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MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 1 - Standards for Correctional Facilities|Section 8-107 - Commission on Correctional Standards -- Membership; Terms

    (a)    The Commission consists of the following 12 members:        (1)    the Attorney General;        (2)    the Secretary of General Services;        (3)    the Secretary of Budget and Management; and        (4)    the following nine members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate:            (i)    two members of the public who are not directly employed in the field of corrections;            (ii)    two correctional personnel from State government;            (iii)    two correctional personnel from local government;            (iv)    one official or employee of a national correctional accreditation organization;            (v)    one elected official from a local governing body; and            (vi)    one member who is licensed, certified, or registered by the State as a mental health or medical professional.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection:            (i)    the term of a member of the Commission is 3 years; and            (ii)    the terms of the members of the Commission are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 1999.        (2)    (i)    The Attorney General, Secretary of General Services, and Secretary of Budget and Management shall serve as ex officio members of the Commission.            (ii)    An ex officio member of the Commission may serve personally at any Commission meeting or designate a representative from the ex officio member’s unit who may act at any Commission meeting to the same effect as if the ex officio member were personally present.    (c)    (1)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (2)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the remainder of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 1 - Standards for Correctional Facilities|Section 8-108 - Commission on Correctional Standards -- Officers

    The Commission shall elect annually a chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 1 - Standards for Correctional Facilities|Section 8-109 - Commission on Correctional Standards -- Quorum; Meetings; Compensation

    (a)    A majority of the authorized membership of the Commission is a quorum.    (b)    The Commission shall meet at the times determined by the Commission or its chairperson.    (c)    A member of the Commission:        (1)    may not receive compensation for service on the Commission; but        (2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 1 - Standards for Correctional Facilities|Section 8-110 - Commission on Correctional Standards -- Annual Report

    (a)    The Commission shall report annually to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly on the activities of the Commission.    (b)    The Commission shall provide the Secretary and the governing body of each county and municipal corporation that has a correctional facility with a copy of its annual report.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 1 - Standards for Correctional Facilities|Section 8-111 - Commission on Correctional Standards -- Executive Director

    (a)    (1)    With the approval of the Secretary, the Commission shall appoint an Executive Director.        (2)    The Executive Director is a special appointment in the State Personnel Management System.    (b)    The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Commission.    (c)    The Executive Director shall perform administrative functions as the Commission directs.    (d)    The Executive Director is entitled to compensation as provided in the State budget.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 1 - Standards for Correctional Facilities|Section 8-112 - Commission on Correctional Standards -- Standards; Regulations; Staff

    (a)    (1)    The Commission shall:            (i)    advise the Secretary regarding all minimum mandatory standards and approved standards for State and local correctional facilities;            (ii)    consult and coordinate with national bodies promulgating correctional standards to provide reasonable compatibility between the State standards and nationally established standards; and            (iii)    consult and cooperate with other units of the State and local jurisdictions concerning correctional standards.        (2)    The Commission may provide technical assistance to the extent authorized in the State budget to aid the State and local jurisdictions in their efforts to comply with minimum mandatory standards and approved standards.    (b)    The Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.    (c)    The Commission shall employ a staff necessary to carry out this subtitle as provided in the State budget.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 1 - Standards for Correctional Facilities|Section 8-113 - Commission on Correctional Standards -- Inspections

    (a)    The Commission shall:        (1)    establish and implement a process to inspect State and local correctional facilities to determine and certify compliance with applicable standards; and        (2)    determine deadlines for remedial action and reinspection whenever inspection reports indicate noncompliance with applicable standards.    (b)    The Commission may review and act on appeals from staff inspection reports.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-115 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 1 - Standards for Correctional Facilities|Section 8-115 - Commission on Correctional Standards -- Life-Threatening or Health-Endangering Conditions

    (a)    If the Commission or an authorized inspector finds a condition in a correctional facility that is life threatening or health endangering, the Commission or inspector may order the immediate cessation of operation.    (b)    Within 96 hours after an order is issued under subsection (a) of this section, the Commission shall hold a review hearing to confirm or countermand the order.    (c)    (1)    If a correctional facility is ordered closed under this section, all inmates in the facility shall be transferred to and accepted in a suitable place of detention, as the Secretary determines.        (2)    The governing body responsible for the cost of the closed facility shall pay the expenses incurred in transferring and maintaining inmates under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-116 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 1 - Standards for Correctional Facilities|Section 8-116 - Commission on Correctional Standards -- Advisory Boards

