Section 4-2104 – Council — Chair
(a) The Governor shall designate as chair of the Council a member who is a secretary or a secretary’s designee with decision–making authority on issues that relate to the work of the Council. (b) The term of the chair is 2 years. (c) The chair may not serve consecutive terms.
Section 4-2105 – Council — Quorum; Meetings; Compensation
(a) A majority of the members then serving on the Council is a quorum. (b) The Council shall determine the times and places of its meetings. (c) A member of the Council: (1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Council; but (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in […]
Section 4-2106 – Staff
The Department shall provide staff for the Council.
Section 4-2107 – Duties of Council
The Council shall: (1) coordinate State policy and working relationships among State, local, and nonprofit agencies concerning efforts to remedy and prevent homelessness; (2) coordinate data sharing between local Continuums of Care; (3) coordinate outreach to each Continuum of Care to develop joint strategies that impact State and federal funding efforts to remedy and prevent homelessness; (4) determine comprehensive […]
Section 4-2108 – Regulations
The Department shall adopt regulations to govern the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and programs to make homelessness rare and, if it occurs, of brief duration.
Section 4-2201 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Client” means an individual or a family who is in need of housing and is not eligible for other available housing services. (c) “Program” means the Crisis Shelter Home Program for the Homeless.
Section 4-2202 – Legislative Findings and Declarations
The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) an increasing number of people in the State are homeless; (2) homeless people have been ignored by State units; (3) current State–operated programs do not adequately address the problem; and (4) as a result, there is a lack of quality emergency public or private housing available for homeless people.
Section 4-2203 – Established; Purpose; Location of Shelter Homes
(a) There is a Crisis Shelter Home Program for the Homeless in the Department. (b) The purpose of the Program is to provide crisis shelter homes, meals, and counseling to clients. (c) At least one crisis shelter home shall be located in a major population center of the State to facilitate the use of the shelter by clients […]
Section 4-2204 – Limitations on Shelter Home Use
The Maryland Department of Health may not use a shelter home as part of its discharge service plan.
Section 4-2205 – Powers and Duties of Department; Duties of Shelter Homes
(a) A shelter home: (1) shall provide clients with a temporary residence and necessary counseling to link clients to appropriate community services to stabilize the clients’ living conditions; (2) shall accept, from the police and other referral sources in the community, clients for temporary shelter; (3) shall conform to applicable State and local fire codes, health codes, and zoning […]