MARYLAND CITIZEN BOARD FOR
REVIEW OF FOSTER CARE FOR
CHILDREN

Chairperson: Joan Graham, 1989

Appointed by Governor: Timothy W. Griffith,
1991

Elected by local review boards: Robert Duncan;
John Fisher; Ann Fleet; Iris Gordon; Sara Jane
Hoyle; Sheldon Laskin; Sandra Schiller; two
vacancies. Terms expire 1989.

Ex officio: Carolyn D. Wainwright.
Alice P. Williams, Administrator

HE. Mount Royal Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21202 333-6345

The Maryland Citizen Board for Review of Fos-
ter Care for Children was established in 1978 to
coordinate the activities of local citizen review
boards (Chapter 980, Acts of 1978). The State
Board promulgates policies and procedures relating
to the functions of local review boards. It also makes
recommendations to the General Assembly on fos-
ter care policies and procedures (Code Family Law
Article, secs. 5-535 through 5-547).

The State Board is composed of eleven mem-
bers. Each local review board of Judicial Circuits
nos. 1 through 7 elects a member to the State
Board. From Judicial Circuit no. 8, the local review
boards choose three State Board members. The
Governor also appoints one member from the ex-
ecutive staff. Members serve two-year terms con-
current with their individual terms on the local
review board.

The Administrator is appointed by the State
Board with the approval of the Secretary of Human
Resources.

Local review board members are appointed by
the Governor for four-year terms. There are five
members and two alternates on each local board.

Every six months, the local boards review cases
of children who have resided in foster care for more
dian six months to determine what efforts have
been made towards their permanent placement. For
each child reviewed, a recommendation is sent to
the local department of social services and the juve-
nile court. With the concurrence of the Social Ser-
vices Administration, the State Board may establish
categories of foster children for whom a satisfactory
permanent arrangement has been made and who
may be exempt from local review.

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OFFICE OF CHILD CARE
LICENSING AND REGULATION

Stephen Rohde, Executive Director

311 W Saratoga St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 333-0193

In 1988, the General Assembly authorized the
Secretary of Human Resources to adopt rules and
regulations for the licensing and operation of child
care centers (Chapter 247, Acts of 1988). This
regulatory authority was mandated to ensure that
children in child care centers have safe and sanitary
conditions; proper care, protection, and supervi-
sion; good health; sound growth and develop-
ment; and a homelike environment.

The Office of Child Care Licensing and Regula-
tion was established as part of the Department of
Human Resources in 1988 (Chapter 247, Acts of
1988). The Office regulates and licenses child care
centers, family day care homes, and nonpublic nur-
sery schools. When needed, the Office also sus-
pends, revokes, or denies licenses to child care
facilities. The Office also works with consumers and
advocacy groups to increase the number of child
care facilities in Maryland (Code Family Law Arti-
cle, secs. 5-570 through 5-588).

INTERAGENCY CHILD CARE COUNCIL

Chairperson:
Ruth Massinga, Secretary of Human Resources

Adele Wilzack, Secretary of Health & Mental
Hygiene; Joseph L. Shilling, State Superintendent of
Schools; Dorothy V. Harris, Director for Children &
Youth; Herman Behling; Polly B. Harrison, M.D.;
Jestine Pryor; Adolphus Spain.

Stephen Rohde, Coordinator

311 W Saratoga St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 333-0193

The Interagency Child Care Council was created
in 1986 (Chapters 113 and 114, Acts of 1986). The
Council is a part of the Department of Human
Resources for budgetary and administrative pur-
poses only

The Council consists of six members. They are
the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, the
Secretary of Human Resources, the State Superin-
tendent of Schools, and the primary program man-
agers for the child care programs. The Governor
designates the chairperson. Authorization for the
Council continues until July 1, 1991 (Code State
Government Article, secs. 9-1401 through 9-
1405).