(1) consult with and advise the Secretary on:

(i) each aspect of the juvenile services program in the State;

(ii) the educational programs and services of the Department;

(iii) programs designed to divert children from the juvenile justice system; and

(iv) the treatment and programming needs of females in the juvenile justice system;

(2) recommend to the Secretary policies and programs to improve juvenile services in the State;

(3) participate in interpreting for the public the objectives of the Department;

(4) participate in planning the development and use of available resources to meet the needs of the Department; and

(5) examine and review fatalities involving children under the supervision of the Department for the purpose of advising the Secretary on policies and programs to prevent fatalities, including:

(i) a death caused by a child under the supervision of the Department, if the child is convicted or adjudicated for the death; and

(ii) the death of a child under the supervision of the Department.