1050                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 480

public or private institution or agency other than the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene, or to the custody of a person selected
by said judge; [or he may commit any delinquent child that has been
so adjudicated by said judge directly to the Department of Juvenile
Services;] (2) any child in need of supervision that has been so
adjudicated by said judge to the custody of the Secretary of Health
and Mental Hygiene, or to any public or private institution or agency
other than the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or to the
custody of a person selected by said judge; [(2)] (3) any feeble-
minded mentally handicapped child that has been so adjudicated by
said judge to [any facility or institution provided for such purposes
by the Department of Mental Hygiene, or he may commit any feeble-
minded child that has been so adjudicated by said judge directly to
the Department of Mental Hygiene] the custody of the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene; [(3)] (4) any dependent child that has
been so adjudicated by said judge to the local [welfare] social
services department, or to any other public or private agency which
provides facilities for dependent children, or to the custody of a
person selected by said judge; [(4)] (5) any neglected child that
has been so adjudicated by said judge to the local [ welfare] social
services department or to any public or private agency that provides
facilities or services for neglected children. Any agency or institution
which has thus been given custody of a child shall proceed in accord-
ance with the provisions of [Section 61 of] Article 26 of this Code
and Chapter 900 of the Maryland Rules of Procedure. Any child who
has been determined in need of care or treatment within the pro-
visions of Sections 51 through 90, inclusive, of Article 26 of this
Code [1957 Edition and 1965 Supplement, subtitles "Juvenile Causes"
and "Juvenile Causes in Montgomery County,"] shall remain under
the continuing jurisdiction of the court in which his case was heard
until that court finally terminates jurisdiction.

7.

The Department may designate existing public or private agencies
or organizations within the State as its agents as, in its discretion,
seems desirable or necessary for the purposes of this article. The
Department may expend funds for aiding such agencies or organi-
zations or for purchasing services therefrom [.] , or for purchasing
services from agencies or organizations outside the State when ade-
quate services are not available within the State.

Training Schools and Other Facilities [for Delinquent Children]
12.

(a) All of these institutions and agencies provided for in Section
11 within the State shall exercise their functions under the super-
vision, direction, control and general management of the State De-
partment of Juvenile Services. Subject to the provisions of Section
5 (c) of this article, the Department by rules and regulations shall
establish standards of care, policies of admission, transfer, discharge,
and after-care supervision and from time to time it shall order such
changes in the policies, conduct, or management of the institutions
and agencies as seems desirable in order to provide adequate care
for the children and adequate services to the courts. The Department
shall develop special programs within each [training school which
are geared to] such institution or agency, which programs shall be
designed to meet the particular needs of its population.