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Ch. 282
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(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 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 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] THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE COUNCIL
SHALL ANNUALLY ROTATE AMONG THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE AGENCIES
REPRESENTED ON THE COUNCIL.
(c) Staff support for the Council shall be provided by the Office for Children,
Youth, and Families within the Executive Branch of the government.
16.
The Council shall:
(1) Establish AND OVERSEE a local coordinating council [for residential
placement of children with disabilities] in each county, and Baltimore City, in the
State;
(2) Develop procedures for the operation of local coordinating councils;
(3) Periodically review the residential placement decision procedures of
the local [coordinating] councils for children [with disabilities] IN NEED OF
RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT;
(4) [Receive and review] REVIEW recommendations for STATE FUNDING
OF the individual placement of [children with disabilities in residential programs
submitted by the local coordinating councils] A CHILD IN NEED OF OUT-OF-STATE
PLACEMENT;
(5) [Assure] MONITOR LOCAL COORDINATING COUNCILS TO ENSURE
that the local [coordinating] councils consider all alternatives for the provision of
services to children [with disabilities] and their families in the community;
(6) Plan and coordinate with the local coordinating councils concerning:
(I) [the] THE adequate provision of multiple agency services to
children [with disabilities requiring] IN NEED OF residential placement; AND
(II) ENHANCED SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH INTENSIVE NEEDS,
SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
SUBCABINET PLAN DEVELOPED UNDER § 20.1(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE A PLAN
DEVELOPED BY THE SUBCABINET;
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