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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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H.B. 976
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(II) A CHILD WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF A CUSTODY AND
GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING UNDER § 3-819.2 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(3) The Administrative Office of the Courts:
(i) Shall administer the Program;
(ii) Shall report annually to the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals
and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly
regarding the operation of the Program; and
(iii) May adopt rules governing the implementation and operation of
the Program including funding, training, selection, and supervision of volunteers.
Article - Family Law
5-525.
(e) (2) To the extent consistent with the best interests of the child in an
out-of-home placement, the local department shall consider the following
permanency plans, in descending order of priority:
(i) returning the child to the child's parent or guardian, unless the
LOCAL department is the guardian;
(ii) placing the child with relatives to whom adoption[,] OR
CUSTODY AND guardianship, [or care and custody,] in descending order of priority,
are planned to be granted;
(iii) adoption in the following descending order of priority:
1. by a current foster parent with whom the child has resided
continually for at least the 12 months prior to developing the permanency plan or for
a sufficient length of time to have established positive relationships and family ties;
or
2. by another approved adoptive family; OR
(IV) PLACING THE CHILD IN ANOTHER PLANNED PERMANENT
LIVING ARRANGEMENT; THAT:
1. ADDRESSES THE INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS OF THE CHILD,
INCLUDING THE CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL PLAN, EMOTIONAL STABILITY, PHYSICAL
PLACEMENT, AND SOCIALIZATION NEEDS; AND
2. INCLUDES GOALS THAT PROMOTE THE CONTINUITY OF
RELATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL FILL A LASTING AND SIGNIFICANT ROLE
IN THE CHILD'S LIFE.
[(iv)] (V) placing the child [in a court approved permanent foster
home with a specific caregiver] WITH A NONRELATIVE GUARDIAN; OR
[(v)] (VI) [an independent living arrangement; or
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