EXECUTIVE ORDER 01.01.2024.06
Reorganization of State Government
Establishing the Governor’s Office for Children and Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
AN EXECUTIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE II, SECTION 24 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND
AN EXECUTIVE ORDER concerning
Reorganization of State Government
Establishing the Governor’s Office for Children and Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
FOR the purpose of renaming the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to be the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy; renaming the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services to be the Governor’s Office for Children; providing that the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall be the successor to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; providing that the Governor’s Office for Children shall be the successor to the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services; providing that certain employees transferred as a result of this Act shall be transferred without diminution of certain rights, benefits, or employment or retirement status; providing for the continuity of certain transactions affected by or flowing from this Act; providing for the continuity of certain laws, rules, and regulations, standards and guidelines, policies, orders, and other directives, permits and licenses, applications, forms, plans, memberships, contracts, property, investigations, and administrative and judicial responsibilities; providing for appropriate transitional provisions relating to the continuity of certain boards and other units; providing that certain property, records, fixtures, appropriations, credits, assets, liabilities, obligations, rights, and privileges are transferred to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy and the Governor’s Office for Children; providing for the continuity of certain contracts, agreements, grants, or other obligations; requiring the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland, in consultation with and subject to the approval of the Department of Legislative Services, to correct any cross-references or terminology rendered incorrect by this Executive Order and to describe any corrections made in an editor’s note following the section affected; and generally relating to the establishment of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy and the Governor’s Office for Children.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - Business Regulation
Section 15-210(a)(1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2015 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - Correctional Services
Section 3-518(a)(9), 9-603(a)(2)(i), and (j), and (k), 9-614(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 3-1510(a)(5) and (h), 10-924(b)(2) and (c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - Criminal Procedure
Section 2-404, 10-208(a)(4), 10-209(b) and (e), 11-801(f), 11-804(a), 11-910(d), 11-911, 11-914(6), 11-919(b) and (c)(1), 11-923(c)(1), (d), (e), and (g), 11-926.1(a)(1) and (3)(ii), (b)(1), and (c), 11-927(d)(2)(ix)2., 11-928(a), (c), (d)(1), (e)(1), and (f), 11-934(b)(1), (c)(1) and (3), (d), (e), and (g), 11-1006(c)(1), (d), (e), and (g), 11-1008(b)(3) and (e), 11-1101(c), 11-1102(a) and (b)(4), 12-403(d)(2), 12-601, 12-602(e)(2), (f), and (g)(1)(i) and (2), 17-105(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - Education
Section 8-417(b)(2) and 9.5-203(a)(6)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - Family Law
Section 4-501(h), 4-503(a)(1), 4-512(a)(5) and (h), 4-515(a)(1) and (c)(2), 5-704.4(a)(3) and (f), 5-1102(a)(3) and 5-1103(a)(3)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - Health General
Section 5-703(a)(7), 7.5-303(a)(1)(xi) and (xii), 13-1504(a)(1)(ix), 13-4202(a) and (d)(1), 13-4401(a)(1), 13-4502(b)(7), (8), and (9), 13-4803(a)(13), (16), and (17), 15-139(d)(1), 24-904(b)(3)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2023 Replacement Volume)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - Health Occupations
Section 20-101(l)(2)(ii)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - Housing and Community Development
Section 4-2103(a)(13)(i)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - Human Services
Section 1-210(3), 6-604(a)(6), 7-128(12) and (16), 8-101(b), (g) through (s), 8-306(a)(1), 8-402(a)(1), 8-508, 8-704(c) through (e), 8-705, 8-1301(b)(13) through (15), 8-1304(a)(10) through (12), 8-1307
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - Public Safety
Section 1-401(b)(9), 2-315(c)(7), 2-514(a) and (b), 3-207(a)(18), (h), and (k)(2), 3-501.1(c), 3-507(b) through (e), 3-508(a)(4), 3-514(b)(3), 3-522(b)(1) and (3), (c)(2)(ii), (iv) and (3)(i), 3-525(b), (c), (d)(2)(i), (e), (f)(1) and (3), 3-528(c) through (e), 3-530(a) and (c), 4-101(b), 4-401(d), 4-501(e), 4-601(b), 4-701(c), 4-703(f), 4-901(e), 4-903(a), 4-906(c)(2), 4-907(d), 4-1008(2), 4-1009(a) and (c)(1) and (2), 4-1011(c)(1), 4-1012(a)(2) and (d), 4-1101(c), 4-1201, 14-1301(b), 4-1401(b), 4-1502(a), 4-1503(2), 4-1601(d), 5-502(a), (b)(2)(iv), and (f)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - State Finance and Procurement
Section 2-209(c)(1)(xiii)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - State Government
Section 2-1261(d), 6-401(d), 6-404(9), 6-406(a), 9-2701(c)(1)(iv), 9-3201(c), 9-3202, 9-3206, 9-3207(e)(2), 9-3209(b)(4), 9-3211(g), 9-3601, 10-1503(b)(22)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY adding
Article - State Government
Section 9-3701
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - State Personnel and Pensions
Section 29-304(16), (20), (21), and (22)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2015 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments
Article - Transportation
Section 12-206.1(b)(1)(ii) and (e), and 25-113(a)(5) and (f)(1)(iv)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDERED BY THE GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND, pursuant to Article II, Section 24, of the Constitution of Maryland, that the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Business Regulation
15-210.
(a) (1) The
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and the Department shall approve educational training programs for the accurate and prompt identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking.
Article – Correctional Services
3-518.
(a) The Management Council consists of the following 15 members:
(9) a representative of the
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Crime Prevention and Policy
, appointed by the Governor;
9-603.
(a) (2) (i) The
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, the Maryland Department of Health, and the Maryland Correctional Administrators Association shall evaluate the implementation of the requirements of this section and determine a schedule to add additional counties, provided that the provisions of this section shall apply to all local detention centers and the Baltimore Pre-trial Complex by January 2023.
