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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="3-103.5" title_number="3" title_name="Environmental Programs" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Maryland Environmental Service">
  <level label="a">
    <text>On or before December 31, 2021, and each December 31 every 5 years thereafter, the Board shall obtain an assessment of the Board’s operations by an independent consultant or accountant.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The assessment required under subsection (a) of this section shall include an evaluation of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The structure of the Board, including the Board’s:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Composition;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Charter, bylaws, and other governing documents and procedures;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Diversity;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Subcommittees or workgroups; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Frequency of meetings;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The dynamics and functioning of the Board, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Board’s annual calendar;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Access to information;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Communication with Service personnel;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Planning; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Cohesiveness and conduct of Board meetings;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Board’s role in the Service’s short–term and long–term strategy;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The financial reporting process, internal audit, and internal controls;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Board’s role in monitoring the Service’s policies, strategies, and systems;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The Board’s role in supporting and advising the Service;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The role of the Chair of the Board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Any other issue relevant to the Board’s operations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Review each assessment required under this section at a meeting of the Board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Make any changes or recommendations that the Board considers appropriate based on the assessment.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall submit each assessment required under this section to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Service shall post a copy of each assessment on the Service’s website, including a link to a copy of the most recent assessment on the homepage of the website.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
