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2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 6 - Assistive Technology Loan Program › Section 7-608 - Board Authorized to Guarantee Loans and Provide Interest Subsidies

Subject to §§ 7-609(a) and 7-610 of this subtitle, the Board may provide a guarantee of a loan or a subsidy of loan interest for a loan to an individual for the purchase of assistive technology.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 6 - Assistive Technology Loan Program › Section 7-609 - Applications; Board Review of Applications

(a)    To apply for a guarantee of a loan or a subsidy of loan interest, an applicant shall submit to the Board an application on the form that the Secretary provides.
(b)    The Board shall review the applications for guarantees of loans and subsidies of loan interest and approve or deny them based on information provided to or obtained by the Board.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 6 - Assistive Technology Loan Program › Section 7-610 - Requirements

(a)    The Board may enter into an agreement with an applicant to guarantee a loan or provide a subsidy for loan interest to the applicant only if the applicant demonstrates:
(1)    that the loan to be guaranteed or the subsidy of loan interest will be used to acquire assistive technology;
(2)    the ability to repay the loan;
(3)    creditworthiness; and
(4)    the inability to qualify for a loan from a lending institution without a loan guarantee or a subsidy of loan interest.
(b)    The Board may elect to provide the borrower with an interest rate equivalent to the guaranteed rate by either guaranteeing the loan or subsidizing the interest rate if:
(1)    a participating lending institution approves a loan without the requirement of a guarantee; and
(2)    the interest rate is higher than the interest rate otherwise available for a guaranteed loan.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 6 - Assistive Technology Loan Program › Section 7-611 - Amount and Terms of Loan Guarantees and Interest Subsidies

(a)    Except as provided in this subtitle, the Board and lender jointly shall determine the amount and terms of the guarantee of the loan or the subsidy of loan interest.
(b)    The total aggregate amount of a loan guarantee may be up to 100% of the loan.
(c)    The total aggregate amount of the loan guarantees to be provided from the Fund in any given year shall be set annually by the Board in accordance with the requirements of the banks underwriting the loans at any given time.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 6 - Assistive Technology Loan Program › Section 7-612 - Violations of Loan Provisions

If a borrower violates any provision of a loan guarantee or subsidy agreement or ceases to meet the requirements of this subtitle, on reasonable notice to the borrower, the Board may:
(1)    withhold from the borrower further loan guarantees or subsidies until the borrower complies with the agreement or requirements; and
(2)    exercise any other remedy that the loan guarantee or subsidy agreement provides.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 6 - Assistive Technology Loan Program › Section 7-613 - Assistive Technology Loan Fund

(a)    There is an Assistive Technology Loan Fund in the Department.
(b)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide guarantees of loans and subsidies of loan interest for the purchase of assistive technology.
(c)    (1)    The Board shall administer the Fund.
(2)    The Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.
(d)    The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(e)    Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.
(f)    If, at any time, the balance of the Fund exceeds the amount that the Board considers necessary to meet its obligations, on resolution of the Board, the excess shall revert to the General Fund.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 6 - Assistive Technology Loan Program › Section 7-614 - Assistive Technology Loan Fund -- Composition; Use of Fund

(a)    The Fund consists of:
(1)    premiums and fees charged for the guarantees of loans or the subsidies of loan interest;
(2)    income from investment earnings;
(3)    proceeds from the sale, disposition, lease, or rental of collateral relating to the guarantees of loans or subsidies of loan interest;
(4)    money appropriated by the State to the Fund; and
(5)    any other money made available to the Fund.
(b)    The Fund shall be used to pay:
(1)    guaranty payments required by loan defaults;
(2)    subsidies of loan interest;
(3)    expenses for administrative, legal, actuarial, technical assistance, and other services; and
(4)    any other expenses and disbursements that the Board authorizes for administering the Fund and financing the guarantees of loans and the subsidies of loan interest for the purchase of assistive technology.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 6 - Assistive Technology Loan Program › Section 7-615 - Assistive Technology Loan Fund -- Annual Report by Treasurer

