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MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  7-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subtitle 9 - Telecommunications Devices and Distribution of Accessible Information for Disabled Individuals|Section 7-902 - Program to Provide Specialized Customer Telephone Equipment -- Reimbursement of Costs

    (a)    In accordance with the State budget and § 7–806 of this title, the Department, in consultation with the Board, shall establish and administer a program:        (1)    to provide specialized customer telephone equipment to eligible program participants; and        (2)    to provide reimbursement of costs under § 7–906 of this subtitle.    (b)    (1)    In this subsection, “shopping facility” means an outdoor or indoor retail facility with a common pedestrian area housing more than five sales or rental establishments in which a majority of the tenants have a main entrance from the common pedestrian area.        (2)    This subsection applies to a shopping facility that:            (i)    provides a total number of four or more public pay telephones at the facility of which at least one is located in the common pedestrian area; and            (ii)    is larger than 500,000 square feet.        (3)    In accordance with the standards and regulations established by the Department, the owner, operator, manager, or other person having control of a shopping facility shall acquire and install at least one specialized communications device designed to enable customers with hearing or speech disabilities to access a telephone or wireless service providers network.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  7-903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subtitle 9 - Telecommunications Devices and Distribution of Accessible Information for Disabled Individuals|Section 7-903 - Establishment of System for Obtaining Equipment, Support, and Training

    (a)    The Department, in consultation with the Board, shall:        (1)    provide a system for eligible program participants to obtain equipment, but no single eligible participant shall receive more than $6,000;        (2)    provide a system for eligible program participants who cannot access telecommunications relay services in a traditional manner to obtain communication facilitators or related support services;        (3)    establish an information and referral service, including the toll–free numbers for the various access modes for the Maryland relay service and provide information about the availability of the equipment;        (4)    contract with private vendors or nonprofit organizations to provide the information and referral service and other auxiliary services;        (5)    as necessary, establish interagency agreements with other State agencies that provide technical assistance for disabled individuals to prevent duplicative programs; and        (6)    appoint appropriate staff to assist the Board in carrying out its activities under this subtitle.    (b)    The Board and the Department shall:        (1)    develop regulations;        (2)    develop and implement educational outreach programs; and        (3)    review and monitor the program.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  7-904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subtitle 9 - Telecommunications Devices and Distribution of Accessible Information for Disabled Individuals|Section 7-904 - Construction

    This subtitle may not be construed to establish an entitlement program.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  7-905 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subtitle 9 - Telecommunications Devices and Distribution of Accessible Information for Disabled Individuals|Section 7-905 - Regulations

    The Department in consultation with the Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  7-906 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities|Subtitle 9 - Telecommunications Devices and Distribution of Accessible Information for Disabled Individuals|Section 7-906 - Distribution of Newspapers in a Computerized Audio Format

    (a)    The Department in consultation with the Board shall enter into an agreement with the State Library Board, providing for an annual payment to be made to the State Library Agency in an amount equal to the cost incurred for the distribution of newspapers in a computerized audio format.    (b)    Under the agreement, the State Library Agency shall provide eligible blind and disabled individuals with access to newspapers in a computerized audio format by a qualified entity.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 8-102 - State Policy

    (a)    It is the policy of the State to promote a stable, safe, and healthy environment for children and families that provides access to necessary services and supports in the least restrictive, most appropriate, and most effective environment possible, thereby increasing self–sufficiency and family preservation.    (b)    This policy shall be achieved through a comprehensive and coordinated interagency approach that:        (1)    is family–driven, child–guided, home– and community–based, culturally and linguistically competent, individualized, and effective;        (2)    provides a continuum of care, opportunities, and supports that emphasize prevention, early intervention, and community–based services, as well as natural supports;        (3)    gives priority to children and families most at risk; and        (4)    engages and empowers families and children so that, to the extent possible, they will be well–represented in every facet of the child–family serving system and partners in their own care planning.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 2 - Advisory Council to Children's Cabinet|Section 8-201 - Established

    There is an Advisory Council to the Children’s Cabinet.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 2 - Advisory Council to Children's Cabinet|Section 8-202 - Purpose

