PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 8

(b)     Upon consultation with the Governor, local governing body of the county, and
the community in which the facility or institution is planned to be located, and in
accordance with applicable standards concerning the location of prison facilities and
correctional institutions:

(1)     In the case of adult facilities, the Secretary of Public Safety and
Correctional Services may approve or disapprove the request for permission to build the
facility or institution; and

(2)     In the case of juvenile facilities, the Secretary of Juvenile [Services]
JUSTICE may approve or disapprove the request for permission to build the facility or
institution.

(c)     Any other state or the District of Columbia may not begin construction on or
otherwise locate a prison facility or correctional institution of any kind, for adults or
juveniles, without first receiving approval from the Secretary of Public Safety and
Correctional Services in the case of adult facilities, or from the Secretary of Juvenile
[Services] JUSTICE in the case of juvenile facilities.

(d)     If any other state or the District of Columbia has an existing prison facility or
correctional institution, of any kind, for adults or juveniles in this State, the other state or
the District of Columbia may not increase the inmate population of that prison facility or
correctional institution by more than 5 percent unless the other state or the District of
Columbia first submits a written request for the increase to, and receives approval for the
increase from, the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services in the case of
adult facilities or the Secretary of Juvenile [Services] JUSTICE in the case of juvenile
facilities.

Article 49D - Office for Children, Youth, and Families

10.

(f) If the person in interest is not reasonably available to give written consent, the
following individuals, not listed in order of priority, may consent in writing to the release
of information regarding a minor:

(1)     An adult who has care and control of the minor;

(2)     A court that has jurisdiction over a suit affecting the parent-child
relationship of which the minor is the subject; or

(3)     For minors in its care and custody, the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene, the Department of Juvenile [Services] JUSTICE, or a local department
of social services.

15.

(a) The members of the Council are:

(1)     The Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene or the Secretary's
designee;

(2)     The Secretary of Human Resources or the Secretary's designee;

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