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Md. Code Ann., Hum. Servs. § 8-303

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.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.