(j) On or before November 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the
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shall report data from individual local correctional facilities to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, on:
(1) the number of incarcerated individuals diagnosed with:
(i) a mental health disorder;
(ii) an opioid use disorder;
(iii) a non-opioid substance use disorder; and
(iv) a dual diagnosis of mental health and substance use disorder;
(2) the number and cost of assessments for incarcerated individuals in local correctional facilities, including the number of unique incarcerated individuals examined;
(3) the number of incarcerated individuals who were receiving medication or medication–assisted treatment for opioid use disorder immediately prior to incarceration;
(4) the type and prevalence of medication or medication–assisted treatments for opioid use disorder provided;
(5) the number of incarcerated individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder;
(6) the number of incarcerated individuals for whom medication and medication–assisted treatment for opioid use disorder was prescribed;
(7) the number of incarcerated individuals for whom medication and medication–assisted treatment was prescribed and initiated for opioid use disorder;
(8) the number of medications and medication–assisted treatments for opioid use disorder provided according to each type of medication and medication– assisted treatment options;
(9) the number of incarcerated individuals who continued to receive the same medication or medication–assisted treatment for opioid use disorder as the incarcerated individual received prior to incarceration;
(10) the number of incarcerated individuals who received a different medication or medication–assisted treatment for opioid use disorder compared to what the incarcerated individual received prior to incarceration;
(11) the number of incarcerated individuals who initiated treatment with medication or medication–assisted treatment for opioid use disorder who were not being treated for opioid use disorder prior to incarceration;
(12) the number of incarcerated individuals who discontinued medication or medication–assisted treatment for opioid use disorder during incarceration;
(13) a review and summary of the percent of days, including the average percent, median percent, mode percent, and interquartile range of percent, for incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder receiving medication or medication–assisted treatment for opioid use disorder as calculated overall and stratified by other factors, such as type of treatment received;
(14) the number of incarcerated individuals receiving medication or medication–assisted treatment for opioid use disorder prior to release;
(15) the number of incarcerated individuals receiving medication or medication–assisted treatment prior to release for whom the facility had made a prerelease reentry plan;
(16) a review and summary of practices related to medication and medication–assisted treatment for opioid use disorder for incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder before October 1, 2019;
(17) a review and summary of prerelease planning practices relative to incarcerated individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder prior to, and following, October 1, 2019; and
(18) any other information requested by the Maryland Department of Health related to the administration of the provisions under this section.
(k) Any behavioral health assessment, evaluation, treatment recommendation, or course of treatment shall be reported to the
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and also include any other data necessary to meet reporting requirements under this section.
9-614.
(b) (1) On or before December 31 each year, each correctional unit shall submit data to the
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showing, by correctional unit:
(i) the total population of the correctional unit;
(ii) the number of incarcerated individuals who have been placed in restrictive housing during the preceding year by age, race, gender, classification of housing, and the basis for the incarcerated individual’s placement in restrictive housing;
(iii) the number of incarcerated individuals with serious mental illness that were placed in restrictive housing during the preceding year;
(iv) the definition of “serious mental illness” used by the correctional unit in making the report;
(v) the number of incarcerated individuals known to be pregnant when placed in restrictive housing during the preceding year;
(vi) the average and median lengths of stay in restrictive housing of the incarcerated individuals placed in restrictive housing during the preceding year;
(vii) the number of incidents of death, self–harm, and attempts at self–harm by incarcerated individuals in restrictive housing during the preceding year;
(viii) the number of incarcerated individuals released from restrictive housing directly into the community during the preceding year;
(ix) any other data the correctional unit considers relevant to the use of restrictive housing by correctional facilities in the State; and
(x) any changes to written policies or procedures at each correctional unit relating to the use and conditions of restrictive housing, including steps to reduce reliance on restrictive housing.
(2) The
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shall make the information submitted in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection available on its website and, when the information has been received from every correctional unit in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, promptly submit the information in a report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article.
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
3-1510.
(a) (5) “Victim services provider” means a nonprofit or governmental organization that has been authorized by the
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to have online access to records of shielded peace orders in order to assist victims of abuse.
(h) The
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, in consultation with the Maryland Judiciary, may adopt regulations governing online access to shielded records by a victim services provider.
10-924.
(b) (2) A State’s Attorney shall report any information recorded under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the
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.
(c) (1) The
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shall securely store and maintain the information reported under subsection (b)(2) of this section.
(2) The
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Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
may disclose the information stored and maintained under paragraph (1) of this subsection only to:
(i) A State’s Attorney, or a State’s Attorney’s designee;
(ii) The Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee; and
(iii) The State Prosecutor, or the State Prosecutor’s designee.
Article – Criminal Procedure
2-404.
On or before December 31, 2009, and annually thereafter, the
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Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall report to the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article on the progress of jurisdictions and the Department of State Police in establishing interrogation rooms capable of creating audiovisual recordings of custodial interrogations.
10-208.
(a) (4) the Executive Director of the
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Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
;
10-209.
(b) The Executive Director of the
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, the Attorney General, and the Director of the Maryland Justice Analysis Center of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice of the University of Maryland shall serve on the Advisory Board as ex officio members.
(e) Subject to the approval of the head of the appropriate unit, the Advisory Board may use the staff and facilities of the Department, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the
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in the performance of its functions.
11-801.
(f) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
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Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
11-804.
(a) There is a Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in the
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Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
11-910.
(d) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
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Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
11-911.
There is a State Board of Victim Services in the
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of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
11-914.
Subject to the authority of the Executive Director, the Board shall:
(6) approve or disapprove each grant application submitted by the
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Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
;
11-919.
(b) The
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Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall:
(1) adopt regulations for the administration and award of grants under Part II of this subtitle; and
(2) submit all approved grant applications to the Board.
(c) The Board shall:
(1) approve each grant application received by the
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before any money is released from the Fund;
11-923.
(c) (1) The
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shall help establish sexual assault crisis programs in the State.
