Family Law - Kinship Care

Requiring a local department to consider a child's feelings or views about a prospective kinship caregiver in selecting a placement that is in the best interest of the child in an out-of-home placement; including a certain unrelated individual identified by a child as an option for a kinship caregiver; and requiring a local department to consider certain factors when determining whether to approve an individual as a kinship caregiver.

• MD HB226Department of Disabilities - Housing Programs and Affiliated Foundations - Establishment
• MD HB240Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning
• MD HB243Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements
• MD HB247Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Variances - Alterations
• MD HB343Housing Development Projects - Housing Counseling Services