WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

long-term placements for children who cannot be returned to
their families; and

B.  The Subcabinet for Children and Youth [consisting of the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of Human
Resources, Department of Education, Juvenile Services
Agency, Office for Children and Youth, and Office for
Handicapped Individuals] shall supervise the project and
establish policies governing interagency coordination. [The
Director of the Governor's Office for Children and Youth]
THE CHAIR OF THE SUBCABINET OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH shall
[chair] SUPERVISE the [subcabinet] PROJECT and the
Department of Human Resources shall be the lead agency for
the project.

C.  A project Advisory Council shall be established to
advise the Subcabinet for Children and Youth and the
Department of Human Resources on the progress of the project
and how it can best meet its goals. The Advisory Council
shall consist of no more than twenty members appointed by
the Governor, including representatives of State and local
public and private agencies which provide children and
family services, the General Assembly, the Judiciary, local
governments, advocates for children, and interested private
citizens. The Secretary of Human Resources shall be chair
of the Council.

D.  The pilot project shall be funded by State, federal,
local and private funds in accordance with the budget and
applicable State or federal laws and regulations.

E.  With the assistance of the Subcabinet for Children and
Youth, the pilot project shall:

(1)  Review State statutes and regulations concerning
children and family services and recommend changes believed
needed to achieve the goals of the project;

(2)  Develop and implement new local service delivery
systems in selected areas and then develop plans for
extending them promptly throughout the State with Governor's
approval;

(3)  Develop new policies and procedures for
coordinating interagency planning and budgeting for all
State child and family service programs which meet the needs
of young children and adolescents who are abused, neglected,
emotionally disturbed, handicapped, runaways, homeless,
abandoned, dependent, delinquent, substance abusers,
habitually truant, ungovernable, pregnant, or at-risk of
these conditions, and their families; and

(4)  Seek to maximize and make most efficient use of
all government and private resources available to support

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