    The purpose of the Advisory Council is to make recommendations to the Children’s Cabinet on:         (1)    methods for meeting the policy and program goals of the State for integrated children and family programs;        (2)    coordinating State programs with programs operated by local governments, local management boards, and private groups;        (3)    building capacity to serve youths in their communities and at home;        (4)    reducing reliance on institutions as the primary mode of intervention for at-risk youth offenders;        (5)    promoting positive outcomes for youths;        (6)    funding practices that prevent juvenile crimes and delinquency; and        (7)    reducing disproportionate minority confinement.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 3 - Local Management Boards|Section 8-301 - Local Management Boards

    (a)    Each county shall establish and maintain a local management board to ensure the implementation of a local interagency service delivery system for children, youth, and families.    (b)    A county may designate as the local management board:        (1)    a quasi-public nonprofit corporation that is not an instrumentality of the county government; or        (2)    a public agency that is an instrumentality of the county government.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 3 - Local Management Boards|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 behavioral health authority;            (iv)    local school system; and            (v)    local department of social services;        (3)    family members or family advocates; and        (4)    youth or youth advocates.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 3 - Local Management Boards|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 the allocation of resources across systems as necessary to accomplish the desired results;        (5)    build local partnerships to coordinate children, youth, and family services within the county to eliminate fragmentation and duplication of services; and        (6)    create an effective system of services, supports, and opportunities that improve outcomes for all children, youth, and families.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 3 - Local Management Boards|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 ensure the confidentiality of information shared by local management board members and employees in accordance with State and federal law; and        (5)    generally relate to the operation of local management boards.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 3 - Local Management Boards|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 the programs implemented under § 8-505(d) of this title:         (1)    each local management board’s activities;        (2)    the amount of money spent on the programs; and        (3)    the effectiveness of the programs.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 3 - Local Management Boards|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 Council of Prince George’s County;            (iii)    the Prince George’s County Senate Delegation of the General Assembly; and            (iv)    the Prince George’s County House Delegation of the General Assembly.    (b)    On or before January 1 each year, the Prince George’s County Local Management Board shall submit a report on the total revenue received in the previous fiscal year and the total revenue from each source to:        (1)    the County Executive of Prince George’s County;        (2)    the County Council of Prince George’s County;        (3)    the Prince George’s County Senate Delegation of the General Assembly; and        (4)    the Prince George’s County House Delegation of the General Assembly.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|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 Office.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 4 - Services to Children With Special Needs|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, or the Secretary’s designee; and        (5)    the State Superintendent of Schools, or the Superintendent’s designee.    (b)    The Secretary of Budget and Management, or the Secretary’s designee, shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio Council member.    (c)    The Secretary of Disabilities, or the Secretary’s designee, shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio Council member.    (d)    The Children’s Cabinet shall designate up to three individuals to serve on the Council on a rotating basis to represent each of the following stakeholder groups:        (1)    family members or family advocates; and        (2)    youth or youth advocates.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 4 - Services to Children With Special Needs|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.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 4 - Services to Children With Special Needs|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 effectiveness of services required to meet the needs of children who are recommended for out–of–state placements;        (4)    providing training and technical assistance to local agency and community partners;        (5)    making recommendations to the appropriate secretary on the development of regulations to carry out this subtitle; and        (6)    performing other related activities that the Children’s Cabinet identifies.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 4 - Services to Children With Special Needs|Section 8-405 - Local Care Team -- Established

    There is a local care team in each county.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 4 - Services to Children With Special Needs|Section 8-406 - Local Care Team -- Membership; Terms; Chair

    (a)    Each local care team shall include:        (1)    at least one representative from:            (i)    the Department of Juvenile Services;            (ii)    the Developmental Disabilities Administration;            (iii)    the Behavioral Health Administration;            (iv)    if determined to be appropriate by the Behavioral Health Administration, the local core service agency or local behavioral health authority;            (v)    the local school system;            (vi)    the local health department;            (vii)    the local department of social services; and            (viii)    the local management board;        (2)    a parent, parent advocate, or both, appointed by the chair of the local care team in consultation with the child advocacy community; and        (3)    a nonvoting representative of the local office of the division of rehabilitative services to represent individuals who are 16 years old and older.    (b)    Each local care team shall establish the terms of its members.    (c)    Each local care team shall select its chair from among its members for a designated term of office.    (d)    Each local care team:        (1)    shall determine which of its members will have responsibility for its administrative functions; and        (2)    if two or more members will share the responsibility, shall determine the rotation of the administrative functions.    (e)    Subject to the availability of funds, a parent or parent advocate who is a member of a local care team may receive:        (1)    the compensation provided in the State or local budget; and        (2)    reimbursement for expenses, in accordance with the Standard State Travel Regulations.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 4 - Services to Children With Special Needs|Section 8-407 - Local Care Team -- Duties

