1930

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 533

[(d) The director and any assistant director of a
center shall be appointed and removed as follows:

(1)  If the center is a county center, by the
chief executive officer of the county government, or, in a
noncharter county, by the county commissioners, all with the
advice of the community advisory board and the advice and
consent of the Commissioner;

(2)  If the center is a regional center, by the
officials of the county governments within the region in
accordance with the regional agreement, but with the advice
of the community advisory board and the advice and consent
of the Commissioner;

(3)  If the center is a State center, by the
Commissioner with the advice of the community advisory
board

(e)] (C) Each center shall have a properly monitored
work release program, and shall make arrangements for
appropriate programs of counselling, educational, and
rehabilitative services. The center, by purchase of service
agreement or by contract, may arrange for any person, firm,
organization, or governmental agency to furnish
rehabilitative programs and services. To the extent
practicable, the center shall utilize appropriate programs
and services which exist in the community.

[(f)] (D) The director or [assistant director of a
center] DESIGNEE, in conformity with [general rules
promulgated] BOARD GUIDELINES, REVIEWED BY THE COMMUNITY
ADVISORY BOARD AND ESTABLISHED by the Secretary, may grant
an inmate the privilege of leaving the confines of the
facility for the purpose of employment or seeking
employment, participating in educational programs,
vocational training, community and civic activities,
volunteer work, or athletic competition, [or] making
personal or family visits, OR SIMILAR REHABILITATIVE
ACTIVITIES. A copy of the terms and conditions governing the
grant of leave, signed by the director or [assistant
director] DESIGNEE, shall be carried at all times by the
inmate when outside the confines of the center. An inmate on
leave shall be deemed to be in the custody of the center to
the same extent, and subject to the same supervision and
control, as an inmate actually in confinement by the
Division of Correction, and any escape shall be punishable
as provided in § 139 of this article.

[(g)] (E) The recreational, educational, vocational,
and other facilities of a center may be made available for
the use of the community.

[(h)] (F) The State, a county, and a body created
pursuant to a regional agreement, in accordance with
applicable budgetary rules, regulations, and procedures, and