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2006 LAWS OP MARYLAND
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Ch. 31
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requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to submit a certain report on the
outcome measurement system on or before a certain date; requiring the outcome
measurement system indicators to be based on certain information; requiring
the Child and Family Services Advisory Board in the Department of Human
Resources to review, assess, and provide guidance on the outcome-based system
of accountability; requiring the Department of Human Resources to pursue
national accreditation for each local department of social services; requiring the
Department of Human Resources to study the recruitment, selection, and
retention of the child welfare workforce and submit a report to certain entities;
requiring the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of
Human Resources, on or before a certain date, to report on an assessment of
certain accounting structures and workload measures; requiring the Secretary
of Human Resources and the University of Maryland School of Social Work, on
or before a certain date, to enter into a memorandum of understanding to
implement a local department self-assessment process and to collect and
maintain certain data; requiring the University of Maryland School of Social
Work to report on the measurement of performance and the collection of certain
data; requiring the Secretary of Human Resources to enter into a contract with
the Child Welfare League of America for certain activities related to caseload
ratios on or before a certain date; providing for a delayed effective date for
certain provisions of this Act; providing for the effective dates of this Act;
providing for the termination of certain provisions of this Act; defining certain
terms; and generally relating to child welfare accountability.
BY adding to
Article - Family Law
Section 5-1301 through 5-1311, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle
13. Child Welfare Accountability"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2004 Replacement Volume and 2005 Supplement)
Preamble
WHEREAS, Each year the Maryland child welfare system touches the lives of
90,000 children and their families; and
WHEREAS, When abused and neglected children do not receive necessary,
timely, and appropriate services and interventions, the human and social costs are
enormous; and
WHEREAS, Inadequate resources in the child welfare system prevent abused
and neglected children and their families from receiving high quality services and
require agencies to focus on meeting only the most pressing needs and to aim only for
compliance with State and federal minimum standards; and
WHEREAS, In order for abused and neglected children and their families to
receive high quality services, the child welfare system must aim to create a culture of
excellence and to develop child welfare best practices that provide cutting edge
services to children and families; and
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