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§ 9-3502. Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: June 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Miscellaneous Executive Agencies (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 35. Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 1, 2022
MD Code, State Government, § 9-3502
§ 9-3502. Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices
Currentness
Established
(a) There is a Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices.
Commission members
(b) The Commission consists of the following members:
(1) two members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate;
(2) two members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
(3) the Secretary of Juvenile Services;
(4) the Secretary of Human Services; and
(5) the following members, appointed by the Governor:
(i) one representative of an institute for public policy that specializes in juvenile justice issues in the State;
(ii) one representative of an institute operated by the University of Maryland specializing in providing evidence-based and culturally competent services for juveniles; and
(iii) three representatives with relevant education and experience.
Chair
(c) The Governor shall designate the chair of the Commission.
Staff for Commission
(d) The Department of Juvenile Services and the Department of Human Services shall provide staff for the Commission.
Compensation and reimbursement
(e) A member of the Commission:
(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; but
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
Duties of Commission
(f) The Commission shall:
(1) research culturally competent, evidence-based, research-based, and promising practices relating to:
(i) child welfare;
(ii) juvenile rehabilitation;
(iii) mental health services for children; and
(iv) prevention and intervention services for juveniles;
(2) evaluate the cost-effectiveness of practices researched by the Commission;
(3) identify means of evaluating the effectiveness of practices researched by the Commission; and
(4) giving special attention to organizations located in or serving historically underserved communities, identify strategies to enable community-based organizations that provide services for juveniles to evaluate and validate services and programming provided by those organizations.
Annual report
(g) On or before December 31, 2023, and on or before December 31 each year thereafter, the Commission shall report its findings to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of this article, the General Assembly.

Credits

Added by Acts 2022, c. 41, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 42, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022.
MD Code, State Government, § 9-3502, MD STATE GOVT § 9-3502
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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