    (a)    (1)    The Commission shall establish advisory boards to assist the Commission in carrying out its powers and duties under this subtitle.        (2)    The Commission may establish advisory boards on adult:            (i)    detention centers and lockups;            (ii)    community correctional facilities; and            (iii)    correctional facilities other than those listed in items (i) and (ii) of this paragraph.    (b)    The chairperson of the Commission shall appoint the members of an advisory board with the approval of the Commission.    (c)    The chairperson of an advisory board shall be a Commission member.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-117 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 1 - Standards for Correctional Facilities|Section 8-117 - General Powers and Duties

    The Commission may perform any acts necessary and appropriate to carry out the powers and duties set forth in this subtitle.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 2 - Correctional Training Commission|Section 8-201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Approved correctional training school” means a school authorized by the Commission to offer training programs as provided under this subtitle.    (c)    “Commission” means the Correctional Training Commission.    (d)    “Correctional administrator” means a correctional officer who has been promoted from a supervisory rank to first-line administrative duties.    (e)    (1)    “Correctional officer” means a member of a correctional unit whose duties relate to the investigation, care, custody, control, or supervision of inmates and individuals who:            (i)    have been placed on parole or mandatory supervision;            (ii)    have been placed on probation; or            (iii)    have received a suspended sentence.        (2)    “Correctional officer” does not include:            (i)    the head or deputy head of a correctional unit; or            (ii)    a sheriff, warden, or superintendent or an individual with an equivalent title who is appointed or employed by a unit of government to exercise equivalent supervisory authority.    (f)    “Correctional supervisor” means a correctional officer who has been promoted to first-line supervisory duties.    (g)    (1)    “Correctional unit” means a unit of State, county, or municipal government that is responsible under a statute, ordinance, or court order for the investigation, care, custody, control, and supervision of inmates and individuals who:            (i)    have been placed on parole or mandatory supervision;            (ii)    have been placed on probation; or            (iii)    have received a suspended sentence.        (2)    “Correctional unit” includes those facilities as set forth in § 9–226 of the Human Services Article and other facilities as designated by the Secretary of Juvenile Services.    (h)    (1)    “Department of Juvenile Services employee” means a youth supervisor, youth counselor, direct care worker, or other employee of the Department of Juvenile Services whose employment responsibility is the investigation, custody, control, or supervision of minors, juvenile delinquents, and youthful offenders who are committed, detained, awaiting placement, adjudicated delinquent, or are otherwise under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Services.        (2)    “Department of Juvenile Services employee” includes an employee of any nonprofit or for-profit entity under contract with the Department of Juvenile Services whose employment responsibility is the investigation, custody, control, or supervision of minors, juvenile delinquents, and youthful offenders as described under paragraph (1) of this subsection.    (i)    “Permanent appointment” means an appointment that has permanent status.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 2 - Correctional Training Commission|Section 8-202 - Legislative Findings

    The General Assembly finds that:         (1)    there is a need to improve the administration of the correctional system to better protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public;        (2)    the ultimate goal of the correctional system is to make the community safer by reducing the incidence of crime;        (3)    establishing a correctional system with significantly increased power to reduce recidivism and prevent recruitment into criminal careers will require a sufficient number of qualified staff to perform the many tasks to be done;        (4)    recent studies have revealed that greater training for correctional work is highly desirable;        (5)    the need for training can be substantially met by creating educational and training programs for individuals seeking careers as correctional officers;        (6)    while serving in a probationary capacity, a correctional officer should be required to receive efficient training provided at facilities that are approved by a commission that is authorized to approve training facilities;        (7)    by qualifying and becoming proficient in the field of corrections, correctional officers shall individually and collectively better insure the health, safety, and welfare of the public; and        (8)    Department of Juvenile Services employees should have specific and appropriate training for that population.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 2 - Correctional Training Commission|Section 8-203 - Established

    There is a Correctional Training Commission in the Department.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 2 - Correctional Training Commission|Section 8-204 - Membership

