894                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                         CH. 481

law enforcement. It shall not include personnel hired for the mainte-
nance or security of the facility nor those hired only on a part-time
or contractual basic.

3. 2. The terms "County" or "Counties" shall include Baltimore
City in all places used herein.

B.    Power to Establish

The Board of County Commissioner or the County Council THE
GOVERNING BODY of one or more Counties may establish and
maintain a Regional Detention Center and may enter into a written
agreement with each other as to allocation of responsibility, con-
struction, operation, maintenance and appointment of personnel. The
State may, but need not be a party to any such agreement.

C.    Responsibility of Counties and officers

The Chief Administrator of a Regional Detention facility shall be
responsible for the safe keeping and care of all prisoners and other
persons detained or sentenced to the Regional Detention facility from
the time they are lawfully detained in or committed thereto, until
discharged, released or withdrawn pursuant to Court Order or other
lawful authority. Nothing herein shall affect the powers and duties
of the Sheriff of any county in respect to the safe keeping and custody
of all prisoners or persons, except when the prisoners or persons
are lawfully assigned to a Regional Detention facility.

D.    Responsibility of the State

1.   Upon the determination by a County or Counties to build or
maintain a Regional Detention Center, application may be made to
the Commissioner of Corrections for financial assistance for the
construction or enlargement of the facility. and staffing after com-
pletion. The applicant shall provide such information in such form
as may be required by the Commissioner, including the plans for
construction, and the rehabilitation and training programs to be
instituted. In no case shall the Commissioner enter into an agreement
as to the sharing of the cost of staffing where he is not satisfied that
a program of rehabilitation and training will be instituted.

2.   Where any County or Counties has its plan for construction
approved by the Commissioner the State shall pay the same share
as that provided for jail construction or rehabilitation.

3. Where any County or Counties has its plan for rehabilitation

and training approved by the Commissioner, the State shall provide

one-half of the funds for the salaries of staff hired after such ap-

proval. Nothing herein shall obligate the State to pay any part of

the salary of an individual hired before the approval by the

Commissioner.         

4. 3. The Commissioner of Corrections is hereby authorized to re-
ceive any grant of funds from the Federal Government or any other
public or private foundation or agency for the purposes designated
herein.

E. Standards and Approval

The Commissioner of Corrections shall, at least once a year, set
and publish the standards which must be met before he will approve
an application for financial assistance for staffing. The standards