Among its powers and duties, the Partnership may:
(1) develop plans for non-categorical interagency family preservation services to those populations identified by the State as appropriate for those services;
(2) identify barriers to integration of and access to interagency services and develop plans to overcome those barriers;
(3) provide for community involvement in service delivery, including involvement in the planning process and provision of financial and in-kind resources for services;
(4) develop measures for specific outcomes, including reduction of the numbers of children entering out-of-home and out-of-State placements;
(5) promote training for all involved parties, including Board members, agency staff, and the community, to assure an understanding of the goals of the interagency service delivery system;
(6) develop criteria to monitor and evaluate the implementation and quality of the interagency service delivery system;
(7) administer State and County funding for community partnerships and seek alternative sources of funding;
(8) recommend changes to the budget, mandate, or mission of community partnerships;
(9) receive and evaluate information from the child service agencies on service statistics, revenues, expenses, and operating costs;
(10) develop an integrated data collection capacity to evaluate the effectiveness of interagency service delivery and provide for data collection; and
(11) prepare periodic evaluations of the results of community partnerships for the State and County governments.
(1985 Code, Art. 2, § 10-208) (Bill No. 123-93; Bill No. 67-00; Bill No. 89-08)