Section 8-302 – Membership
A local management board may be composed of: (1) public and private community representatives who share the responsibility for implementing a community–based, interagency, family–focused service delivery system for children, youth, and families; (2) a senior representative or department head of the: (i) local health department; (ii) local office of the Department of Juvenile Services; (iii) core service agency or local […]
Section 8-303 – Duties
A local management board shall: (1) strengthen the decision-making capacity at the local level; (2) design and implement strategies that achieve clearly defined results for children, youth, and families as articulated in a local 5-year strategic plan for children, youth, and families; (3) maintain standards of accountability for locally agreed upon results for children, youth, and families; (4) influence […]
Section 8-304 – Regulations
The members of the Children’s Cabinet shall adopt regulations that: (1) specify the roles and responsibilities of local management boards; (2) establish minimum standards for the composition of local management boards; (3) establish fiscal and program accountability in the implementation of community partnership agreements and the use of other State resources by local management boards; (4) establish procedures to […]
Section 8-305 – Annual Report
On or before October 1 of each year, the Maryland Association of Local Management Board Directors shall, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, submit to the Senate Finance Committee, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, a report summarizing, with respect to […]
Section 8-306 – Strategic Plan to Raise Revenue
(a) On or before January 1, 2018, the Prince George’s County Local Management Board shall: (1) develop and implement a strategic plan to raise revenues to match the total funding provided by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; and (2) submit the strategic plan to: (i) the County Executive of Prince George’s County; (ii) the County […]
Section 8-401 – State Coordinating Council — Established
There is a State Coordinating Council for Children in the Office.
Section 8-402 – State Coordinating Council — Membership
(a) The Council consists of the following members: (1) the Deputy Director of the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services, or the Deputy Director’s designee; (2) the Secretary of Juvenile Services, or the Secretary’s designee; (3) the Secretary of Health, or the Secretary’s designee; (4) the Secretary of Human Services, […]
Section 8-403 – State Coordinating Council — Chair; Staff
(a) (1) The office of chair of the Council shall rotate annually among the members of the Council appointed under § 8–402(a) of this subtitle, in the order listed in that subsection. (2) The term of the chair is 1 year. (b) The Office shall provide staff support for the Council.
Section 8-404 – State Coordinating Council — Duties
The Council shall address the population of children who are in out–of–state placements or are recommended for out–of–state placements, including: (1) reviewing recommendations for State funding of the individual placement of a child in need of out–of–state placement; (2) coordinating the monitoring of out–of–state residential facilities for children as required by statute; (3) tracking the types, costs, and […]
Section 8-405 – Local Care Team — Established
There is a local care team in each county.