(d) The
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may award grants to public or private nonprofit organizations to operate the sexual assault crisis programs certified by the federally recognized State sexual assault coalition.
(e) The
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shall regularly consult, collaborate with, and consider the recommendations of the federally recognized State sexual assault coalition regarding sexual assault crisis programs and policies, practices, and procedures that impact victims of sexual assault.
(g) The Executive Director of the
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shall include a report on the sexual assault crisis programs in the annual report submitted by the
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to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article.
11-926.1.
(a) (1) The
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shall establish and administer a reporting program for tracking the location, status, and chain of custody for sexual assault evidence collection kits.
(3) (ii)
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may disclose information contained in the reporting system only to:
1. the victim about whom the information pertains;
2. a victim’s representative for the victim about whom the information pertains;
3. a sexual assault crisis program established under § 11–923 of this subtitle;
4. a child advocacy center established under § 11–928 of this subtitle
5. a law enforcement agency;
6. a State’s Attorney;
7. a person authorized by the
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to receive the information; or
8. a person entitled to receive the information by federal or State law, subpoena, court rule, or court order.
(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, beginning October 1, 2023, a law enforcement agency or any person, including a health care provider, forensic laboratory, or State’s Attorney, that has control or possession of a sexual assault evidence collection kit shall:
(i) report location, status, and chain of custody information to the reporting program established under this section in a manner required by the
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; and
(ii) comply with all regulations developed by the
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under this section.
(c) (1)
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, in consultation with the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, shall adopt any regulations necessary to carry out this section.
(2) Regulations adopted by the
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of Crime Prevention and Policy
in accordance with this section shall include:
(i) requirements for reporting the location and chain of custody of a sexual assault evidence collection kit to the program established by the
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under this section; and
(ii) procedures for disclosing information about sexual assault evidence collection kits included in the reporting program, including disclosure to parties authorized to receive information contained in the reporting system.
11-927.
(d) (2) The Committee consists of the following members:
(ix) the following members appointed by the Governor:
2. one representative of the
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of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
11-928.
(a) The
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shall establish and sustain child advocacy centers in the State and ensure that every child in the State has access to a child advocacy center.
(c) The
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may contract with public or private nonprofit organizations to operate child advocacy centers.
(d) (1) The
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of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall contract with a nonprofit organization that is qualified under
§ 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
and represents urban, rural, and suburban child advocacy centers in the State to establish a Maryland Statewide Organization for Child Advocacy Centers.
(e) Money for child advocacy centers:
(1) shall be distributed to child advocacy centers in accordance with a formula agreed on by the Maryland Statewide Organization for Child Advocacy Centers and the
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;
(f) On or before June 1 each year, the
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of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall submit an annual report, in accordance with
§ 2-1257 of the State Government Article
, on child advocacy centers to the General Assembly.
11-934.
(b) (1) The
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shall help support programs providing services for victims of crime throughout the State.
(c) (1) The
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may award grants to public or private nonprofit organizations to operate the victim services programs.
(3) The
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of Crime Prevention and Policy
:
(i) may not require victim services programs to provide a match for State funds expended; and
(ii) shall ensure that State funds awarded under this section:
1. are administered in a unified process with federal Victims of Crime Act Funds, with separate financial reporting as necessary to comply with federal and State regulations;
2. may be used as a match for federal Victims of Crime Act funds; and
3. may not be used for capital projects or capital programming of any kind.
(d) The
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shall regularly consult, collaborate with, and consider the recommendations regarding allocation of funding from:
(1) the federally recognized State sexual assault coalition;
(2) the federally recognized State domestic violence coalition;
(3) the State alliance of child advocacy centers;
(4) State’s Attorneys’ offices;
(5) health care providers assisting victims of crime;
(6) civil legal services organizations assisting victims of crime; and
(7) representatives of organizations providing services to survivors of child abuse, elder abuse, human trafficking, homicide, or other victims of crime.
(e) The
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shall prioritize continuity and stability of crime victim services and equitable distribution of funding in every jurisdiction in the State.
(g) On or before December 31 each year, the Executive Director of the
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shall submit a report on all victim services programs and grantees and funds awarded under this section to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article.
11-1006.
(c) (1) The
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shall help establish and expand programs for survivors of homicide victims in the State.
(d) The
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shall award grants to public or private nonprofit organizations to operate the programs for survivors of homicide victims.
(e) The
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regularly shall consult, collaborate with, and consider the recommendations of service providers to survivors of homicide victims regarding programs, policies, practices, and procedures that impact survivors of homicide victims.
(g) On or before October 1 each year, the Executive Director of the
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shall include a report on the programs for survivors of homicide victims in the annual report submitted by the
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to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article.
11-1008.
(b) (3) The
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shall administer the program.
(e) On or before December 1, 2022, and every 2 years thereafter, the
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of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with
§ 2-1257 of the State Government Article
, the General Assembly on the operation and results of the program during the immediately preceding 2-year period, including:
(1) the number of patients that qualified to receive postexposure prophylaxis under the program;
(2) the number of patients that chose to receive postexposure prophylaxis;
(3) the total amount reimbursed to providers for the postexposure prophylaxis; and
(4) the cost of the postexposure prophylaxis treatment and follow-up care provided under the program.
11-1101.
(c) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
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.
11-1102.
(a) There is a Victim Services Unit in the
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.
(b) The Unit consists of:
(4) any other program that provides victim services under the
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that the Executive Director determines would benefit from inclusion under the Unit.
12-403.
(d) Except as otherwise provided under federal law, a law enforcement unit other than a State law enforcement unit that participated with a State law enforcement unit in seizing property forfeited under this section:
(2) may ask the
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to determine its share.
12-601.
In this subtitle, “MSAC” means the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
12-602.
(e) (2) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall submit the aggregate report to the Governor, the General Assembly, as provided in
§ 2-1257 of the State Government Article
, and each seizing authority before September 1 of each year.
