Section 8-406 - Local coordinating councils - Membership; terms; chair. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-406. Local coordinating councils - Membership; terms; chair.
 

(a)  Membership.- Each local coordinating council shall include: 

(1) at least one representative from: 

(i) the Department of Juvenile Services; 

(ii) the Developmental Disabilities Administration; 

(iii) the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration; 

(iv) the Mental Hygiene Administration or the local core service agency; 

(v) the local board of education; 

(vi) the local health department; 

(vii) the local department of social services; and 

(viii) the local management board; 

(2) a parent, parent advocate, or both, appointed by the chair of the local coordinating council in consultation with the child advocacy community; and 

(3) a nonvoting representative of the local office of the division of rehabilitative services to represent individuals who are 16 years old and older. 

(b)  Terms.- The Council shall establish the terms of the members of the local coordinating councils. 

(c)  Chair.- Each local coordinating council shall select its chair from among its members for a designated term of office. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 49D, § 4-102(b)-(d); 2007, ch. 3, § 2; 2008, ch. 278.]