Ch. 419 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 419
(Senate Bill 389)

AN ACT concerning

Office for Children, Youth, and Families

FOR the purpose of reorganizing certain programs for children, youth, and families in
State government; changing the name and increasing the responsibilities of the
Office for Children and Youth; transferring the State Coordinating Council for
the Residential Placement of Handicapped Children to the Office for Children,
Youth, and Families; expanding the membership of the local coordinating council;
providing for a certain Interagency Coordinating Council to be appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate; transferring the Governor's
Council on Adolescent Pregnancy to the Office for Children, Youth, and Families;
designating the Special Secretary for Children, Youth, and Families as head of the
Office; authorizing the Special Secretary to develop and monitor certain budget
priorities for children, youth, and family services; providing that the Special
Secretary shall carry out the general policy for children, youth, and family services
in this State; establishing a certain policy; designating the Office for Children,
Youth, and Families as the lead agency for supervising and monitoring a certain
infant and toddler program; providing that State agencies share certain
information and records on children, youth, and their families with certain other
agencies and the Office for Children, Youth, and Families; requiring local
jurisdictions to establish or designate a local planning entity for certain services
for children, youth, and families; transferring certain employees to the Office for
Children, Youth, and Families without any change or loss of rights, benefits,
entitlements, or status; providing that nothing in this Act affects the term of office
of an appointed member of any board, council, committee, or unit; providing that
certain rules and regulations, guidelines, orders, plans, special funds,
appropriations, grants, contracts, investigations, administrative and judicial
proceedings, and other duties shall continue in effect; and generally relating to
the organization of children, youth, and family services.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 49D - Office for Children and Youth
Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4A-1, and 4C
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 49D - Office for Children and Youth
Section 1A, 7, 8, and 9 2. 10, 11. and 12
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

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