# Family Law (GFL)

## Title 5. Children

### Subtitle 13. Child Welfare Accountability

#### Section 5-1311

(a) The Department shall establish and maintain a child welfare training academy to provide training on best practices for the following individuals:

  (1) child welfare staff;

  (2) child welfare administrators;

  (3) foster parents; and

  (4) kinship caregivers.

(b) The Department may provide training on best practices for the following individuals:

  (1) the State Citizens' Review Board for Children staff and volunteers; and

  (2) Court-Appointed Special Advocate staff and volunteers.

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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)