Office of Advocacy and Reform

The Office of Advocacy and Reform (Office) shall serve as the central coordinating body to promote the implementation of this subchapter. (a) Composition. —The Office shall consist of, at a minimum, an Executive Director, the Child Advocate and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. (b) Executive Director. —The Governor shall appoint an Executive Director who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Executive Director shall: (1) Manage and provide organizational direction for the Office; (2) Work with the Governor’s Office, Commonwealth agencies and the General Assembly to review laws, policies and procedures impacting the delivery of services to vulnerable populations; (3) Facilitate opportunities for training and collaboration between and among State and local agencies that serve vulnerable populations; (4) Work with State agencies to establish coordinated and consistent trauma-informed training and practices in State-operated and State-funded programs to make the Commonwealth a trauma-informed State; (5) Collaborate with Commonwealth agencies to identify best practices for the delivery of services to vulnerable populations.