# Sec. 2-545. Open data plan

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 2-545. Open data plan

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-545 (2026)

(a) The County Executive or their Designee shall develop and submit to the County Council for approval, an open data plan within one year of the effective date of this bill.

(b) The open data plan shall:

  (1) Include a summary description of the public data under the control of each agency data owner;

  (2) Assign and prioritize the order in which public data sets should be published by the data owners on the web portal based on whether the public data set:

    (a) Can be used to increase agency accountability and responsiveness;

    (b) Improves public knowledge of the agency and its operations;

    (c) Furthers the mission of the agency;

    (d) Creates economic opportunity; or

    (e) Responds to a need or demand identified through public input;

  (3) Create a timeline for the inclusion of public data sets on the web portal;

  (4) Address when and how an agency may change or terminate collection of data or remove the public data set from the web portal;

  (5) Designate an employee in each agency as a contact for public data set management and otherwise address appropriate staffing to manage the public data sets published on the web portal;

  (6) Prescribe the frequency of updates for public data sets on the web portal;

  (7) Be subject to County Council approval by resolution.