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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="10-134" title_number="10" title_name="Governmental Procedures" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Administrative Procedure Act -- Regulations">
  <level label="a">
    <text>At least 1 year before the commencement of the review and evaluation of its regulations, each unit shall prepare a work plan and submit the work plan to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of this article, the Committee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The work plan shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>include a description of the procedures and methods to be used by the unit, which may include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>procedures for inviting public comment, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the publication of notices in the Maryland Register;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the publication of notices in newspapers of general circulation in the State;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>the posting of a notice on the unit’s website or on a statewide website created for units to post notices of regulations review;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>the mailing of notices; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>the holding of public hearings at various locations around the State;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>procedures for ensuring the participation of stakeholders in the review process;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>procedures for ensuring the participation in the review process of other units affected by the regulations; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>procedures for gathering and reviewing:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>recent scientific information related to the regulations being reviewed;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>similar regulations adopted or repealed by other states or the federal government; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>other appropriate information;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>identify the individual or individuals in the unit who will coordinate the evaluation and communicate with the Committee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>establish the schedule the unit will follow to complete its evaluation report in a timely manner.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within 30 days after receipt of the work plan by the Committee, it shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>advise the unit in writing of any part of the work plan with which it disagrees;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>submit to the unit in writing any changes it recommends to the work plan; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>in the event of a disagreement, attempt to meet with the head of the unit.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The head of the unit and the Committee shall attempt to resolve any disagreements within 30 days after the Committee acts under this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
