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Ch. 282 2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(12) Children, Youth, and Families, Office for (Article 49D, § 1 of the Code:
July 1, [2003] 2004);
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the terms of the initial
members of the Maryland School-Based Health Policy Advisory Council shall expire
as follows:
(1) 8 members in 2003;
(2) 8 members in 2004; and
(3) 9 members in 2005.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
(a) By July 1, 2003, the Subcabinet, in collaboration with the Committee
appointed under subsection (e) of this section, shall develop a plan for:
(1) improving access to services for children with intensive needs;
(2) developing community-based resources for children with intensive
needs and children at risk of residential placement; and
(3) reducing the number of children in placements outside of their home
communities.
(b) Implementation of the Subcabinet plan shall be subject to the availability
of additional funding through implementation of financing strategies identified in the
plan or other funding sources.
(c) The plan developed by the Subcabinet under subsection (b) of this section
shall include:
(1) timelines for development and implementation of the elements of the
Plan;
(2) minimum standards for parent information and referral services in
each jurisdiction that:
(i) provide assistance to parents to:
1. determine a child's need for services, including
interagency screening and assessment as appropriate;
2. refer children to available public and private resources to
meet those needs; and
3. refer children to the local coordinating council, consistent
with item (3)(iii) and (iv) of this subsection; and
(ii) may be provided by local jurisdictions utilizing and
supplementing existing capacity, consistent with the Subcabinet's standards;
(3) the identification of core functions to be performed by the local
coordinating council, including:
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