Sec. 12.11.09.03. Funding Administration

A. Each Department correctional or detention facility shall establish and maintain an inmate welfare fund according to this chapter.

B. The Inmate Welfare Fund Board (Board) shall oversee inmate welfare fund administrative activities.

C. Board membership shall consist of the following Department personnel:

(1) Secretary (Chairman);

(2) Deputy Secretary for Operations (DSO);

(3) Deputy Secretary for Administration (DSA);

(4) Commissioner of Correction;

(5) Commissioner of Pretrial Detention and Services;

(6) Director of Patuxent Institution;

(7) Assistant Attorney General assigned to the Department (Principal Counsel);

(8) Chief Financial Officer; and

(9) Director of Procurement Services.

D. The Board, at a minimum, shall:

(1) Review existing and proposed cost allocations for Department inmate-related programs to determine the use of inmate welfare funds in the subsequent budget year;

(2) Identify and quantify priority projects to be supported with inmate welfare funding;

(3) Identify the type of expenditures that require Board approval;

(4) Identify the type of expenditures and the dollar amount delegated to Operations that may be disbursed without Board approval;

(5) Determine the amount each Department correctional and detention facility’s inmate welfare fund is obligated to contribute to Department inmate-related programs; and

(6) Prepare a year-end report that identifies all inmate welfare fund revenues and expenditures by type and dollar amount for the previous fiscal year.

E. The Board, at a minimum, shall meet twice each fiscal year.

F. The Deputy Secretary for Operations shall provide administrative support staff for the Board who shall:

(1) Schedule meetings;

(2) Document Board discussions and decisions;

(3) File and maintain records of discussions and decisions; and

(4) Perform other duties related to Board activities.