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Ch. 475 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(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
of America to develop a methodology to calculate caseload ratios in child welfare
services for the State, and enter into a contract to have the Child Welfare League of
America annually review these calculations as provided in § 5-1310 of the Family
Law Article as enacted by this Act.
SECTION 7. 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act
shall take effect January 1, 2007.
SECTION 8 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in
Section 3 £ of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2006. Section 6 Sections 6 and
7 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 6 years and, at the end of June 30,
2012, with no further action required by the General Assembly, Section 6 Sections 6
and 7 of this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.
Approved May 16, 2006.
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