The council shall ask the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court to serve as a member of the council.

3.__Chair.__At the first meeting each year, the members shall elect a person from among the membership to serve as chair for a term of one year.__The chair may not serve more than 2 terms consecutively.

§19122.__Purposes of the council; goals

The purposes of the council are to receive reports from and advise and make policy recommendations to the Governor, the Children's Cabinet, the Legislature and the judiciary regarding the following goals:

1.__Encourage coordinated system.__To encourage a statewide system of coordinated education and social services, including health, mental health, juvenile justice and public safety services, that is responsive to the current needs of children and families and that is delivered by a partnership of schools and public and private agencies; and to promote access to these services, including coordination of these services among departments and provider agencies, for all children and their families who are in need of these services;

2.__Promote coordinated budgets and policy.__To promote a comprehensive and coordinated approach to departmental budgets and policy affecting education and social services, including health, mental health, juvenile justice and public safety services, to children and their families;

3.__Evaluate allocation of resources.__To evaluate on a continuing basis the allocation of resources to ensure the availability of quality education and social services, including health, mental health, juvenile justice and public safety services, delivered in a coordinated and efficient manner that is consistent with the needs of children and their families;

4.__Evaluate program effectiveness.__To evaluate on a continuing basis the effectiveness of programs to ensure that resources are used in accordance with subsections 1 to 3 and to promote the well-being of children and their families in the State; and