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<section article="ghu" article_name="Human Services" number="7-503" title_number="7" title_name="Individuals With Disabilities" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Ethan Saylor Alliance for Self-Advocates as Educators">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Steering Committee for the Alliance.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Steering Committee shall include the following members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Superintendent of the State Police, or the Superintendent’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Executive Director of the Police and Correctional Training Commissions, or the Executive Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the Deputy Secretary for Developmental Disabilities in the Maryland Department of Health, or the Deputy Secretary’s designee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the following individuals, appointed by the Secretary:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a representative of the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>two representatives of community–based organizations that support people with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>four members of the public with knowledge of intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities, including at least two self–advocates and a family member of an individual with an intellectual disability or developmental disability; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>other members deemed necessary to carry out the work of the Steering Committee.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A member appointed by the Secretary:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>serves for a term of 3 years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may be reappointed.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A member of the Steering Committee:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>may not receive compensation as a member of the Steering Committee; but</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Steering Committee shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>develop parameters for the Alliance, including expected outcomes for and evaluation of the Alliance;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>select entities to operate the Alliance through a competitive process;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>provide general oversight of the Alliance;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>approve the budget for the Alliance;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>review the Alliance’s activities and outcomes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>develop recommendations for sustainability and expansion of the Alliance, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>costs of sustaining and expanding the Alliance;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>potential sources of funding for the Alliance; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>compensation and supports for self–advocate educators; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>review, or request that the Alliance review, the content and monitor the implementation of the training objectives and curriculum adopted by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission for a community inclusion training program:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>at least once every 4 years; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>more frequently if requested by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
