| | | Sec. 1. Study of potential Maine runaway and homeless youth system established. | | Resolved: That the study of a potential Maine runaway and homeless | | youth system is established. The study must examine, for runaway | | and homeless youth, community-based options, low-barrier access, | | assessment, treatment, family mediation and outreach services | | that are consistent statewide to determine what minimal level of | | service is required to ensure the safety and well-being of | | unaccompanied homeless youths. |
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| | | 1. The study must be conducted by a 10-member task force | | appointed as follows: |
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| | | A. One Senator, appointed by the President of the Senate; |
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| | | B. Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed | | by the Speaker of the House; |
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| | | C. One member of the Interagency Task Force on Homelessness | | and Housing Opportunities, appointed by the Governor; |
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| | | D. One member of the public who has an interest in issues | | involving runaway and homeless youths, appointed by the | | Governor; |
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| | | E. The Commissioner of Corrections or the commissioner's | | designee; |
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| | | F. The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's | | designee; |
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| | | G. The Commissioner of Human Services or the commissioner's | | designee; |
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| | | H. The Commissioner of Mental Health, Mental Retardation | | and Substance Abuse Services or the commissioner's designee; | | and |
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| | | I. The Executive Director of the Maine State Housing | | Authority or the executive director's designee. |
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| | | The first-named Senator and the first-named member of the House | | of Representatives are cochairs of the task force. Those members | | of the task force who are Legislators are entitled to receive the | | legislative per diem, as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, | | Title 3, section 2, and reimbursement of necessary expenses for | | their attendance at authorized meetings of the task force. Other |
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