§ 8-806
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§8–806.
A corporation shall adopt written bylaws that require the corporation’s board of directors to be responsible for:
(1)overseeing the management and operation of the residential child care program operated by the corporation;
(2)ensuring that the residential child care program operates in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations;
(3)approving the residential child care program’s mission statement, long-term goals, policies, procedures, and annual budget;
(4)defining and prohibiting circumstances that would create a financial or personal conflict of interest for members of the board of directors, corporate officers, employees, agents, assigns, and volunteers;
(5)ensuring that the residential child care program responds to all requests from the licensing agency in a timely manner;
(6)approving the residential child care program’s service plan and ensuring that services are provided in accordance with the plan;
(7)if the corporation is a nonprofit corporation, reviewing annually whether the corporation is satisfying its charitable mission;
(8)ensuring that the corporation has liability insurance;
(9)requiring that members of the board of directors have training in their responsibilities regarding the governance of the residential child care program; and
(10)establishing committees or member assignments to periodically review as warranted, but not less than annually:
(i)compensation of officers and staff of the corporation and the residential child care program;
(ii)quality of services provided to clients, including all incidents harming or potentially harming clients;
(iii)financial problems and concerns relating to the residential child care program;
(iv)performance of key staff;
(v)nominations of new members of the board of directors; and
(vi)potential conflicts of interest.