(a) For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $2,400,000 to manage the long- term care and dementia care navigation programs statewide and to fund the programs locally. (b) The funds appropriated under this section shall be distributed proportionally to each area agency based on a formula determined by the Department that considers the number of individuals who will likely need long-term care or dementia care services in each jurisdiction. §10-1401. IN EFFECT // EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTERS 340 AND 341 OF 2024 // (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) "Pilot Program" means the Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program. (c) "Village" means local, volunteer-led organizations that aim to support community members who choose to age in place, including by: (1) fostering social connections through activities and events; and (2) coordinating volunteer help at home using the neighbor-helping- neighbor model. §10-1402. IN EFFECT // EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTERS 340 AND 341 OF 2024 // (a) There is a Miriam Kelty Aging and Senior Social Connection Hub and Spoke Pilot Program in the Department. (b) The purpose of the Pilot Program is to: (1) learn, test, and develop best practices using a hub and spoke model for village administration; (2) centralize administrative tasks and relieve the burden on volunteers; (3) better coordinate resources and operations to maximize the reach of services provided; (4) help develop new and developing or emerging villages; and (5) build social connection and combat loneliness for seniors aging in place. (c) The goal of the Pilot Program is to support villages that seek to take advantage of operational proficiencies and existing systems, knowledge, skills, and resources to expand services to more residents in the geographic region. (d) The Department shall administer the Pilot Program. (e) The Department shall select the Montgomery County Village Consortium to implement the Pilot Program for a 3-year period. §10-1403. IN EFFECT // EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTERS 340 AND 341 OF 2024 // (a) The Montgomery County Village Consortium shall: (1) establish a 3-year strategic plan for the implementation of the Pilot Program; and (2) submit to the Department a report each year, using quantitative data if available, regarding the implementation of the plan required under item (1) of this subsection. (b) The report required under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall include a description of the progress of the plan in the following areas: (1) administration, including hiring, board membership, and board responsibilities; (2) direct services provided; (3) communications; (4) operations; (5) programming; (6) fund-raising; (7) outreach; (8) financials, including an accounting of the funds required to be appropriated under § 10-1404 of this subtitle; and (9) client satisfaction among leaders of villages that participate in the Pilot Program. §10-1404. IN EFFECT // EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTERS 340 AND 341 OF 2024 // (a) For fiscal years 2026 through 2028, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $80,000 for the Pilot Program. (b) The funds appropriated under subsection (a) of this section shall be used for: (1) employing an operations manager; (2) fund-raising; (3) marketing and outreach; and (4) programming. §10-1405. IN EFFECT // EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTERS 340 AND 341 OF 2024 // On or before September 1, 2027, the Montgomery County Village Consortium shall report to the Department on the implementation of this subtitle, including: (1) comprehensive best practices for creating and operating a hub and spoke model, including: (i) how to create a hub; (ii) establishing the relationship between the Montgomery County Village Consortium as the hub and the villages as the spokes; (iii) establishing the responsibilities of the hub and the spokes; (iv) describing the population that will be served by a hub; (v) how to establish a board of directors; (vi) how to identify resources within each hub community, including time, skills, and capabilities; (vii) how to identify the capacity of each hub, including geographic and population capacity; (viii) describing which services can be provided; (ix) how to train volunteers; (x) how to address overlapping needs of multiple villages' unique senior communities, including: 1. support and social activities; 2. health and wellness; and 3. education; and (xi) how to work with villages, including: 1. how to increase village capacity; 2. how to recruit new villages; and 3. how to expand offerings of developing villages; and (2) recommendations regarding how to support interested diverse and underserved communities with the development of villages.
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