Each year, the Treasurer shall report to the Board and the Secretary on:
(1)    the status of the money invested under this subtitle;
(2)    the market value of the assets in the Fund as of the date of the report; and
(3)    the interest received from investments during the period that the report covers.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 6 - Assistive Technology Loan Program › Section 7-616 - Annual Report by Board

On or before January 1 of each year, the Board, through the Secretary, shall report to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly, on the number, amount, and use of loans and subsidies for which the Program has provided guarantees of loans and subsidies of loan interest under this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 7 - Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Mobility Impaired Individuals › Section 7-701 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Blind” means:
(1)    a visual acuity not exceeding 20/200 in the better eye with corrective lenses; or
(2)    a visual field of which the widest diameter subtends an angle of not more than 20 degrees.
(c)    “Deaf” means a permanent hearing loss:
(1)    that necessitates the use of amplification devices to hear oral communication; or
(2)    for which amplification devices are ineffective.
(d)    “Disability” has the meaning stated in the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12102.
(e)    “Housing accommodations” means real property, or a portion of real property, that is:
(1)    offered for compensation; and
(2)    used or occupied, or intended to be used or occupied, as the residence or lodging of at least one individual.
(f)    “Mobility impaired” means an inability to carry objects or to move or travel without the use of an assistive device or service animal.
(g)    “Service animal” means a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including:
(1)    guiding individuals with impaired vision;
(2)    alerting individuals with impaired hearing to an intruder or sounds;
(3)    providing minimal protection or rescue work;
(4)    pulling a wheelchair;
(5)    fetching dropped items; or
(6)    detecting the onset of a seizure.
(h)    “Service animal trainer” means a person who trains or raises service animals for individuals with disabilities, whether the person is a professional or volunteer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 7 - Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Mobility Impaired Individuals › Section 7-702 - State Policy

(a)    It is the policy of the State to encourage and enable blind, visually impaired, deaf, and hard of hearing individuals to participate fully in the social and economic life of the State and to be employed.
(b)    It is the policy of the State that blind, visually impaired, deaf, and hard of hearing individuals shall be employed by the State, political subdivisions of the State, public schools, and other employers supported wholly or partly by public funds on the same terms and conditions as individuals without those disabilities, unless an individual’s disability prevents doing the work required.
(c)    Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the State are recognized as a cultural minority with specialized communication needs.
(d)    (1)    In this subsection, “American Sign Language” means a visual-spatial method of communication that is a distinct language involving the hands, arms, facial markers, and body movements to communicate with others, including the conveyance of thoughts, words, emotions, and grammatical information.
(2)    American Sign Language is recognized as a language system designed to meet the specialized communication needs of deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 7 - Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Mobility Impaired Individuals › Section 7-704 - Rights of Individuals With Disabilities

(a)    Individuals with disabilities, the parents of a minor child with a disability, and service animal trainers who are accompanied by an animal being trained or raised as a service animal have the same right as individuals without disabilities to the full and free use of the roads, sidewalks, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places.
(b)    (1)    Individuals with disabilities, the parents of a minor child with a disability, and service animal trainers who are accompanied by an animal being trained or raised as a service animal are entitled to full and equal rights and privileges with respect to common carriers and other public conveyances or modes of transportation, places of public accommodations, and other places to which the general public is invited, subject only to any conditions and limitations of general application established by law.
(2)    The failure of a blind or visually impaired pedestrian to carry a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or an individual with a disability or a parent of a minor child with a disability to use a service animal wearing an orange license tag or orange collar and on a leash, or to use a service animal in a place, accommodation, or conveyance listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection does not constitute contributory negligence per se.
(c)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to any accommodations or single family residence in which the occupants offer for compensation not more than one room.
(2)    An individual with a disability, a parent of a minor child with a disability, or a service animal trainer who is accompanied by an animal being trained or raised as a service animal is entitled to the same access as other members of the general public to housing accommodations in the State, subject to any conditions and limitations of general application established by law.
(3)    An individual with a disability, a parent of a minor child with a disability, or a service animal trainer who has, obtains, or may wish to obtain a service animal or an animal to be trained or raised as a service animal is entitled to full and equal access to housing accommodations.
(4)    An individual with a disability, a parent of a minor child with a disability, or a service animal trainer who is accompanied by a service animal or an animal being trained or raised as a service animal may not be required to pay extra compensation for the service animal, but the individual may be liable for damages to the premises or facilities that the service animal causes.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 7 - Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Mobility Impaired Individuals › Section 7-706 - Construction

