WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 539

2-129.

In cooperation with the Secretary of Personnel, the
[Director] SECRETARY shall:

(1)  Set minimum salaries, qualifications, and
standards of training and experience for the positions in the
[Agency] DEPARTMENT; and

(2)  For officers and employees who desire training in
addition to in-service training and whose service records show
merit, provide:

(i) Educational subsidies, scholarships, and
stipends; and

(ii) Institutes, conferences, and classes.

2-130.

The [Director] SECRETARY shall plan and hold institutes,
conferences, and other programs to inform and acquaint the
judiciary, Baltimore City Social Services Commission and other
boards of local departments of social services, citizens action
groups, and other interested persons with the functions and
programs of the [Agency] DEPARTMENT.

2-131.

(a)  In this section, "foster parent" includes an individual
who cares for a child on an emergency basis under a shelter care
program.

(b)  (1) The [Agency] DEPARTMENT shall provide liability
insurance for foster parents who care for children under foster
parent programs.

(2) Subject to a reasonable deductible limit, which
the [Agency] DEPARTMENT shall set, the liability insurance shall
provide coverage for:

(i) Bodily injury and property damage that a
foster child causes to the person or property of a person other
than a foster parent; and

(ii) Actions against a foster parent by a
natural parent for any accident to the foster child.

(c)  (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the
[Director] SECRETARY shall reimburse a foster parent for costs of
bodily injury or property damage that the foster child causes to
the foster parent and that insurance does not cover.

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