Maryland Family Law Section 5-545

      (a)      Each local board shall review children in out-of-home placement in accordance with local plans approved by the State Board and the Secretary of Human Resources.

      (b)      Each local board shall report in writing to the juvenile court and the local department on each minor child whose case is reviewed by the local board.

      (c)      In the report, the local board may recommend, as being in the best interest of the minor child:

            (1)      that the child be returned to the parent or legal guardian;

            (2)      that the child continue to be placed outside the home and that the present placement plan is appropriate to the child's needs;

            (3)      that the child continue to be placed outside the home, but that the present placement plan is inappropriate to the child's needs;

            (4)      that the child continue to be placed outside the home, but that the child be placed outside the home in the local jurisdiction of origin, if appropriate;

            (5)      that it is in the best interest of a child to continue to be placed in another local jurisdiction in the State, after considering:

                        1.      the availability of resources to provide necessary services to the child;

                        2.      the accessibility to family treatment, if appropriate; and

                        3.      the effect on the local school system; or

            (6)      that proceedings be initiated to terminate the rights of the parent as to the child so that the child may be eligible for adoption.