BLAIR LEI III, Acting Governor                         1567

(7) LIAISON WITH DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO COORDINATE SERVICES AND MAXIMIZE RESOURCES IN
DEVELOPING PROGRAMS;

(7) (8)            LIAISON WITH REPRESENTATIVE       LOCAL

CHILDREN'S COUNCILS        AND OTHER CHILD ADVOCACY      GROUPS,

INCLUDING PARENTS, TO    RECEIVE ADVICE ON RESOURCES,      NEEDS,

AND PRIORITIES IN THE DIFFERENT LOCALITIES;

(8) (9) PROVIDING EFFECTIVE PUBLIC
INFORMATION ON CHILDREN'S SERVICES IN MARYLAND;

(9) (10) ADVISING THE LEGISLATURE ON THE NEEDS
OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND

(10) (11) FORMULATING RULES AND REGULATIONS
NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.

(C) HIS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED
TO:

(1)    RESPONSIVENESS TO LOCAL CHILDREN'S COUNCILS
AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE;

(2)    PREPARATION OF AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE
GOVERNOR AND THE PUBLIC.

4.

(A)    THE CHILDREN'S COUNCILS ARE A PART OF THE
MARYLAND OFFICE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND EXERCISE THE
POWERS AND DUTIES SPECIFIED IN THIS ARTICLE.

(B)    THERE SHALL BE A CHILDREN'S COUNCIL IN EACH
COUNTY AND BALTIMORE CITY.

(C)    EACH CHILDREN'S COUNCIL IS APPOINTED BY THE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THAT SUBDIVISION AND INCLUDES
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH,
EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND MEMBERS APPOINTED AT
LARGE.

(D)    OF THE MEMBERS INITIALLY APPOINTED:

(1)    ONE-HALF SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF TWO

YEARS; AND

(2)    THE REMAINDER SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF
THREE YEARS.

(E)    AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE INITIAL TERM MEMBERS
ARE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS.

(F)    IN THE EVENT OF THE RESIGNATION OF A MEMBER OR A
VACANCY IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF A CHILDREN'S COUNCIL FOR ANY
REASON, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE SUBDIVISION SHALL
APPOINT A QUALIFIED PERSON TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE
MEMBER.