Ch. 8                                       1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3)     The State Superintendent of Schools or the Superintendent's designee;

(4)     The Director of the Governor's Office for Individuals with Disabilities,
as a nonvoting, ex officio member;

(5)     The Special Secretary of the Office for Children, Youth, and Families or
the Special Secretary's designee; and

(6)     The Secretary of the Department of Juvenile [Services] JUSTICE or the
Secretary's designee.

(b) (1) There is a chairman of the Council who shall serve a term of 12 months
in 5-year cycles of rotation as provided in this subsection.

(2)     The Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene is the chairman of the
Council for a term of 12 consecutive months beginning on July 1, 1987. The Secretary of
Human Resources shall succeed the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene as chairman
for a term of 12 consecutive months, the Secretary of the Department of Juvenile
[Services] JUSTICE shall succeed the Secretary of Human Resources for a term of 12
consecutive months, the State Superintendent of Schools shall succeed the Secretary of
the Department of Juvenile [Services] JUSTICE for a term of 12 consecutive months and
the Special Secretary of the Office for Children, Youth, and Families shall succeed the
State Superintendent of Schools for a term of 12 consecutive months.

(3)     After the initial 5-year cycle of rotation of the office of chairman, each
voting member shall serve as chairman for a 12-month term in the order set forth in
paragraph (2) of this subsection.

17.

Each local coordinating council shall include at least 1 representative from:

(1)     The Mental Hygiene Administration;

(2)     The Department of Juvenile [Services] JUSTICE;

(3)     The Developmental Disabilities Administration;

(4)     The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration;

(5)     The local board of education;

(6)     The local health department; and

(7)     The local department of social services.

38.

(a) It is the policy of the State, with certain exceptions, to prevent the removal of
a child from the child's family for out-of-home placement without first providing the
family with family preservation services that would promote the integrity of the family and
avoid inappropriate out-of-home placements, which increase costs to the State and
diminish the ability of a parent to care adequately for the child.

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