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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="2-316" title_number="2" title_name="Department of State Police" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Powers and Duties of Department">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department shall establish a regional law enforcement council for each of the regions established by the Law Enforcement Coordinating Council under § 2–315 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The purpose of each regional council is to prevent and reduce crime by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>coordinating and focusing State and local resources; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>ensuring interagency communications and intelligence–sharing.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each regional council shall consist of the following members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Secretary of Juvenile Services, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Secretary of Human Services, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the Secretary of Emergency Management, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>the Director of the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center, or the Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>the chiefs of the law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction in each region, or their designees.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The members of each regional council shall select the chair of the regional council.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Department shall provide staff for each regional council.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Each regional council shall meet to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>share intelligence;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>identify regional crime trends;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>strategize the deployment of resources to prevent and respond to regional crime, particularly violent crime;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>review outstanding warrants in the region; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>discuss community engagement efforts, technology, and training programs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>Each regional council shall meet at least quarterly.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>On or before December 1 each year, each regional council shall submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly concerning the council’s activities and recommendations.</text>
  </level>
</section>