(f) (1) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall include in the aggregate report the total amount from forfeitures deposited in the General Fund of the State under § 12-405 of this title that were appropriated to the Maryland Department of Health for the purpose of funding drug treatment and education programs and how the funds were spent.
(2) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
may include, with the aggregate report of MSAC, recommendations to the legislature to improve forfeiture statutes to better ensure that forfeiture proceedings are reported and handled in a manner that is fair to crime victims, innocent property owners, secured interest holders, citizens, and taxpayers.
(g) (1) If a seizing authority fails to comply with the reporting provisions of this section:
(i) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall report the noncompliance to the Police Training and Standards Commission; and
(2) If the seizing authority fails to comply with the required reporting provisions within 30 days after being contacted by the Police Training and Standards Commission, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
and the Police Training and Standards Commission jointly shall report the noncompliance to the Governor and the Legislative Policy Committee of the General Assembly.
17-105.
(a) On or before June 1 annually, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall submit a publicly available report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly, that shall include, for the preceding calendar year:
(1) the number of requests for FGGS made, broken down by number of requests made by prosecutors, pretrial defendants, and postconviction defendants;
(2) the number of times FGGS was granted and the basis of each grant or denial;
(3) the number of putative perpetrators identified through FGGS;
(4) the number of covert collections of reference samples from putative perpetrators, a description of the methods used during the covert collection, the time period needed to perform the covert collection, any complaints from individuals subject to surveillance during the covert collections, and any complaints or suggestions from judges supervising the covert collections;
(5) an evaluation of the “pursued reasonable investigative leads” requirement in accordance with § 17–102(b)(4) of this title, including scientific, public, and nonforensic;
(6) the costs of the FGGS procedures;
(7) the race and age of those identified as putative perpetrators;
(8) the number of times a third party reference sample was requested and collected, and the race and age of the third parties;
(9) the number of requests made by defendants and postconviction lawyers; and
(10) the outcome of each authorized search, including whether the search resulted in an arrest or a conviction for the target offense.
Article – Education
8-417.
(b) (2) The Department of Human Services, the Department of Juvenile Services, the Department of Budget and Management, the Maryland Department of Health, and the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office for Children
shall participate with the Department in the development and implementation of rates in programs licensed or approved by those agencies to the extent required by federal and State law.
9.5-203.
(a) The Council consists of the following members:
(6) The
[
Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children
, or the
[
Executive Director’s
]
Special Secretary’s
designee;
Article – Family Law
4-501.
(h) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
4-503.
(a) A law enforcement officer who responds to a request for help under
§ 4-502
of this Part I of this subtitle shall give the victim a written notice that:
(1) includes the telephone number of a local domestic violence program that receives funding from the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
; and
4-512.
(a) (5) “Victim services provider” means a nonprofit or governmental organization that has been authorized by the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
to have online access to records of shielded protective orders in order to assist victims of abuse.
(h) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
, in consultation with the Maryland Judiciary, may adopt regulations governing online access to shielded records by a victim services provider.
4-515.
(a) (1) The Executive Director shall establish a program in the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
to help victims of domestic violence and their children.
(c) Any program established under this section shall be subject to the following conditions:
(2) the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall:
(i) supervise the program;
(ii) set standards of care and admission policies;
(iii) monitor the operation of the program and annually evaluate the effectiveness of the program;
(iv) adopt rules and regulations that set fees for services at and govern the operation of each program; and
5-704.4.
(a) (3) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
(f) Notwithstanding any appropriation made under subsection (h) of this section, not later than October 1, 2019, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall provide grant funding for services provided by the Safe Harbor Regional Navigator Grant Program.
5-1102.
(a) All proposals for funding received under this subtitle designed to address the prevention of child physical or sexual abuse shall be reviewed by a selection committee composed of the following members:
(3) The
[
Deputy Director of the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children
who shall serve as the chair
[
man
]
of the committee.
5-1103.
(a) All proposals for funding received under this subtitle designed to address the prevention of child alcohol and drug abuse shall be reviewed by a selection committee composed of the following members:
(3) the
[
Deputy Director of the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children
who shall serve as chair
[
man
]
of the committee.
Article – Health – General
5-703.
(a) The State Team shall be a multidisciplinary and multiagency review team, composed of at least 25 members, including:
(7) The
[
Deputy Director of the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children
or the
[
Deputy Director’s
]
S
pecial Secretary
’s
designee;
7.5-303.
(a) (1) The Council consists of the following members:
(xi) The
[
Deputy Director of the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children
, or the
[
Deputy Director’s
]
Special Secretary’s
designee;
(xii) The Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
, or the Executive Director’s designee;
13-1504.
(a) (1) The Advisory Council shall be composed of 19 members as follows:
(ix) The
[
Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children
, or the
[
Executive Director’s
]
Special Secretary’s
designee;
13-4202.
(a) There is a Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence in the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
(d) (1) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall appoint the following individuals to jointly oversee the Center:
(i) A crisis intervention law enforcement coordinator;
(ii) A mental health coordinator; and
(iii) Any other individuals determined necessary by the Office.
(2) The individuals appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be associated with the Crisis Intervention Team Center of Excellence within the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
13-4401.
(a) The Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission, in consultation with the Department, the Behavioral Health Administration, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
, the Maryland Poison Center, the State’s designated Health Information Exchange, and the Maryland Hospital Association, shall conduct, or contract with an institution of higher education or a private research entity to conduct, a comprehensive baseline study of cannabis use in the State that includes a survey of:
(1) Patterns of use, including frequency of use and dosing, methods of consumption, and general perceptions of cannabis among:
(i) Individuals under the age of 18 years;
(ii) Individuals at least 18 years old and under the age of 21 years;
(iii) Individuals at least 21 years old and under the age of 55 years;
(iv) Individuals at least 55 years old;
(v) Pregnant women; and
(vi) Breastfeeding women;
13-4502.
