01.01.2022.04
EXECUTIVE ORDER 01.01.2022.04
Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence Advisory Group
(Amends Executive Order 01.01.2022.02)
A. There is a Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence Advisory Group (the Group).
B. Membership
(1) The Group shall consist of the following members:
(a) The Lieutenant Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's designee;
(b) The Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services, or the Executive Director's designee;
(c) The Secretary of Health, or the Secretary's designee; and
(d) The Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, or the Secretary's designee; and
(e) The Secretary of Disabilities, or the Secretary's designee.
(2) The following shall, upon acceptance of membership, be additional Group members:
(a) A designee of the President of the Senate;
(b) A designee of the Speaker of the House of Delegates;
(c) A representative of the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association;
(d) A representative of the Maryland Sheriffs' Association;
(e) A representative of the Mental Health Association of Maryland;
(f) A representative of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Maryland; and
(g) A representative of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
(3) The Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall provide the Group with staff and consultants as necessary and feasible.
C. Procedures
(1) The Lieutenant Governor or the Lieutenant Governor's designee shall be Chair of the Group.
(2) The Chair shall:
(a) Oversee the work of the Group;
(b) Determine the Group's agenda; and
(c) Identify additional support needs of the Group.
(3) The Group shall convene as frequently as necessary to satisfy its responsibilities, as determined by the Chair, but no less than monthly.
(4) A majority of the Group's members is a quorum for the transaction of Group business.
(5) The Group may adopt other procedures as necessary to ensure the orderly transaction of business.
D. The Group shall:
(1) Advise on the development and implementation of the Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence (the "Center of Excellence") action plan that assists in diverting those with mental illness, or intellectual or developmental disabilities, from the criminal justice system and provides them with appropriate treatment;
(2) Support the Center of Excellence's Sequential Intercept Model as a planning tool to strategically inform legislation, policy, planning, and funding;
(3) Locate potential federal funding streams that the Center of Excellence can apply for to support its mission;
(4) Assist in the creation of repositories of best practices throughout the state; and
(5) Perform other appropriate duties or responsibilities as recommended by the Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland.
Effective date: May 20, 2022
