Section 8-303 - Duties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-303. Duties.
 

A local management board shall: 

(1) strengthen the decision-making capacity at the local level; 

(2) design and implement strategies that achieve clearly defined results for children, youth, and families as articulated in a local 5-year strategic plan for children, youth, and families; 

(3) maintain standards of accountability for locally agreed upon results for children, youth, and families; 

(4) influence the allocation of resources across systems as necessary to accomplish the desired results; 

(5) build local partnerships to coordinate children, youth, and family services within the county to eliminate fragmentation and duplication of services; and 

(6) create an effective system of services, supports, and opportunities that improve outcomes for all children, youth, and families. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 49D, § 2-103; 2007, ch. 3, § 2.]