In 2003, its functions transferred to other divisions.
ADVISORY BOARD ON AFTER-SCHOOL & SUMMER OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS
Staff: Kimberly A. Malat (410) 697-9245; e-mail: kim.malat@maryland.gov
Chair: Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor
Appointed by Governor to 2-year terms: Gabriel I. Albornoz; Susan D. Berkun; Michael R. Clark; Marisa Ann Conner; Amanda M. Courie; Cody L. Dorsey; Christopher R. Dwyer; Racheal G. Faulkner; Benjamin S. Feshbach; Rosemary King Johnston; Elizabeth A. Kelley; Diana E. Mellot; Elinor G. Mitchell; Deborah T. Ritchie; Stephen H. Rohde; Rowena Shurn; Timothy J. Wills. Terms expire 2016.
Representing Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention: one vacancy
Ex officio: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., Senate President; Michael E. Busch, House Speaker; Karen B. Salmon, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools; Van T. Mitchell, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene; Sam Malhotra, Secretary of Human Resources; Sam J. Abed, Secretary of Juvenile Services; Arlene F. Lee, Executive Director, Governor's Office for Children.
In 1999, Advisory Board on After-School Opportunity Programs was established (Chapter 586, Acts of 1999). To address issue of children left unsupervised after school, Maryland After-School Opportunity Act created a fund, a program, and an executive committee, as well as the Board. In consultation with Board and Executive Committee, Department of Human Resources administered Maryland After-School Opportunity Fund. From Fund, grants were awarded for after-school opportunity programs by Executive Committee in consultation with Board (Code Education Article, secs. 7-1201 through 7-1207).
On Dec. 30, 1999, Board issued its first comprehensive plan for Maryland After-School Opportunity Fund Program. First request for proposals was distributed to local jurisdictions through local management boards in Feb. 2000. In order to receive funding, each local jurisdiction was expected to develop a comprehensive after-school program network with significant community advice and comment.
Advisory Board last met in 2001. Due to budget constraints, Maryland After-School Opportunity Fund was partially funded in FY2004, and not funded at all in FY2005.
In October 2012, Advisory Board was re-established in Governor's Office for Children as Advisory Board on After-School and Summer Opportunity Programs (Chapter 531, Acts of 2012; Code Human Services Article, secs. 8-1101 through 8-1107).
Repealed in 2016 (Chapter 32, Acts of 2016).
ANTI-HUNGER INITIATIVES & MARYLAND YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
CHILDREN'S COUNCILS
State oversight of these local councils ended in 1996. Now, each county and Baltimore City are responsible for their own children's council.
CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND
Vacancy, Director (410) 767-6219
Children's Trust Fund provided grants to public and private community organizations and agencies for innovative programs to prevent child abuse and provide treatment.
Authorization for Fund expired July 1, 2005.
CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD
Organized in 1989, Children's Trust Fund Advisory Board reviewed applications for grants from Children's Trust Fund (Chapter 757, Acts of 1989).
Governor appointed Board's nine members to three-year terms.
Authorization for Board expired July 1, 2005 (Code 1957, Art. 49D, secs. 6-7).
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, & FAMILIES
COMMUNITY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
DISCONNECTED YOUTH
EARLY CHILDHOOD & HEAD-START PARTNERSHIPS
EARLY CHILDHOOD PARTNERSHIPS
FINANCE & OPERATIONS
FISCAL OFFICE
GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
Council worked to reduce unplanned teen pregnancies in Maryland. Concerned with social, educational, economic, health and legal problems of such pregnancy and parenthood, Council developed a statewide plan to reduce adolescent pregnancy and improve services to at-risk pregnant and parenting teenagers. Council promoted interdepartmental, public and private coordination of policies and programs.
Authorization for Council expired June 30, 2005 (Chapter 282, Acts of 2002).
GRANT & CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
HEAD-START COLLABORATION
To better serve families in federal Head-Start Program, Head-Start Collaboration Network helped coordinate program with services in community. Network linked Head-Start services with those of local health-care providers, education agencies, child care programs, employment projects, and community organizations.
HEALTH POLICY
Reorganized in 2003 as Policies, Initiatives, and Councils.