(a)    This subtitle does not affect § 21-511 of the Transportation Article as to the right-of-way of a blind, deaf, or hard of hearing pedestrian crossing a highway.
(b)    This subtitle does not require a person who rents or leases housing accommodations to modify the person’s property or provide a higher degree of care for a blind or visually impaired individual than for an individual without those disabilities.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 7 - Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Mobility Impaired Individuals › Section 7-707 - Violations; Injunction

(a)    (1)    A person may not deny or interfere with admittance to or enjoyment of a public place, accommodation, or conveyance described in § 7–704 of this subtitle or otherwise interfere with the rights of a blind, visually impaired, deaf, or hard of hearing individual under this subtitle.
(2)    A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each offense.
(b)    In addition to any other remedy provided under the Code for a violation of this subtitle, a person may maintain a civil action for injunctive relief against another person who denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of a public place, accommodation, or conveyance described in § 7–704 of this subtitle or otherwise  interferes with the rights of a blind, visually impaired, deaf, or hard of hearing individual under this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 7 - Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Mobility Impaired Individuals › Section 7-708 - Training Requirements

Any organization or agency that requires a professional training program for the following individuals shall include a segment concerning the rights of individuals with disabilities who are accompanied by service animals:
(1)    first responders;
(2)    emergency shelter operators; and
(3)    9–1–1 operators.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 7 - Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Mobility Impaired Individuals › Section 7-709 - White Cane Safety Day

The Governor shall take suitable public notice of each October 15 as White Cane Safety Day by issuing a proclamation that:
(1)    comments on the significance of the white cane;
(2)    calls on the public to observe the White Cane Law under §§ 7–704 through 7–707 of this subtitle and to take precautions necessary for the safety of blind and visually impaired individuals;
(3)    reminds the public of the policies with respect to blind and visually impaired individuals and urges cooperation with the policies;
(4)    emphasizes the need for awareness of the presence of blind and visually impaired individuals in the community and the need to keep roads, sidewalks, public accommodations, public buildings, public facilities, other public places, and other places to which the public is invited safe and functional for those individuals; and
(5)    offers assistance to blind and visually impaired individuals on appropriate occasions.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 8 - Telecommunications Access of Maryland › Section 7-801 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Board” means the Governor’s Advisory Board for Telecommunications Relay.
(c)    “Communications company” means a public service company, as defined in § 1–101 of the Public Utilities Article, or any other company, that provides a communications service.
(d)    “Communications service” means:
(1)    landline telephone service;
(2)    wireless or cellular telephone service; or
(3)    Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service, as defined in § 8–601 of the Public Utilities Article.
(e)    “Department” means the Department of Disabilities.
(f)    “Dual party telephone relay program” means a service that provides full and simultaneous communication between a person or persons with a disability that prevents them from using a standard telephone and a person or persons without that disability using conventional telephone equipment or other technology or equipment, whereby the disabled person or persons have their message relayed through an intermediary party using specialized telecommunications equipment.
(g)    “Program” means the dual party telephone relay program.
(h)    “Program participant” means a resident of the State who uses the dual party telephone relay program.
(i)    (1)    “Specialized customer telephone equipment” means any communications device that enables or assists a person with a disability to communicate with others by means of the public switched telephone network or Internet protocol–enabled voice communications service.
(2)    “Specialized customer telephone equipment” includes:
(i)    TDD/TT/TTY;
(ii)    amplifiers;
(iii)    captioned telephones;
(iv)    VRS equipment;
(v)    cell phones;
(vi)    pagers;
(vii)    puff blow devices;
(viii)    Braille–TTY devices; and
(ix)    equipment for the mobility disabled.
(j)    “Telecommunications device for the deaf” or “TDD/TT/TTY” means all types of mechanical devices that enable disabled individuals to communicate through messages sent and received through a telephone or wireless network.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 8 - Telecommunications Access of Maryland › Section 7-803 - Composition of Board -- Terms -- Compensation -- Annual Report