(b) The Advisory Council consists of the following members:
(7) The State Superintendent of Schools, or the Superintendent’s designee;
[
and
]
(8)
The Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, or the Executive Director’s Designee; and
(9)
The following members appointed by the Governor:
(i)
[
One representative from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services;
(ii)
]
One representative from a historically black college or university;
[
(iii)
]
(ii)
One health care provider with experience in cannabis;
[
(iv)
]
(iii)
One pharmacist licensed in the State;
[
(v)
]
(iv)
One health care provider with expertise in substance use disorder treatment and recovery;
[
(vi)
]
(v)
One individual with expertise in cannabis use disorder;
[
(vii)
]
(vi)
One academic researcher with expertise in cannabis law and policy;
[
(viii)
]
(vii)
One individual with at least 5 years of experience in health or social equity;
[
(ix)
]
(viii)
One public health professional with cannabis experience; and
[
(x)
] (ix)
One representative of a laboratory that tests cannabis.
13-4803.
(a) The Commission consists of the following members:
(13) The Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
or the Executive Director’s
designee;
(16)
The Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children, or the Special Secretary’s designee;
(17)
The Special Secretary of Opioid Response, or the Special Secretary’s designee; and
[
(17)
]
(
18)
The following members appointed by the Governor:
(i) One representative of the Mental Health Association of Maryland;
(ii) One representative of the National Alliance on Mental Illness;
(iii) One representative of the Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland;
(iv) One representative of a provider of residential behavioral health services;
(v) One representative of an acute care hospital;
(vi) One representative of an inpatient psychiatric hospital;
(vii) One individual with experience as a consumer of behavioral health services;
(viii) One family member of an individual with experience as a consumer of behavioral health services;
(ix) One representative of a provider of substance use treatment services;
(x) One representative of a school–based health center;
(xi) One individual with expertise in social determinants of health;
15-139.
(d) (1) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office for Children
shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of subsection (c)(2) of this section.
24-904.
(b) The Standing Advisory Committee shall consist of:
(3) One representative from law enforcement, nominated by the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
;
Article – Health Occupations
20-101.
(l) (2) “Residential child care program” includes a program:
(ii) That is subject to the licensing requirements of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office for Children
governing the operations of residential child care programs.
Article – Housing & Community Development
4-2103.
(a) The Council consists of the following members:
(13) the following members, appointed by the Governor:
(i) one representative of the
[
Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office for Children
;
Article – Human Services
1-210.
Notwithstanding any other State law and except as provided in § 1-211 of this subtitle, on written request, a public agency shall disclose information and records on children, youth, and families served by that agency to:
(3) the
[
Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office for Children
.
6-604.
(a) The Commission consists of the following 18 members appointed by the Governor:
(6) the
[
Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children
or the
[
Executive Director’s
]
Special Secretary’s
designee;
7-128.
The Board consists of the following members:
(12) the
[
Deputy Director of the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children
, or the
[
Deputy Director’s
]
Special Secretary’s
designee;
(16) the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
, or the Executive Director’s designee; and
8-101.
(b) “Agencies of the Children’s Cabinet” includes:
(1) the Department of Budget and Management;
(2) the Department of Disabilities;
(3) the Department of Health;
(4)
the Department of Housing and Community Development
;
[
(4)
]
(5)
the Department of Human Services;
[
(5)
] (6)
the Department of Juvenile Services;
[
and
]
[
(6)
] (7) the
Department of Labor
;
(8) the
Department of Service and Civic Innovation
;
(9)
the State Department of Education;
(10) the
Higher Education Commission
; and
(11) the
Governor’s Office for Children
.
(g)
[
“Deputy Director” means the Deputy Director of the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(h) “Division” means the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(i)
]
“Evidence-based” means meeting the criteria for an evidence-based early childhood home visiting service delivery model as defined by the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
[(j) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(k)
]
(h)
(1) “Family” means an eligible child's natural, adoptive, or foster parents.
[
(l)
]
(i)
(1) “Home visiting program” means a program or initiative that:
(i) contains home visiting as a primary service delivery strategy;
[
(m)
]
(j)
“Hospital” has the meaning stated in § 19-301 of the Health--General Article.
[
(n)
]
(k)
“Local behavioral health authority” has the meaning stated in § 7.5-101 of the Health--General Article.
[
(o)
]
(l)
“Local management board” means an entity established or designated by a county under Subtitle 3 of this title to ensure the implementation of a local, interagency service delivery system for children, youth, and families.
[
(p)
]
(m)
“Office” means the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office for Children
.
[
(q)
]
(n)
“Promising” means a home visiting program or practice that:
(1) does not yet meet the standard for evidence-based practices; and
[
(r)
]
(o)
“Public agency” means a State or local government unit or a quasi-governmental entity.
[
(s)
]
(p)
(1) “Residential child care program” means an entity that provides 24-hour per day care for children within a structured set of services and activities that are designed to achieve specific objectives relative to the needs of the children served and that include the provision of food, clothing, shelter, education, social services, health, mental health, recreation, or any combination of these services and activities.
(q) “
Special Secretary” means the Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children.
8-306.
(a) On or before January 1, 2018, the Prince George’s County Local Management Board shall:
(1) develop and implement a strategic plan to raise revenues to match the total funding provided by the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office for Children
; and
8-402.
(a) The Council consists of the following members:
(1) the
[
Deputy Director of the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children
, or the
[
Deputy Director’s
]
Special Secretary’s
designee;
8-508.
The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office for Children
is the fiscal agent for the Fund.
8-703.
(c) On or before July 1 of each year, the
[
Office
]
Department of Human Services
shall develop the Plan in consultation with the agencies, providers, counties, child advocates, consumers, and other State unit, entity, or person that the
[
Office
]
D
epartment
identifies as having relevant information that is interested in the development of the Plan.