    (a)    The Commission consists of the following members:        (1)    the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services;        (2)    the Secretary of Juvenile Services;        (3)    a representative of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, designated by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services;        (4)    a representative of the Department of Juvenile Services, designated by the Secretary of Juvenile Services;        (5)    a Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services;        (6)    the president of the Maryland Correctional Administrators Association;        (7)    the president of the Maryland Sheriffs Association;        (8)    the president of the Maryland Criminal Justice Association;        (9)    a representative of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, designated by its Director;        (10)    the Attorney General of the State;        (11)    the president of a university or college in the State with a correctional education curriculum, appointed by the Maryland Higher Education Commission;        (12)    one correctional officer of the State recommended by the exclusive representative for the officers covered under Title 10, Subtitle 9 of this article and appointed by the Governor; and        (13)    four correctional officers or officials of the State appointed under subsection (b) of this section.    (b)    (1)    The Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, four correctional officers or officials to be members of the Commission, at least one of whom shall be a Department of Juvenile Services employee or official.        (2)    The four members appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall represent different geographic areas of the State.        (3)    The term of a member who is appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection is 3 years.        (4)    The terms of the members who are appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 1999.        (5)    (i)    At the end of a term, a member who was appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.            (ii)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the remainder of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.    (c)    Except for the four members appointed by the Governor under subsection (b) of this section, a member of the Commission may serve personally at a Commission meeting or designate a representative from the member’s unit or association who may act at any meeting to the same effect as if the member were personally present.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 2 - Correctional Training Commission|Section 8-205 - Officers

    (a)    The Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services or the Secretary’s representative is the chairperson of the Commission.    (b)    The Commission shall elect annually a vice chairperson from among its members.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 2 - Correctional Training Commission|Section 8-206 - Staff

    (a)    (1)    With the approval of the Secretary, the Commission shall appoint an Executive Director.        (2)    The Executive Director shall perform general administrative functions.        (3)    The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Commission.    (b)    (1)    With the approval of the Secretary, the Commission shall appoint a Deputy Director and any other employees that the Commission considers necessary to perform general administrative and training management functions.        (2)    The Deputy Director and other employees appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission.    (c)    In accordance with the State budget, the Commission may set the compensation of:        (1)    the Executive Director and the Deputy Director; and        (2)    a Commission employee in a position that:            (i)    is unique to the Commission;            (ii)    requires specific skills or experience to perform the duties of the position; and            (iii)    does not require the employee to perform functions that are comparable to functions performed in other units of the Executive Branch of State government.    (d)    The Secretary of Budget and Management, in consultation with the Commission, shall determine the positions for which the Commission may set compensation under subsection (c) of this section.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 2 - Correctional Training Commission|Section 8-207 - Meetings; Quorum; Compensation; Records

    (a)    The Commission shall meet in the State at the times determined by:        (1)    a majority of the authorized membership of the Commission;        (2)    the chairperson of the Commission; or        (3)    the Secretary.    (b)    A majority of the authorized membership of the Commission is a quorum.    (c)    A member of the Commission:        (1)    may not receive compensation for service on the Commission; but        (2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.    (d)    The Commission shall:        (1)    maintain minutes of its meetings and any other records that it considers necessary; and        (2)    provide information, on request, regarding the budget, activities, and programs of the Commission.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 2 - Correctional Training Commission|Section 8-209 - Probationary Appointment of Correctional Officers

    (a)    An individual may not be given or accept a probationary or permanent appointment as a correctional officer, correctional supervisor, or correctional administrator unless the individual satisfactorily meets minimum qualifications established by the Commission.    (b)    A probationary appointment as a correctional officer, correctional supervisor, or correctional administrator may be made for no more than 1 year for the purpose of enabling the individual seeking permanent appointment to take a training course prescribed by the Commission.    (c)    A probationary appointee is entitled to a leave of absence with pay during the period of the training program.    (d)    The Commission shall establish the minimum qualifications for probationary or permanent appointment as a Department of Juvenile Services employee.
MD. Correctional Services Code Ann. §  8-209.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Correctional Services|Title 8 - State and Local Correctional System -- Generally|Subtitle 2 - Correctional Training Commission|Section 8-209.1 - Applicants -- State and National Criminal History Records Check

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Applicant” means an individual who is seeking certification as:            (i)    a correctional officer; or            (ii)    a Department of Juvenile Services employee, as defined in § 8–201(h) of this subtitle.        (3)    “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.    (b)    An applicant for certification under this section shall apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check.    (c)    As part of the application for a criminal history records check, an applicant shall submit to the Central Repository:        (1)    a complete set of legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;        (2)    the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to Maryland criminal history records; and        (3)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.    (d)    In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–229 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the Commission and the applicant the criminal history record information.    (e)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:        (1)    shall be confidential;        (2)    may not be redisseminated; and        (3)    may be used only for the licensing purpose authorized by this title.    (f)    The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.    (g)    If criminal history record information is reported to the Central Repository after the date of the initial criminal history records check, the Central Repository shall provide to the Commission a revised statement of the applicant’s or certified correctional officer’s State criminal history record.