(a)    The Board shall be composed of 14 individuals appointed by the Governor, who shall designate the chair, including:
(1)    five representatives of the deaf or hard of hearing community;
(2)    one representative of the mobility–impaired community who requires the use of specialized customer telephone equipment;
(3)    one representative of the speech–impaired community who requires the use of specialized customer telephone equipment;
(4)    one representative of the senior citizen community who requires the use of specialized customer telephone equipment;
(5)    one representative of the deaf–blind community;
(6)    three representatives of government, one of whom is a representative of the Public Service Commission;
(7)    one representative from the Maryland Commission on Disabilities; and
(8)    one representative from the Governor’s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
(b)    (1)    The term of a member is 3 years.
(2)    The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on June 30, 2008.
(3)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(4)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(5)    The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.
(c)    The members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(d)    By January 1 of each year, the Board shall file an annual report on its activities to the General Assembly in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article.
(e)    The Board shall advise the Department with regard to the program’s:
(1)    level of access to program participants; and
(2)    quality of service.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 8 - Telecommunications Access of Maryland › Section 7-804 - Department in Consultation With Board

(a)    The Department in consultation with the Board shall:
(1)    establish and administer a program to provide cost–efficient, 24–hour, dual party relay service to program participants at a comparable level of access and quality that a standard telecommunication service provides to a person without a hearing or speech disability;
(2)    develop the program in collaboration with State programs currently serving disabled individuals and with community agencies or other organizations that have established relay programs; and
(3)    maintain an information and referral service to provide information about the availability of the relay service.
(b)    The Department in consultation with the Board shall:
(1)    contract with a private vendor or nonprofit organization to provide the information and referral service required under subsection (a)(3) of this section; and
(2)    provide appropriate staff assistance from the Department, including a director, to assist the Board in carrying out its duties under this subtitle.
(c)    The director provided under subsection (b)(2) of this section shall:
(1)    be an individual who is:
(i)    deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or speech disabled; and
(ii)    is a user of telecommunications relay services;
(2)    direct the implementation of services and programs established in accordance with this subtitle and Subtitle 9 of this title; and
(3)    advise the Department and the Secretary of Disabilities on regulatory policy and the administration of the Universal Service Trust Fund.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 7 - Individuals With Disabilities › Subtitle 9 - Telecommunications Devices and Distribution of Accessible Information for Disabled Individuals › Section 7-901 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Board” means the Governor’s Advisory Board for Telecommunications Relay established in Subtitle 8 of this title.
(c)    “Department” means the Department of Disabilities.
(d)    “Program” means the program administered by the Department in consultation with the Board to provide financial assistance for the purchase of specialized customer telephone equipment by eligible program participants.
(e)    “Program participant” means a person who:
(1)    is a resident of the State;
(2)    is certified by a licensed professional as having a disability which seriously limits or prohibits the use of the telephone or wireless network without specialized customer telephone equipment;
(3)    is certified by a licensed professional as being able to use specialized customer telephone equipment for which application is made;
(4)    meets the financial eligibility requirements established by the Department as a recipient of:
(i)    Transitional Emergency Medical and Housing Assistance (TEMHA);
(ii)    Supplemental Security Income (SSI);
(iii)    Social Security Disability Income (SSDI); or
(iv)    Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); and
(5)    at the time of application is not receiving similar services which are available and can be provided in a timely manner through another program.
(f)    “Qualified entity” means a nonprofit organization that:
(1)    produces audio editions of daily newspapers, available for interstate distribution using high–speed computer and telecommunications technology; and
(2)    provides a means of program administration and reader registration on the Internet.
(g)    “Specialized customer telephone equipment” or “equipment” means any communications device designed to assist program participants in using a telephone or wireless service provider’s network.
(h)    “System” means the method which the Department shall use to provide equipment to eligible program participants.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families › Subtitle 5 - Children's Cabinet Fund › Section 8-506 - Home Visiting Programs -- Funding

