Ch. 4                                        1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(7) 3 consumer members appointed by the Governor.

(c)     The Governor shall appoint the provider and consumer members from the
recommendations of organizations representing domiciliary care facility providers and
consumers. However, the Governor is not restricted to these recommendations in
appointing members.

(d)     (1) The terms of the members who are not cabinet members, or who do not
represent the Maryland Disability Law Center or the Office on Aging, shall be 4 years
beginning July 1,1986.

(2) Each member of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall
be entitled to reimbursement for expenses under Standard State Travel Regulations.

(e)     The Board may establish its own procedures and voting requirements.

(f)      The Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene, Human Resources, and the
Office of Planning shall provide the Board with the necessary staff and support services.

Article 49D - Office for Children, Youths and Families

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(f) It is the intention of the General Assembly that future implementation of local
child care service delivery plans provided for under this section shall be either
self-supporting or subsidized principally by local funds.

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(b) The Council shall:

(1)     Be a strong advocate in ensuring the development of a coordinated and
comprehensive approach to the social, educational, economic, health, and legal problems
of adolescent pregnancy and parenthood;

(2)     In cooperation with appropriate State and local agencies, foster plans to
enhance the coordination of all federally or State funded programs and services regarding
adolescent pregnancy and parenthood in accordance with State and federal law; '

(3)     Develop a coordinated comprehensive statewide plan, including
estimates of necessary public and private, State and local funding, for reducing adolescent
pregnancy and improving services to at-risk, pregnant, and parenting adolescents;

(4)     Promote interdepartmental and public and private policy, and program
collaboration and coordination;

(5)     Collect data and perform analysis on ongoing and new efforts aimed at
reducing the number of, and preventing, adolescent pregnancies, and improving services
to at-risk, pregnant, and parenting adolescents;

(6)     Promote the development of statewide policies designed to enhance
adolescent pregnancy prevention efforts and to improve services to at-risk, pregnant, and
parenting adolescents;

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