(d) The Plan shall:
(1) provide a framework for the
[
Office
]
Department
and the agencies to procure residential child care program services that meet the needs identified in the Plan;
(2) provide the following information on residential child care programs:
(i) the county where each program is operated;
(ii) the provider for each program;
(iii) the actual capacity and utilization rate for each program;
(iv) the ages of the children in each program;
(v) the county where each child in a program lived at the time the child entered out-of-home placement;
(vi) the services children require and a description of how those services are being provided;
(vii) the agency that placed children in each program; and
(viii) any other information the
[
Office
]
D
epartment
or the agencies, providers, or counties consider relevant;
(e) On or before January 1 of each year, the
[
Office
]
D
epartment
shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on the Plan's findings and recommendations.
8-705.
The
[
Office
]
Department of Human Services
shall provide a sample contract that includes an example of the provisions required under § 8-704 of this subtitle to each potential provider interested in becoming licensed to operate a residential child care program.
8-1301.
(b) “Agency” includes:
(13) the Department of Transportation;
and
(14) the Department of Aging
[
;
].
[
(15) the
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
]
8-1304.
(a) The Commission consists of the following members:
(10)
[
the Executive Director
of the Office, or the Executive Director’s designee;
(11)
]
the Executive Director of the State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, or the Executive Director's designee; and
[
(12
)]
(11)
the following members, appointed by the Governor:
(i) two licensed mental health clinicians with expertise in trauma, including demonstrated experience and training in child and adolescent care and family care;
(ii) one licensed geriatric mental health clinician with expertise in trauma;
(iii) two members of the research community with expertise in trauma;
(iv) six representatives from community organizations, nonprofit organizations, or youth organizations with an expertise in trauma;
(v) one representative of the Office of Child Care Advisory Council;
(vi) one representative of the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence;
(vii) one representative of an urban municipal government with expertise in trauma;
(viii) one representative of a rural municipal government with expertise in trauma; and
(ix) one representative of a suburban municipal government with expertise in trauma.
8-1307.
The
[
Office
]
Department of Human Services
shall provide staff for the Commission.
Article – Public Safety
1-401.
(b) The Board consists of the following members:
(9) the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
, or the Executive Director’s designee; and
2-315.
(c) The Council consists of the following members:
(7) the
Executive
Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
, or the
Executive
Director’s designee;
2-514.
(a) On or before April 1, 2010, and on or before April 1 of every even-numbered year thereafter, each local law enforcement unit shall report to the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
on the status of crime scene DNA collection and analysis in its respective jurisdiction for the preceding calendar year, and the Department shall report to the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
on the status of crime scene DNA collection statewide for the preceding calendar year, including:
(1) the crimes for which crime scene DNA evidence is routinely collected;
(2) the approximate number of crime scene DNA evidence samples collected during the preceding year for each category of crime;
(3) the average time between crime scene DNA evidence collection and analysis;
(4) the number of crime scene DNA evidence samples collected and not analyzed at the time of the study;
(5) the number of crime scene DNA evidence samples submitted to the statewide DNA database during the preceding year; and (6) the number of crime scene DNA evidence samples, including sexual assault evidence, collected by hospitals in the county during the preceding year.
(b) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall compile the information reported by the local law enforcement units and the Department under subsection (a) of this section and submit an annual summary report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.
3-207.
(a) The Commission has the following powers and duties:
(18) to develop, with the cooperation of the Office of the Attorney General, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
, and the Federal Trade Commission, a uniform identity fraud reporting form that:
(i) makes transmitted data available on or before October 1, 2011, for use by each law enforcement agency of State and local government; and
(ii) may authorize the data to be transmitted to the Consumer Sentinel program in the Federal Trade Commission;
(h) The Commission shall distribute the victim’s representation notification form developed by the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
under
§ 12-206.1(e) of the Transportation Article
to each law enforcement agency in the State.
(k) The Commission shall:
(2) work with the Comptroller and the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
to ensure that State grant funding is withheld from a law enforcement agency that violates the Use of Force Statute under § 3-524 of this title.
3-501.1.
(c) If the Baltimore Police Department has not submitted a report required under subsection (a) of this section, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
may not make any grant funds available to the Baltimore Police Department.
3-507.
(b) Every year, on or before March 1, 2016, and March 1 of each subsequent year, each local law enforcement agency shall provide the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
with information, for the previous calendar year, about each officer-involved death and death in the line of duty that involved a law enforcement officer employed by the agency, to include at a minimum:
(1) the age, gender, ethnicity, and race of a deceased individual;
(2) the age, gender, ethnicity, and race of the officer involved;
(3) a brief description of the circumstances surrounding the death;
(4) the date, time, and location of the death; and
(5) the law enforcement agency of the officer who:
(c) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall adopt procedures for the collection and analysis of the information described in subsection (b) of this section.
(d) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall analyze and disseminate the information provided under subsection (b) of this section.
(e) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall make an annual report on the incidence of officer-involved deaths and deaths in the line of duty in the State to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, on or before June 30 of each year.
3-508.
(a) (4) “Office” means the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
3-514.
(b) (3) If a law enforcement agency has not submitted the report required under paragraph (1) of this subsection by July 1 for the previous calendar year, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
may not make any grant funds available to that law enforcement agency.
3-522.
(b) (1) There is a Crisis Intervention Team Center of Excellence in the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
(3) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall appoint the following individuals to oversee the Center:
(i) a crisis intervention law enforcement coordinator;
(ii) a mental health coordinator;
(iii) an advocacy coordinator; and
(iv) additional coordinators necessary as determined by the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
(c) (2) The Collaborative Committee shall include the following members:
(ii) the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
, or the Executive Director’s designee;
(iv) the following individuals, appointed by the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
:
1. at least one representative of a local behavioral health authority;
2. at least one representative from family and consumer mental health organizations;
3. a representative from the Maryland Municipal League;
4. a representative from the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association;
5. a representative from the Maryland Association of Counties;
6. a representative of a local crisis intervention team;
7. other members determined to be necessary to carry out the work of the Collaborative Committee; and
8. a representative from the Maryland Sheriffs’ Association.
(3) A member appointed by the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
:
(i) serves for a term of 3 years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies; and
(ii) may be reappointed.
3-525.