HOME VISITING
HOME VISITING CONSORTIUM & HEALTHY FAMILIES
INCARCERATION
INFANTS & TODDLERS PROGRAM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INTERAGENCY FUNDING STRATEGIES & RATES
INTERAGENCY INITIATIVES
INTERAGENCY POLICY DEVELOPMENT
LICENSING POLICY BOARD
"LISA L." COORDINATION
LOCAL COORDINATING COUNCILS
LOCAL MANAGEMENT BOARDS MONITORING
In 2010, responsibility of review and assesment transferred to Grant and Contract Administration.
LOCAL MANAGEMENT BOARDS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Local Management Boards coordinated a system of local services for children, youth, and families (Code Human Services Article, secs. 8-301 through 8-305). Health, education, social and justice services are provided to young people who may be moved from their home because of abuse, neglect, delinquency, or special needs. In community, unit coordinated services so that Maryland children, placed in programs out-of-state, might be helped closer to home.
Functions of this unit moved to Grant and Contract Administration in 2010.
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MARYLAND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE HEAD-START COLLABORATION NETWORK
In July 2003, Council transferred to State Department of Education.
MARYLAND AFTER-SCHOOL & SUMMER OPPORTUNITY FUND PROGRAM
MARYLAND SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER INITIATIVE
MARYLAND MAKING THE GRADE
OFFICE FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, & FAMILIES
OFFICE OF EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY
In Sept. 2018, Office of Education Accountability was established within Governor's Office for Children (Executive Order 01.01.2018.21).
Office of Education Accountability served to independently receive and investigate concerns and allegations of misconduct within Maryland public schools. Since Feb. 2020, Inspector General for Education has assumed these and other duties. Consequently, authorization for Office of Education Accountability was rescinded in Jan. 2021 (Executive Order 01.01.2021.04).
OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT JUVENILE JUSTICE MONITOR
OMBUDSMAN
OPERATIONS
PERSONNEL, PROCUREMENT, & PURCHASING
POLICIES, INITIATIVES, & COUNCILS
POLICY & PLANNING
POSITIVE YOUTH OUTCOMES
PREVENTION STRATEGIES
PROGRAM & POLICY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
PROGRAMS & POLICY
RATES SETTING
RESEARCH, EVALUATION, & DATA COLLECTION
RESEARCH, EVALUATION, & MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
RESEARCH, EVALUATION, & MONITORING
RESEARCH, EVALUATION, & PLANNING
RESEARCH & EVALUATION
RESIDENTIAL CHILD & YOUTH CARE PRACTITIONERS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Appointed by Executive Director, Governor's Office for Children:
In June 2011, Residential Child and Youth Care Practitioners Implementation Plan Summer Study Work Group was authorized (Chapters 219 & 220, Acts of 2011).
Appointed by Executive Director of Governor's Office for Children, Work Group was to determine feasibility of certifying residential child and youth care practitioners by Oct. 1, 2015. Initially, certification of such practioners of State Board of Certification of Residential Child Care Program Professionals was to be required by Oct. 1, 2013 (Chapter 218, Acts of 2008). In 2010, that deadline was extended to Oct. 1, 2015 (Chapter 583, Acts of 2010).
In addition, Work Group was to develop an implementation plan to specify what adjustment in rates for residential child care programs would be needed to fund certification process, address a needed rate increase in State budget, and set a new implementation date if necessary.
On Sept. 1, 2011, Work Group reported to Governor and General Assembly.
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
SECOND-GENERATION STRATEGIES, YOUTH HOMELESSNESS, & RACIAL EQUITY
Second-Generation Strategies, Youth Homelessness, and Racial Equity helped plan and implement local programs that were to prevent youths from dropping out of school, committing crimes, and engaging in other activities which brought them into the juvenile justice system. Such prevention and diversion programs was to serve youth in their communities with alternatives to incarceration and institutionalization, help youth gain self sufficiency, accept personal responsibility for their actions, and be ready for adulthood at age 21.
Discontinued in January 2024.
