§ 11-705

(a) The Department shall monitor all grants provided under the Maryland EARN Program.

(b) The Department may require that all recipients of strategic industry partnership grants:

(1) demonstrate an ability to collaborate successfully; and

(2) include additional provisions in a grant proposal to ensure accountability.

(c) The Department may revoke grant funding from a strategic industry partnership, workforce training program, or partnership member if goals consistent with a grant agreement approved by the Department are not met.

(d) To the extent practicable and consistent with relevant judicial opinions and statutory law, any intellectual property developed as a result of a grant awarded under the Maryland EARN Program shall remain in the public domain.