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SENATE BILL 172
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(PRE–FILED)
By: Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request – Departmental –
Juvenile Services)
Requested: September 22, 2021
Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: January 27, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Department of Juvenile Services – Facilities – J. DeWeese Carter Center 2
FOR the purpose of repealing an obsolete reference to the J. DeWeese Carter Center in a 3
provision relating to certain facilities operated by the Department of Juvenile 4
Services; and generally relating to the Department of Juvenile Services. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
Article – Human Services 7
Section 9–226 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 10
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARY LAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
Article – Human Services 13
9–226. 14
(a) The Department may establish and operate the facilities that are necessary 15
to properly diagnose, care for, [train,] educate, and rehabilitate children who need these 16
services. 17
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(b) The facilities described in subsection (a) of this section include: 1
(1) the Alfred D. Noyes Children’s Center; 2
(2) the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center; 3
(3) the Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School; 4
(4) the Cheltenham Youth Facility; 5
(5) [the J. DeWeese Carter Center; 6
(6)] the Lower Eastern Shore Children’s Center; 7
[(7)] (6) the Thomas J. S. Waxter Children’s Center; 8
[(8)] (7) the Victor Cullen Center; 9
[(9)] (8) the Western Maryland Children’s Center; 10
[(10)] (9) the Garrett Children’s Center; and 11
[(11)] (10) the youth centers. 12
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13
1, 2022. 14
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.