SERVICE INTEGRATION DIVISION
SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY
STATE COORDINATING COUNCIL
STATE COMMISSION ON INFANT MORTALITY PREVENTION
Commission worked to reduce infant mortality in Maryland. In accordance with Infant Mortality Prevention Strategic Plan, it advised Governor on distribution of State community incentive grants to prevent infant deaths.
For maternal and infant health care, Commission also established a regional perinatal system. It recommended a system of perinatal surveillance and data collection, and sought to increase availability of skilled health care providers for needy pregnant women, mothers, and infants.
Commission had twenty members. Twelve were appointed to three-year terms by Governor. Eight served ex officio (Code 1957, Art. 49D, secs. 30-36).
On June 30, 2005, authorization for Commission expired (Chapter 282, Acts of 2002).
STATE COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
SYSTEM INTEGRATION SUPPORT DIVISION
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
SYSTEMS OF CARE INITIATIVE
SYSTEMS REFORM
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT & HOMELESSNESS
YOUTH INITIATIVES
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Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Amy J. Gleklen, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2006
Vacancy, Vice-Chair (chosen by Governor)
Richard W. Ferrigno, 2004; Ann C. Helton, 2004; Kim J. Amos, 2005; Rebecca B. Bridgett, Ed.D., 2005; Wendy G. Lane, M.D., 2005; Heather L. Mitchell, Esq., 2006; Rebecca A. Pooler, 2006; Stephanie M. Marks, 2007.
Reorganized as Public Relations and Information in Jan. 2000.
Reorganized in 2003 as Community Collaborations.
Under Interagency Initiatives, functions merged with other units in July 2009.
Under Policy, discontinued in January 2024.
Reorganized as Head-Start Collaboration in Jan. 2000.
In 1997, renamed Early Childhood and Head Start Partnerships.
In 2003, reformed as Operations.
Reorganized as Finance and Operations in June 2006.
Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy was authorized in 1986 (Chapter 121, Acts of 1986). Council had been an independent agency located in Department of Human Resources for budgetary and administrative purposes. In 1990, Council transferred to Office for Children, Youth, and Families (Chapter 419, Acts of 1990).
Head-Start Collaboration formed as Early Childhood Partnerships within Office for Children, Youth, and Families in 1996. Renamed Early Childhood and Head-Start Partnerships in 1997 it reorganized as Head-Start Collaboration in 2000. Unit transferred to State Department of Education in July 2003. Head-Start Collaboration oversaw Head-Start Collaboration Network which began in 1993.
Formed in March 2001, Health Policy oversaw Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy, State Commission on Infant Mortality Prevention, and Maryland School-Based Health Center Initiative.
In 2003, reorganized as Home Visiting Consortium and Healthy Families.
Effective July 1, 2005, transferred to Division of Special Education and Early Intervention Services in State Department of Education (Chapter 585, Acts of 2005).
Under Policy, discontinued in January 2024.
In 1997, transferred to Division of Special Education, State Department of Education, and renamed Maryland Infants and Toddlers, Preschool Services Branch (Chapter 386, Acts of 1997).
Under Finance and Administration, function transferred to Department of Information Technology in Oct. 2015.
Under Finance, renamed Interagency Rates in July 1998.
Reformed as Policy in June 2015.
Restructured as Programs and Policy in June 2006.
Under Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families, Board merged with Resource Development Committee to become Resource Development and Licensing Committee in Aug. 1998.
Moved to Mental Hygiene Administration, Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, in Jan. 2000.
Effective July 1, 2011, restructured as local care teams (Chapter 604, Acts of 2011).
Local Management Boards Monitoring began in 2003 as Juvenile Justice and Local Management Boards Monitoring. Unit then was responsible for Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Monitor. In Feb. 2006, Independent Juvenile Justice Monitor transferred to Office of Attorney General (Chapter 12, Acts of 2006). Afterwards, unit focused on reviewing and assessing work of local management boards, which function in each county to organize and implement delivery of integrated services to children and their families.
In 1995, Local Management Boards Technical Assistance started as System Integration Support Division within Office for Children, Youth, and Families. Renamed Service Integration Division in 1996, it became System Integration in 1997, Community Partnerships for Children, Youth, and Families in Dec. 1998, and Community Collaborations in 2003. In 2005, unit reorganized as Local Management Boards. In June 2006, it further reformed as Local Management Boards Monitoring, and Local Management Boards Technical Assistance.
