Section 8-404 - State Coordinating Council - Duties.
§ 8-404. State Coordinating Council - Duties.
(a) In general.- The Council shall:
(1) establish and oversee the local coordinating council in each county;
(2) develop procedures for the operation of local coordinating councils;
(3) review periodically the procedures of local coordinating councils for making decisions on residential placement for children in need of residential placement;
(4) review recommendations for State funding of the individual placement of a child in need of out-of-state placement;
(5) monitor local coordinating councils to ensure that the local coordinating councils consider all alternatives for the provision of services to children and their families in the community;
(6) establish and maintain a multiple unit information system to ensure accountability and provide State service planning capability;
(7) coordinate evaluations of residential facilities for children as required by statute;
(8) make recommendations to the appropriate secretary on the development of regulations to carry out this subtitle; and
(9) perform other related activities that the Children's Cabinet identifies.
(b) Planning and coordination of services.- The Council shall:
(1) plan and coordinate with the local coordinating councils:
(i) multiple unit services to children in need of residential placement; and
(ii) enhanced services to children with intensive needs, subject to the availability of funding and in accordance with a plan developed by the Children's Cabinet; and
(2) in cooperation with the local coordinating councils, monitor services provided to children placed in residential placements.
[An. Code 1957, art. 49D, § 4-101(e), (f); 2007, ch. 3, § 2.]