(a)    The State shall fund only evidence–based and promising home visiting programs for improving parent and child outcomes, as provided in the State budget.
(b)    Not less than 75% of the State funding for home visiting programs shall be made available to evidence–based home visiting programs.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families › Subtitle 5 - Children's Cabinet Fund › Section 8-507 - Home Visiting Programs -- Reports

(a)    (1)    The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and the agencies of the Children’s Cabinet, with input from local management boards, local home visiting programs, and the Early Childhood Advisory Council, shall require the recipients of State funding for home visiting programs to submit reports to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services on a regular basis.
(2)    Home visiting program reports shall include, at a minimum:
(i)    a verifiable accounting of the State funds spent;
(ii)    the number and demographic characteristics of the individuals served; and
(iii)    the outcomes achieved by the home visiting programs.
(b)    The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and the agencies of the Children’s Cabinet shall develop a standardized reporting mechanism for the purpose of collecting information about and monitoring the effectiveness of State–funded home visiting programs.
(c)    On or before December 1, 2013, and at least every 2 years thereafter, the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services and the agencies of the Children’s Cabinet shall submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Senate Finance Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families on the implementation and outcomes of State–funded home visiting programs.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families › 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 services provided to school-aged youth and their families to prevent or divert youth from entering the juvenile justice system and to help make them ready for adulthood by age 21.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families › Subtitle 6 - At-Risk Youth Prevention and Diversion Programs › Section 8-602 - In General

An at-risk youth prevention and diversion program may be:
(1)    (i)    community-based;
(ii)    school-based;
(iii)    neighborhood-based; or
(iv)    faith-based; and
(2)    nonresidential.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Human Services › Title 8 - Children, Youth, and Families › Subtitle 6 - At-Risk Youth Prevention and Diversion Programs › Section 8-603 - Role of Local Management Boards

(a)    At-risk youth prevention and diversion programs shall be coordinated, monitored, and supported by local management boards.
(b)    A local management board shall:
(1)    develop a request for funds based on the recommendations of the local planning group convened in accordance with § 8-605(b) of this subtitle;
(2)    award funds to local agencies or organizations to provide direct services;
(3)    monitor and evaluate at-risk youth prevention and diversion program performance;
(4)    provide technical assistance to at-risk youth prevention and diversion programs as needed;
(5)    promote cost-effectiveness strategies;
(6)    measure at-risk youth prevention and diversion program outcomes; and
(7)    provide fiscal and program reports to the Office.
(c)    As part of the prevention element of the 3-year plan developed by the Children’s Cabinet establishing priorities and strategies for the coordinated delivery of services for children and families, the local management board shall:
(1)    assess the adequacy, availability, and accessibility of current community-based services that:
(i)    prevent and divert entry and reentry into the juvenile system;
(ii)    provide alternatives to incarceration and institutionalization;
(iii)    prevent and divert criminal behavior; and
(iv)    increase personal responsibility and self-sufficiency;
(2)    identify unserved neighborhoods or communities with critical needs and significant numbers of at-risk or delinquent youth; and
(3)    recommend programs that can be established or enhanced to address the unmet needs of youth and their families.