(b) A law enforcement agency shall report the following information relating to search warrants executed by the law enforcement agency during the prior calendar year to the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
using the format developed under subsection (c) of this section:
(1) the number of times a no-knock search warrant was executed in the previous year;
(2) the name of the county and municipal corporation and the zip code of the location where each no–knock search warrant was executed;
(3) for each search warrant executed, the number of days from the issuance until the execution of the search warrant, disaggregated by whether the search warrant was a no–knock search warrant;
(4) the legal basis for each no–knock search warrant issued;
(5) the number of times a search warrant was executed under circumstances in which a police officer made forcible entry into the building, apartment, premises, place, or thing to be searched specified in the warrant;
(6) the number of times a SWAT team was deployed to execute a search warrant;
(7) the number of arrests made, if any, during the execution of a search warrant;
(8) the number of times property was seized during the execution of a search warrant;
(9) the number of times a weapon was discharged by a police officer during the execution of a search warrant; and
(10) the number of times a person or domestic animal was injured or killed during the execution of a search warrant, disaggregated by whether the person or animal was injured or killed by a police officer.
(c) The Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, in consultation with the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
, shall develop a standardized format for each law enforcement agency to use in reporting data to the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
under subsection (b) of this section.
(d) A law enforcement agency shall:
(2) not later than January 15 each year, submit the report to:
(i) the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
; and
(e) (1) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall analyze and summarize the reports of law enforcement agencies submitted under subsection (d) of this section.
(2) Before September 1 each year, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall:
(i) submit a report of the analyses and summaries of the reports of law enforcement agencies described in paragraph (1) of this subsection to the Governor, each law enforcement agency, and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly; and
(ii) publish the report on its website.
(f) (1) If a law enforcement agency fails to comply with the reporting provisions of this section, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall report the noncompliance to the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.
(3) If the law enforcement agency fails to comply with the required reporting provisions of this section within 30 days after being contacted by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission with a request to comply, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
and the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission jointly shall report the noncompliance to the Governor and the Legislative Policy Committee of the General Assembly.
3-528.
(c) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall adopt procedures for the collection and analysis of the information required under this section.
(d) On or before June 30 each year, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall compile and submit an annual report on the information required under this section to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article.
(e) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall post annually the report required under this section on its website.
3-530.
(a) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall request and analyze data relating to juveniles who are charged, convicted, and sentenced as adults in the State, including data from:
(1) law enforcement agencies in the State;
(2) the Administrative Office of the Courts;
(3) local correctional facilities in the State; and
(4) the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(c) On or before December 31, 2023, and on or before December 31 each year thereafter, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall report its findings to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.
4-101.
(b) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
4-401.
(d) The Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall:
(1) administer the Fund;
(2) the Administrative Office of the Courts;
(3) local correctional facilities in the State; and
(4) the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
4-501.
(e) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
4-601.
(b) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
4-701.
(c) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
4-703.
(f) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
and the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission shall provide technical assistance to agencies in applying for:
(1) money from the Fund; or
(2) other federal, State, or private grants for community programs.
4-901.
(e) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
4-903.
(a) There is a Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Advisory Council in the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
4-906.
(c) In addition to any other reporting requirements from the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
, grantees shall submit a report at the end of each grant cycle that shall:
(2) be posted to the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services’
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
’s
website.
4-907.
(d) The results of an evaluation ordered under subsection (a) of this section shall be posted to the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services’
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy’s
website.
4-1008.
A local government or nonprofit entity that receives funding under this subtitle:
(2) shall comply with any data sharing and reporting requirements established by the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
under § 4-1009 of this subtitle as a condition of receiving funding.
4-1009.
(a) In this section, “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
(c) (1) On or before October 1, 2020, and every October 1 thereafter, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall place on its website in an easily accessible location a filterable data display showing all data collected under this subtitle pertaining to outcome-based performance measures under this section for the previous fiscal year.
(2) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall notify annually in writing the Governor and the Legislative Policy Committee, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, when the filterable data display has been updated under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
4-1011.
(c) (1) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall administer the grant funds in accordance with
§ 4-1008
of this subtitle.
4-1012.
(a) (2) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
(d) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall administer the Fund.
4-1101.
(c) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
4-1201.
(a) This subtitle applies only to each grant the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
makes to the Baltimore Police Department.
(b) The purpose of this subtitle is to ensure that grants from the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
to the Baltimore Police Department for community policing efforts are used for that purpose.
(c) (1) In fiscal year 2019, the Baltimore Police Department shall prepare a half-year report on the expenditure of grants received from the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
(2) In fiscal year 2020 and in each subsequent fiscal year, the Baltimore Police Department shall prepare an annual report on the expenditure of grants received from the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
(d) The report required under subsection (c) of this section shall include:
(1) the intended use of each grant from the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
to the Baltimore Police Department; and
(2) the specific expenditures made by the Baltimore Police Department with any monetary grants received from the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
4-1301.
(b) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
4-1401.
(b) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
4-1502.
(a) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall:
(1) select 10 high-crime micro-zones within the State; and
(2) create, as a civilian position, an “End the Violence” P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Coordinator position for each high–crime micro–zone.
4-1503.
For fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation:
(2) of at least $500,000 in addition to the funding required under item (1) of this section to be used by the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
to hire and manage “End the Violence” P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Coordinators established under § 4-1502 of this subtitle.
4-1601.
(d) The Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall:
(1) administer the Fund;
(2) establish and publish procedures for the distribution of grants to nonprofit organizations, including faith–based organizations;
(3) set aside a minimum of $1,000,000 each year for grants to faith– based organizations to increase security measures against faith–based hate crimes, with priority given to applicants that can demonstrate a high prevalence of hate crimes against members of and institutions representing the applicant’s faith; and
(4) submit to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, a report on the distribution of funding before September 1 each year.
5-502.
(a) There is a Cease Fire Council in the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
(b) (2) Of the 11 members of the Council:
(iv) one shall be the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
or a designee;
(f) (1) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall provide staff support for the Council.