Under Administration, combined with Research, Evaluation, and Planning to form Research, Evaluation, and Management Information Systems in 1998.
Maryland Advisory Council on the Head-Start Collaboration Network was established in 1995. Council worked through a steering committee and three standing committees concerned with Child Care, Health, and Community Capacity-Building.
Repealed in 2016 (Chapter 32, Acts of 2016).
Effective July 1, 2005, transferred to Division of Student and School Services in State Department of Education (Chapter 585, Acts of 2005).
Renamed Maryland School-Based Health Center Initiative in Jan. 1998.
In July 2005, reorganized as Governor's Office for Children.
Barbara S. Krupiarz, Acting Director (410) 697-9247
e-mail: barbara.krupiarz1@maryland.gov
In Feb. 2006, duties transferred to Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit within office of Attorney General.
Abolished in June 1998.
Abolished in June 2005, and functions assumed by Fiscal Office.
Renamed Personnel and Procurement in Jan. 2000.
Reorganized as Interagency Policy Development in Oct. 2004.
Restructured as Policies, Initiatives, and Councils in 2003.
Under Programs and Policy, restructured as Prevention Strategies in March 2008.
Under Policy, reorganized as Second-Generation Strategies, Youth Homelessness, and Racial Equity by Feb. 2018.
Abolished in 1997.
Reorganized as Interagency Initiatives in July 2009.
Under Interagency Funding Strategies and Rates, abolished in July 1998.
Restructured as Research and Evaluation in June 2006.
Reorganized in Jan. 2000 as two units: Research and Development, and Management Information Systems.
Reorganized in 2003 as Research, Evaluation, and Data Collection.
Under Administration, merged with Management Information Systems to form Research, Evaluation, and Management Information Systems in 1998.
Research and Evaluation formed in Feb. 2001 as Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring, and reorganized as Research, Evaluation, and Data Collection in 2003. It restructured as Research and Evaluation in June 2006. Under Interagency Initiatives, functions merged into other units in July 2009.
SUMMER STUDY WORK GROUP
Staff: Shanda C. Crowder (410) 767-6223; e-mail: scrowder@goc.state.md.us
web: http://goc.maryland.gov/rcyp_summer_study.html
Rosemary King Johnston, Chair
Bruce Anderson; Richard N. Bloom; Cheryl D. Brown; Regina M. Clay; Herbert S. Cromwell; Shanda C. Crowder; Deborah A. Donohue; Lori Doyle; Scott E. Finkelson; Mark Grover; Michael Hawkins; Sheila Mackertich; Kim Malat; Kimberly M. Mayer; Walter McNeil; Melissa Rock; Mary G. Rode; Mark Scott; Steven D. Sorin; Sequaya Tasker; Shelley L. Tinney; Albert A. Zachik, M.D.
Abolished in 2003.
Second-Generation Strategies, Youth Homelessness, and Racial Equity originated as Positive Youth Outcomes. It reformed as Prevention Strategies in March 2008, and adopted its present name by February 2018.
Renamed Systems Integration in 1997.
Under Policy, discontinued in July 2015.
In July 2002, renamed State Coordinating Council for Children (Chapter 282, Acts of 2002).
State Commission on Infant Mortality Prevention was created in 1991 (Chapter 413, Acts of 1991). Commission was overseen by Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy from 1991 to Dec. 1993, when it came under Prevention and Early Intervention for Young Children. In 1995, it was placed under Policy and Program Development Division; in 1997, under Director; and, in 2000, under Policy and Planning.
In Feb. 2006, transferred to Department of Human Resources by agreement between Secretary of Human Resources and Executive Director, Governor's Office for Children.
Renamed Service Integration Division in 1996.
In Dec. 1998, reorganized as Community Partnerships for Children, Youth, and Families.
Restructured as Community Resource Development in Aug. 2007.
Abolished in 2003.
Under Policy, discontinued in January 2024.
Renamed Youth Engagement and Homelessness in 2016.
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