Ch. 652                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

Approved May 27, 1988.

CHAPTER 652

(House Bill 386)

AN ACT concerning

Coordinating Councils for Residential Placement
of Handicapped Children

FOR the purpose of including a child's attorney, if the child is
represented by counsel, as one of the individuals the
coordinating councils for residential placement of
handicapped children must notify concerning certain
meetings, decisions, and rights of appeal; including a child
child's court appointed attorney as one of the parties with
the right to appeal certain decisions made by certain
councils; making certain technical changes; and generally
relating to the coordinating councils for residential
placement of handicapped children.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - State Government

Section 9-1508

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Volume and 1987 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

9-1508.

(a)  A parent or guardian of a child AND, IF THE CHILD IS
REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL, THE CHILD'S ATTORNEY may attend any local
coordinating council meeting or meeting of the Council where the
purpose of the meeting is to discuss the child's residential
placement.

(b)  (1) The local coordinating council shall notify each
parent or guardian of the child AND, IF THE CHILD IS REPRESENTED
BY COUNSEL, THE CHILD'S COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY of any meeting
the local coordinating council plans to hold to discuss the
child's residential placement, at least 10 calendar days before
the meeting date, of the date, time, and location of the meeting.

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