§10–1405.    IN EFFECT

    // EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2028 PER CHAPTERS 340 AND 341 OF 2024 //

    On or before September 1, 2027, the Montgomery County Village Consortium shall report to the Department on the implementation of this subtitle, including:

        (1)    comprehensive best practices for creating and operating a hub and spoke model, including:

            (i)    how to create a hub;

            (ii)    establishing the relationship between the Montgomery County Village Consortium as the hub and the villages as the spokes;

            (iii)    establishing the responsibilities of the hub and the spokes;

            (iv)    describing the population that will be served by a hub;

            (v)    how to establish a board of directors;

            (vi)    how to identify resources within each hub community, including time, skills, and capabilities;

            (vii)    how to identify the capacity of each hub, including geographic and population capacity;

            (viii)    describing which services can be provided;

            (ix)    how to train volunteers;

            (x)    how to address overlapping needs of multiple villages’ unique senior communities, including:

                1.    support and social activities;

                2.    health and wellness; and

                3.    education; and

            (xi)    how to work with villages, including:

                1.    how to increase village capacity;

                2.    how to recruit new villages; and

                3.    how to expand offerings of developing villages; and

        (2)    recommendations regarding how to support interested diverse and underserved communities with the development of villages.