§ 8-303. Duties

   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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 49D, § 2-103; 2007, ch. 3, § 2.