§ 8-1103. Advisory Board on After-School and Summer Opportunity programs

   (a) Established. -- There is an Advisory Board on After-School and Summer Opportunity programs in the Program.

(b) Membership. -- The Advisory Board shall consist of the following individuals:

   (1) the Governor or the Governor's designee;

   (2) the President of the Senate of Maryland or the President's designee;

   (3) the Speaker of the House of Delegates of Maryland or the Speaker's designee;

   (4) the State Superintendent of Schools or the Superintendent's designee;

   (5) the Secretaries of Health and Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Services, and Human Resources or their designees;

   (6) the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children or the Special Secretary's designee;

   (7) one representative of the Office of Crime Control and Prevention designated by the Governor; and

   (8) seventeen individuals serving 2-year terms, to be appointed by the Governor, as follows:

      (i) two members who represent the children's advocacy community;

      (ii) two members of the after-school provider community who represent providers not included in item (vii) of this item;

      (iii) two members who are parents of students enrolled in the State in kindergarten through grade 12;

      (iv) two members who are students enrolled in the State in grades 6 through 12;

      (v) one teacher who is working in a school in the State;

      (vi) one member who represents the statewide network of child care resource and referral centers;

      (vii) one member who represents the statewide alliance of licensed school age child care providers;

      (viii) one member of a local management board;

      (ix) one member of a local board of education;

      (x) one member who is a professional in the field of recreation and parks that delivers after-school and summer programs;

      (xi) one member who represents the concerns of disabled children;

      (xii) one member who represents the Office of Child Care in the State Department of Education; and

      (xiii) one member who represents the Department of Disabilities.

(c) Executive Committee. --

   (1) There is an Executive Committee of the Advisory Board.

   (2) The Executive Committee consists of the following individuals:

      (i) the Governor or the Governor's designee;

      (ii) the Secretary of Human Resources or the Secretary's designee;

      (iii) the State Superintendent of Schools or the Superintendent's designee;

      (iv) the Secretary of Juvenile Services or the Secretary's designee;

      (v) the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene or the Secretary's designee; and

      (vi) the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children or the Special Secretary's designee.

(d) Governor to serve as chair. --

   (1) The Governor shall serve as the chair of the Advisory Board and of the Executive Committee.

   (2) The Governor may designate the Lieutenant Governor or one of the secretaries serving on the Advisory Committee and the Executive Committee to act as chair in the Governor's absence.

(e) Technical assistance. -- The Advisory Board shall develop a strategy to provide technical assistance through the Maryland Out of School Time Network.

HISTORY: 1999, chs. 585, 586; 2003, ch. 53 § 2; 2004, ch. 25; 2005, ch. 585, § 4, 5; 2012, ch. 530, § 1, 2; ch. 531, § 1, 2.