ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 53

1. The child is committed to the Department of Juvenile
[Justice] SERVICES, a local department of social services, or the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene;

(e) The Special Secretary for Children, Youth, and Families, the Secretaries of
Health and Mental Hygiene, Human Resources, Juvenile [Justice] SERVICES, and
Budget and Management, and the State Superintendent of Schools shall implement
the plan developed by the Subcabinet, subject to the availability of funding.

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(c)      The Special Secretary for Children, Youth, and Families, the Secretaries of
Health and Mental Hygiene, Human Resources, Juvenile [Justice] SERVICES, and
Budget and Management, and the State Superintendent of Schools may jointly
develop and adopt regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the joint plan
developed under subsection (b) of this section.

(d)     The Special Secretary for Children, Youth, and Families, the Secretaries of
Health and Mental Hygiene, Human Resources, Juvenile [Justice] SERVICES, and
Budget and Management, and the State Superintendent of Schools shall implement
the plan developed under this section.

(e)     (1) The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Department of
Human Resources, the Department of Juvenile [Justice] SERVICES, and the
Department of Education may use funds that have been appropriated for
out-of-home placement care and services to provide family preservation services in
accordance with the joint plan and any regulations developed and adopted under this
section.

(f)      Subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, by July 1, 1994, and
by July 1 of each year thereafter, the Special Secretary for Children, Youth, and
Families, the Secretaries of Health and Mental Hygiene, Human Resources, Juvenile
[Justice] SERVICES, and Budget and Management, and the State Superintendent of
Schools shall submit a joint report to the General Assembly on the costs and outcomes
of State-funded family preservation services for the previous fiscal year.

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(c) "Department" means the Department of Juvenile [Justice] SERVICES.

(h) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Juvenile [Justice] SERVICES.
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(b) (2) A copy of the report shall be provided to the State Advisory Board for
Juvenile [Justice] SERVICES and, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State
Government Article, the General Assembly.

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(a) The Council consists of the following 25 members:

(4) The Secretary of Juvenile [Justice] SERVICES or the Secretary's
designee;

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