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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 8-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 8-102 - State Policy - (a) It is the policy of the State to promote...
Subtitle 2 - Advisory Council to Children's Cabinet
Section 8-201 - Established - There is an Advisory Council to the Children’s Cabinet.
Section 8-202 - Purpose - The purpose of the Advisory Council is to make recommendations...
Subtitle 3 - Local Management Boards
Section 8-301 - Local Management Boards - (a) Each county shall establish and maintain a local management...
Section 8-302 - Membership - A local management board may be composed of: (1) public...
Section 8-303 - Duties - A local management board shall: (1) strengthen the decision-making capacity...
Section 8-304 - Regulations - The members of the Children’s Cabinet shall adopt regulations that:...
Section 8-305 - Annual Report - On or before October 1 of each year, the Maryland...
Section 8-306 - Strategic Plan to Raise Revenue - (a) On or before January 1, 2018, the Prince George’s...
Subtitle 4 - Services to Children With Special Needs
Section 8-401 - State Coordinating Council -- Established - There is a State Coordinating Council for Children in the...
Section 8-402 - State Coordinating Council -- Membership - (a) The Council consists of the following members: (1) the...
Section 8-403 - State Coordinating Council -- Chair; Staff - (a) (1) The office of chair of the Council shall...
Section 8-404 - State Coordinating Council -- Duties - The Council shall address the population of children who are...
Section 8-405 - Local Care Team -- Established - There is a local care team in each county.
Section 8-406 - Local Care Team -- Membership; Terms; Chair - (a) Each local care team shall include: (1) at least...
Section 8-407 - Local Care Team -- Duties - A local care team shall: (1) be a forum for:...
Section 8-408 - Attendance at Meetings - (a) A parent or guardian of a child and the...
Subtitle 5 - Children's Cabinet Fund
Section 8-501 - "Fund" Defined - In this subtitle, “Fund” means the Children’s Cabinet Fund.
Section 8-502 - Established - There is a Children’s Cabinet Fund.
Section 8-503 - Composition; Unspent Money - (a) The Fund: (1) consists of money appropriated, transferred, credited,...
Section 8-504 - Expenditures From Fund - Expenditures from the Fund shall be made: (1) in accordance...
Section 8-505 - Disbursements to Local Management Boards - (a) A local management board shall apply for money from...
Section 8-506 - Home Visiting Programs -- Funding - (a) The State shall fund only evidence–based and promising home...
Section 8-507 - Home Visiting Programs -- Reports - (a) (1) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and...
Section 8-508 - Fiscal Agent - The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services...
Subtitle 6 - At-Risk Youth Prevention and Diversion Programs
Section 8-601 - "At-Risk Youth Prevention and Diversion Program" Defined - In this subtitle, “at-risk youth prevention and diversion program” means...
Section 8-602 - In General - An at-risk youth prevention and diversion program may be: (1)...
Section 8-603 - Role of Local Management Boards - (a) At-risk youth prevention and diversion programs shall be coordinated,...
Section 8-604 - Applications for Funding - (a) A local management board shall apply to the Office...
Section 8-605 - Report - On or before December 31 each year, the Office shall...
Subtitle 7 - Residential Child Care Programs -- General Provisions
Part I - State Resource Plan; Contract Requirements
Section 8-701 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...
Section 8-702 - Legislative Intent - It is the intent of the General Assembly to: (1)...
Section 8-703 - State Resource Plan - (a) There is a State Resource Plan for Residential Child...
Section 8-703.1 - Statements of Need - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 8-704 - Contracts for Residential Child Care Programs - A contract awarded or renewed between an agency and a...
Section 8-705 - Sample Contracts - The Office shall provide a sample contract that includes an...
Section 8-706 - Regulations - The members of the Children’s Cabinet shall adopt regulations to...
Section 8-707 - Residents' Bill of Rights - (a) In this section, “residential child care program” includes sites...
Part II - Licensing; Inspections
Section 8-709 - "Licensing Agency" Defined - In this part, “licensing agency”: (1) means the agency designated...
Section 8-710 - Operating Without a License - (a) A person may not operate a residential child care...
Section 8-711 - License Denial - A licensing agency may deny a license to: (1) a...
Section 8-712 - Unannounced Inspections - (a) Unless a program administrator or an employee of a...
Subtitle 8 - Residential Child Care Programs -- Corporate Responsibility and Governance
Section 8-801 - "Licensing Agency" Defined - In this subtitle, “licensing agency”: (1) means the agency designated...
Section 8-802 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle applies to a corporation that is an applicant...
Section 8-803 - Licensing Requirements -- in General - Except as provided in § 8-807 of this subtitle and...
Section 8-804 - Required Documentation - A corporation shall demonstrate to the licensing agency the capability...
Section 8-805 - Board of Directors; Chief Financial Officer - (a) (1) A corporation shall have a board of directors...
Section 8-806 - Bylaws - A corporation shall adopt written bylaws that require the corporation’s...
Section 8-807 - Regulations - The members of the Children’s Cabinet shall adopt regulations to...
Subtitle 10 - Programs for Children in Out-of-Home Placement -- Standards for Staff and System for Outcomes Evaluation
Section 8-1001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 8-1002 - Applicability of Subtitle - This subtitle does not apply to: (1) a shelter care...
Section 8-1004 - Development, Coordination, and Implementation of System for Outcomes Evaluation - (a) On or before July 1, 2008, the Office and...
Subtitle 11 - Children Receiving Child Welfare Services -- Centralized Comprehensive Health Care Monitoring Program
Section 8-1101 - State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare Services - (a) There is a State Medical Director for Children Receiving...
Section 8-1102 - Duties; Access to Confidential Information and Records; Annual Report - (a) The State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare...
Section 8-1103 - Centralized Comprehensive Health Care Monitoring Program - (a) The State Medical Director for Children Receiving Child Welfare...
Subtitle 12 - Baltimore City Programs
Section 8-1201 - Appropriations - (a) For fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, the...
Subtitle 13 - Trauma-Informed Care
Section 8-1301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 8-1302 - Commission on Trauma-Informed Care - (a) There is a Commission on Trauma–Informed Care. (b) The...
Section 8-1303 - Purpose of Commission - The purpose of the Commission is to coordinate a statewide...
Section 8-1304 - Commission Members -- Terms of Appointees - (a) The Commission consists of the following members: (1) two...
Section 8-1305 - Chair of Commission - The Governor shall designate the chair of the Commission.
Section 8-1306 - Determination of Operating Procedures - The Commission shall determine operating procedures, including the establishment of...
Section 8-1307 - Staff for Commission - The Office shall provide staff for the Commission.
Section 8-1308 - Quorum -- Meetings -- Compensation - (a) A majority of members serving on the Commission is...
Section 8-1309 - Duties of Commission -- Adverse Childhood Experiences Aware Program - (a) (1) The Commission shall: (i) assist in the identification...
Section 8-1310 - Formal Training Participation by Commission Members -- Technical Advisory Support -- Annual Progress Report - (a) In this section, “formal training” means a didactic course...