(2) The Assistant Attorney General assigned to the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
is the legal advisor to the Council.
Article – State Finance and Procurement
2-209.
(c) (1) The Council consists of the following members:
(xiii) the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
, or the Executive Director’s designee;
Article – State Government
2-1261.
(d) On or before October 31 each year, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall submit to the Department, in the form of electronic raw data, de-identified and disaggregated by incident, information collected in accordance with:
(1) § 3-528 of the Public Safety Article; and
(2) `§ 25–113 of the Transportation Article.
6-401.
(d) “
[
Deputy
]
Executive
Director” means the
[
Deputy
]
Executive
Director of the
[
Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
6-404.
The Unit shall:
(9) collaborate with the Department, the Department of Human Services, the Maryland Department of Health, and the
[
Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
in all matters related to the licensing and monitoring of children’s residential facilities; and
6-406.
(a) The Unit shall report in a timely manner to the
[
Deputy
]
Executive
Director, the Secretary, and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of this article, the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the President of the Senate:
(1) knowledge of any problem regarding the care, supervision, and treatment of children in facilities;
(2) findings, actions, and recommendations, related to the investigations of disciplinary actions, grievances, incident reports, and alleged cases of child abuse and neglect; and
(3) all other findings and actions related to the monitoring required under this subtitle.
9-2701.
(c) (1) The Council consists of:
(iv) the following members appointed by the
[
Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office for Children
:
1. four youths nominated by the local management boards established under § 8-301 of the Human Services Article;
2. four youths nominated by the Maryland Association of Student Councils;
3. two youths nominated by the University System of Maryland Student Council; and
4. the following youths nominated by the Student Advisory Council to the Maryland Higher Education Commission:
A. one youth who is enrolled in a community college; and
B. one youth who is enrolled in a private college or university.
9-3201.
(c) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
9-3202.
There is a Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board in the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
9-3206.
The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall provide staff for the Board.
9-3207.
(e) (2) The Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall appoint members of the advisory board, subject to the approval of the chair of the Board.
9-3209.
(b) (4) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall receive from the Fund each fiscal year the amount necessary to offset the costs of administering the Fund, including the costs incurred in an agreement to collect and interpret data as authorized by § 9-3207 of this subtitle.
9-3211.
(g) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall provide staff for the Commission.
9-3601.
In this subtitle, “Office” means the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
9-3701.
There Is a Governor’s Office for Children, as Authorized Under Executive Order 01.01.2024.05.
10-1503.
(b) The Council consists of the following 37 members:
(22) the Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
;
Article – State Personnel and Pensions
29-304.
An individual shall have immediate vesting rights on taking office in the State system in which the individual is a member if the individual is the:
(16) Executive Director of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office
of Crime Prevention and Policy
;
(20)
Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children;
(21)
State Archivist; or
(22)
State Prosecutor of the State Prosecutor's Office.
Article – Transportation
12-206.1.
(b) (1) During the investigation of a moving violation, the investigating agency shall :
(ii) Provide the victim’s representative with a copy of the victim’s representation notification form developed by the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
under subsection (e) of this section.
(e) The
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall develop and, as necessary, update a uniform victim’s representation notification form that may be filed by a victim’s representative under this section.
25-113.
(a) (5) “Maryland Statistical Analysis Center” means the research, development, and evaluation component of the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
.
(f) (1) (iv) When the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center updates a filterable data display under this section, the
[
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
]
Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
shall provide electronic and written notice of the update to the General Assembly in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, That, as provided in this Executive Order:
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy is the successor of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(2) The Governor’s Office for Children is the successor of the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy is the successor of the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(4) The Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children is the successor of the Deputy Director of the Division of Children and Youth of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
(b) In every law, executive order, rule, regulation, policy, or document created by an official, an employee, or a unit of this State, the names and titles of those agencies and officials mean the names and titles of the successor agency or official.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that all persons who, as of the effective date of this Order, are employed in the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services are hereby transferred to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy or the Governor’s Office for Children, as appropriate, without any change or loss of pay, working conditions, benefits, rights, or status, and shall retain their merit system and retirement system status.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that any transaction affected by or arising from any statute here amended, repealed, or transferred, and validly entered into before the effective date of this Order and every right, duty, or interest flowing from it remains valid after the effective date and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced pursuant to law.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that except as otherwise expressly provided in this Order, the continuity of every division, board, commission, authority, council, committee, office, and other unit is retained. All rules and regulations, proposed rules and regulations, standards and guidelines, proposed standards and guidelines, orders and other directives, findings, determinations, forms, plans, memberships, special funds, appropriations, grants, applications for grants, contracts, property, equipment, records, investigations, administrative and judicial proceedings, rights to sue and be sued, and all other duties, and responsibilities associated with those functions of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services transferred by this Order shall continue in effect under the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention and the Governor’s Office for Children, respectively until withdrawn, canceled, modified, or otherwise changed in accordance with law.
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that any unexpended appropriation for the purpose of financing the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall be transferred by approved budget amendment to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy or the Governor’s Office for Children, as appropriate.
SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that nothing in this Act shall affect the terms of office of a member of any division, board, council, commission, authority, office, unit, or other entity that is transferred by this Act to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy or the Governor’s Office for Children. An individual who is a member of any such entity on the effective date of this Act shall remain a member for the balance of the term to which the member is appointed, unless the member sooner dies, resigns, or is removed under appropriate provisions of law.
SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland, in consultation with and subject to the approval of the Department of Legislative Services, shall correct, with no further action required by the General Assembly, cross-references and terminology rendered incorrect by this Executive Order. The publisher shall adequately describe any correction that is made in an editor’s note following the section affected.
SECTION 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that this Executive Order shall become effective and have the force of law on the 1st day of May, 2024, unless specifically disapproved within 50 days after submission, by a Resolution of Disapproval concurred in by a majority vote of all members of either House of the General Assembly.
Effective Date: January 18, 2024.
