Ch. 290

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) Any State agency authorized to license child care
homes of institutions may make cooperative arrangements with any
other State agency to this end.

[6-126.] 2-126.

If requested by a court sitting as a juvenile court or by
any other court in a proceeding that involves the interest of a
minor, the [Administration] AGENCY shall provide the services
described in this [subtitle] ARTICLE.

[6-127.] 2-127.

(a) Employees of the [Administration] AGENCY who perform
probation of other court services are under the immediate
direction and control of the judges of the court sitting as a
juvenile court for whom the services are performed.

(b)(1) The judges shall select their staff for juvenile
investigation, probation, and aftercare service and ancillary
clerical staff from lists of qualified candidates that the
[Administration] AGENCY, in cooperation with the Secretary of
Personnel, provides.

       (2) If the [Administration] AGENCY does not provide a

satisfactory list within 60 days after the request, the judge may

appoint staff to perform the duties on a temporary basis. A

temporary appointee shall be in the employ of the

[Administration] AGENCY.

(c) The [Administration] AGENCY, may not transfer from one
court to another a probation officer of court service employee
who is assigned under this section unless the judges in the court
to which the employee currently is assigned agree to the
transfer.

[6-l28.] 2—128.

(a) (1) The Director shall:

(i) Study the problem of the units of work that
are involved in the several courts; and

(ii) Establish a system for units of work.

(2) On the basis of the comparative work load of any
court, the Director shall provide the court with an adequate
staff and adequate variety of staff. However, except with the
consent of its judges, a court may not have a smaller staff than
authorized as of July 1, l966.

(b) Within this formula, the judge of any court may ask for
the additional clerical and professional court service staff that

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