Md. Code, Family Law § 5-1302
This is the official text of Md. Code, Family Law § 5-1302, part of Maryland’s Code, Family Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§5–1302.
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(a) The Secretary and the Secretary of Budget and Management shall develop and implement an outcome-based system of accountability for measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of child welfare services for children and families in the State.
(b) The outcome measurement system shall:
(1) address areas of safety, permanence, and well-being for all children in the State child welfare system;
(2) measure performance at the State and local levels;
(3) expand on federal outcome measures;
(4) use the indicators in §§ 5-1303 through 5-1306 of this subtitle to measure outcomes; and
(5) be used in whole or in part in the Department’s annual managing for results submission.
(c) The Secretary shall adopt regulations that establish guidelines for the collection of information at the State and local levels under this subtitle.
(b) The outcome measurement system shall:
(1) address areas of safety, permanence, and well-being for all children in the State child welfare system;
(2) measure performance at the State and local levels;
(3) expand on federal outcome measures;
(4) use the indicators in §§ 5-1303 through 5-1306 of this subtitle to measure outcomes; and
(5) be used in whole or in part in the Department’s annual managing for results submission.
(c) The Secretary shall adopt regulations that establish guidelines for the collection of information at the State and local levels under this subtitle.
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