1. A. An applicant, participant, or grantee may not knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement or report:

   1. (1) In an application or documentation furnished to the Office under the requirements of this chapter; or
   2. (2) For the purpose of influencing the action of the Office on any matter related to an award, either before or after an award has been made.

2. B. Violation of §A of this regulation shall result in:

   1. (1) Forfeiture of any claim to a:

      1. (a) Training voucher;
      2. (b) Bonus award; or
      3. (c) Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund award; and
   2. (2) Denial of initial or continued participation, as applicable, in the credential program.

3. C. If a participant uses a training voucher and, without good cause, fails to comply with the requirements of Regulation .07I of this chapter, the participant shall be:

   1. (1) Ineligible to receive further training vouchers; and
   2. (2) Required to repay the amount of the training voucher to the Office.

4. D. If a participant receives an award through the Fund and, without good cause, fails to comply with the requirements of Regulation .08D of this chapter, the participant shall be:

   1. (1) Ineligible to receive a future award; and
   2. (2) Required to repay the amount of the award to the Office in proportion to the remaining employment commitment set forth at Regulation .08D(2) of this chapter.

Authority: Family Law Article, §§5-551 and 5-573, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 2001 (28:12 Md. R. 1104)

Chapter revised effective August 15, 2005 (32:16 Md. R. 1391)

Transferred from COMAR 07.04.09 to 13A.14.09 effective January 1, 2006

Chapter revised effective September 10, 2007 (34:18 Md. R. 1581)

Regulation .02B amended effective April 6, 2009 (36:7 Md. R. 526); January 4, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1998)

Regulation .03B amended effective January 4, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1998)

Regulation .08B, D amended effective April 6, 2009 (36:7 Md. R. 526)

Regulation .08 amended effective June 27, 2011 (38:13 Md. R. 756)

Regulation .09 adopted effective January 4, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1998)

Regulation .09 amended and recodified to be Regulation .10 effective January 4, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1998)

Chapter revised effective March 30, 2015 (42:6 Md. R. 513)