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2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 31
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(2) the outcome measurement system indicators, as described in §
5-1303 through § 5-1306 of the Family Law Article as enacted by Section 1 of this
Act, shall be based on the recommendations of the Task Force on Child Welfare
Accountability, the Department of Human Resources' Program Improvement Plan,
and national best practices; and
(3) the Child and Family Services Advisory Board in the Department of
Human Resources shall review, assess, and provide guidance on the outcome-based
system of accountability, as described in § 5-1302 of the Family Law Article as
enacted by Section 1 of this Act.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department of
Human Resources shall pursue national accreditation for each local department of
social services.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before July 1, 2007,
the Department of Human Resources shall:
(1) conduct a comprehensive study of the recruitment, selection, and
retention of the child welfare workforce for the purpose of developing strategies to
lower the turnover rate and increase the qualifications of the workforce; and
(2) in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, report
to the Governor, the Senate Finance Committee, the House Appropriations
Committee, and the House Judiciary Committee on the findings and
recommendations of the Department.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before December 1,
2006, the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of Human
Resources shall report to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State
Government Article, the Senate Finance Committee, the House Appropriations
Committee, and the House Judiciary Committee on an assessment of the accounting
structure and workload measures used by the Social Services Administration and the
local departments of social services to determine the changes that are necessary to
adopt the recommendations of the Task Force on Child Welfare Accountability
relating to:
(1) flexible budgeting to meet the needs of families;
(2) cost accounting for the child welfare system; and
(3) measuring performance of the child welfare system.
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before January 1,
2007, the Secretary of Human Resources and the University of Maryland School of
Social Work shall enter into a memorandum of understanding setting forth the
responsibilities of each entity to implement a local department self-assessment
process to monitor the quality of casework services and to collect and maintain child
welfare services data.
SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before January 1.
2007, the Secretary of Human Resources shall consult with the Child Welfare League
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