23 PROGRAMS THAT ALSO PROVIDE HOME VISITATION.
24 SECTION 6. APPLICATION.
25 (A) SUBMISSION.--IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A GRANT UNDER THIS ACT,
26 AN APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION IN A FORM AND MANNER
27 PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
28 (B) REQUIREMENTS.--AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED UNDER SUBSECTION
29 (A) SHALL SET FORTH THE MANNER IN WHICH THE APPLICANT WILL DO
30 THE FOLLOWING:
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1 (1) IDENTIFY FIRST-TIME, LOW-INCOME, AT-RISK PARENTS AND
2 INITIATE SERVICES PRENATALLY OR AT THE BIRTH OF THEIR FIRST
3 CHILD.
4 (2) PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE PARENTS THAT
5 ASSESSMENTS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION ARE VOLUNTARY AND
6 ENSURE CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY OF FAMILIES.
7 (3) IDENTIFY FAMILY STRENGTHS AND AVAILABLE FAMILY AND
8 COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
9 (4) APPLY CRITERIA TO BE USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO
10 INCREASE OR DECREASE THE AMOUNT OR INTENSITY OF SERVICES
11 PROVIDED.
12 (5) APPLY STRATEGIES TO ENCOURAGE THE INTERACTION OF
13 BOTH PARENTS WITH THE CHILD AND TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
14 THE CHILD, INCLUDING HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
15 SCHOOL READINESS.
16 (6) UTILIZE AGREEMENTS WITH AND REFERRALS TO HEALTH CARE
17 PROVIDERS, INTERVENTION SERVICES AND OTHER PROGRAMS IN THE
18 COMMUNITY. HEALTH CARE SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE IMMUNIZATION,
19 WELL-CHILD CARE AND ANY NECESSARY DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENTS.
20 (7) PROVIDE QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, ADEQUATE DIRECT
21 SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL AND REGULAR JOB PERFORMANCE
22 EVALUATIONS.
23 (8) FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM FOR
24 THE DURATION OF THE GRANT PERIOD.
25 SECTION 7. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
26 THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES:
27 (1) TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM.
28 (2) TO DEVELOP A STANDARDIZED APPLICATION FOR THE
29 PROGRAM.
30 (3) TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROGRAM
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1 PERSONNEL, INCLUDING:
2 (I) REQUIRED TRAINING PROGRAMS TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR
3 TO THE INITIAL HOME VISIT AND TO INCLUDE TRAINING IN
4 SUBSTANCE ABUSE, CHILD ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRUG-
5 EXPOSED INFANTS AND PARENTS, INFANT CARE, EARLY CHILDHOOD
6 DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL READINESS AND PARENTING.
7 (II) KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER RELEVANT SERVICES AVAILABLE
8 IN THE COMMUNITY AND THIS COMMONWEALTH.
9 (III) CERTIFICATION AS A REGISTERED NURSE OR
10 QUALIFIED HOME VISITOR UNDER 45 CFR § 1304.52(D)
11 (RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES MANAGEMENT).
12 (IV) CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
13 (4) TO APPROVE OR DENY GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE
14 PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
15 (I) GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED TO QUALIFIED COMMUNITY-
16 BASED PROGRAMS WITH STRONG COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION AND
17 SUPPORT, LOCAL RESOURCES AND THE ABILITY TO COORDINATE
18 WITH OTHER SERVICES.
19 (II) GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED BASED ON WEIGHTED
20 CRITERIA THAT INCLUDE POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS, INCIDENCE
21 OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND OTHER CRITERIA DEEMED
22 APPROPRIATE BY THE DEPARTMENT.
23 (III) THE DEPARTMENT MAY RESCIND A PORTION OF THE
24 GRANT NOT YET ALLOCATED IF IT DETERMINES THAT THE FUNDS
25 ARE NOT BEING PROPERLY UTILIZED BASED UPON OUTCOME,
26 EXPENDITURE AND PERFORMANCE DATA.
27 (5) TO DEVELOP AND APPROVE AN ASSESSMENT TOOL TO
28 IDENTIFY FIRST-TIME, LOW-INCOME, AT-RISK PARENTS AND
29 FAMILIES. THE ASSESSMENT TOOL SHALL INCLUDE THE
30 IDENTIFICATION OF RISK FACTORS THAT LEAD TO CHILD ABUSE OR
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1 NEGLECT OR OTHER NEGATIVE OUTCOMES.
2 (6) TO PROVIDE MEASURES AND PROCEDURES TO ASSESS THE
3 STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES AND SUCCESSES OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED
4 BY A GRANT RECIPIENT UNDER THIS ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
5 SECTION 8. THE MEASURES SHALL INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR PERIODIC
6 REPORTING DURING THE TERM OF THE GRANT.
7 SECTION 8. ACCOUNTABILITY.
8 (A) INFORMATION REQUIRED.--A GRANT RECIPIENT SHALL PROVIDE
9 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT UPON REQUEST:
10 (1) A REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
11 SERVED AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED.
12 (2) PERFORMANCE DATA RELATED TO POTENTIAL DRUG ABUSE,
13 IMPROVEMENT IN CHILD HEALTH, REDUCTION IN INCIDENCE OF CHILD
14 ABUSE AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE
15 IN THE PROGRAM.
16 (3) A PLAN TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EACH CHILD WHO
17 RECEIVED SERVICES FROM THE PROGRAM FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS
18 THAN TEN YEARS.
19 (4) AN ACCOUNTING OF THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FROM THE
20 GRANT AND ALL FUNDS RECEIVED FOR THE PROGRAM FROM OTHER
21 SOURCES.
22 (5) OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE
23 DEPARTMENT.
24 (B) REPORTS.--
25 (1) WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF THE END OF THE TERM OF A
26 GRANT, THE GRANT RECIPIENT SHALL PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE
27 DEPARTMENT THAT INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE AND OTHER
28 DATA TO DETERMINE OUTCOMES AND ANY REDUCTION IN DRUG ABUSE,
29 IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH, REDUCTION IN THE INCIDENCE OF CHILD
30 ABUSE OR ANY EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDREN WHO
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1 PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM WHEN COMPARED TO CHILDREN WHO DO
2 NOT RECEIVE SERVICES.
3 (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A BIENNIAL REPORT TO THE
4 GOVERNOR AND TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MINORITY CHAIRMAN OF THE
5 PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AND THE
6 CHAIRMAN AND MINORITY CHAIRMAN OF THE HEALTH AND HUMAN
7 SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT
8 EVALUATES THE EFFECTIVENESS AND OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAM.
9 (C) ANALYSIS.--
10 (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW AND ANALYZE THE
11 INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B)(1) AND
12 RESEARCH THE LONG-TERM RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO
13 DETERMINE WHICH PROGRAMS ARE THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE AND
14 PRODUCE THE MOST POSITIVE RESULTS.
15 (2) THE STRATEGIES DETERMINED TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE
16 MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS A CONDITION OF RECEIPT
17 OF A GRANT.
18 SECTION 9. FUNDING.
19 FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM SHALL BE LIMITED TO FUNDS
20 SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT.
21 THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SEEK FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS FOR THIS
22 PROGRAM AS AVAILABLE.
23 SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.
24 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 60 DAYS.
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