    A local care team shall:        (1)    be a forum for:            (i)    families of children with intensive needs to receive assistance with the identification of individual needs and potential resources to meet identified needs; and            (ii)    interagency discussions and problem solving for individual child and family needs and systemic needs;        (2)    refer children and families to:            (i)    care management entities when appropriate; and            (ii)    available local and community resources;        (3)    provide training and technical assistance to local agency and community partners;        (4)    identify and share resource development needs and communicate with the care management entity, local core service agencies, or local behavioral health authority, provider networks, local management boards, and other local care teams in surrounding jurisdictions; and        (5)    discuss a request for a voluntary placement agreement for a child with a developmental disability or a mental illness under § 5–525 of the Family Law Article.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 4 - Services to Children With Special Needs|Section 8-408 - Attendance at Meetings

    (a)    A parent or guardian of a child and the child’s attorney may attend any meeting of the Council or the local care team at which the child’s care is discussed.    (b)    At least 10 days before the meeting, the Council or local care team shall notify each parent or guardian of the child and the child’s attorney of the date, time, and location of any meeting the Council or the local care team plans to hold to discuss the child’s out–of–state placement.    (c)    The Council or the local care team shall notify each parent or guardian of the child and the child’s attorney in writing of:        (1)    any decision the Council or local care team makes concerning the child’s out–of–state placement; and        (2)    the right of the parent, guardian, or attorney to appeal a decision made by the Council or the local care team concerning the child’s out–of–state placement.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 5 - Children's Cabinet Fund|Section 8-501 - "Fund" Defined

    In this subtitle, “Fund” means the Children’s Cabinet Fund.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 5 - Children's Cabinet Fund|Section 8-502 - Established

    There is a Children’s Cabinet Fund.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 5 - Children's Cabinet Fund|Section 8-503 - Composition; Unspent Money

    (a)    The Fund:        (1)    consists of money appropriated, transferred, credited, or paid into the Fund from any source; and        (2)    includes money for out-of-home care and services to prevent out-of-home placements.    (b)    At the end of each fiscal year any unspent money in the Fund shall revert to the General Fund.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 5 - Children's Cabinet Fund|Section 8-504 - Expenditures From Fund

    Expenditures from the Fund shall be made:        (1)    in accordance with the State Finance and Procurement Article; and        (2)    to reflect the priorities, policies, and procedures that the Children’s Cabinet adopts.
MD. Human Services Code Ann. §  8-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Human Services|Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families|Subtitle 5 - Children's Cabinet Fund|Section 8-505 - Disbursements to Local Management Boards

    (a)    A local management board shall apply for money from the Fund in accordance with procedures established by the Children’s Cabinet.    (b)    In connection with an application for money under subsection (a) of this section, a local management board shall develop and submit a community partnership agreement that:        (1)    reflects coordination with:            (i)    the State’s 3-year plan for children, youth, and families; and            (ii)    any local government plan for services for children, youth, and families, including the local substance abuse plan developed in accordance with Title 8, Subtitle 10 of the Health - General Article; and        (2)    addresses the priorities and strategies of the county for meeting the identified needs of children and families as articulated in the local management board’s 5-year strategic plan regarding:            (i)    youth development;            (ii)    prevention services;            (iii)    crisis and early intervention;            (iv)    services for children at risk of out-of-home placement or returning from out-of-home placement; and            (v)    out-of-home placement and treatment.    (c)    The Children’s Cabinet may disburse money to a local management board subject to the terms, conditions, performance measures, or outcome evaluations that the Children’s Cabinet considers necessary.    (d)    The local management board shall use the money to implement:        (1)    a local interagency services delivery system for children, youth, and families in accordance with the community partnership agreement; and        (2)    any terms, conditions, and performance measures that the Children’s Cabinet requires.