<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-101" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“House” means the House of Delegates of Maryland.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“President” means the President of the Senate.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Senate” means the Senate of Maryland.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Speaker” means the Speaker of the House.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Standing committee” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a standing committee of the Senate, as set forth in the Senate rules; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a standing committee of the House, as set forth in the House rules.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-102" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>The State shall provide the members of the General Assembly with reasonable office space and services, equipment, and secretarial services, as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivision or its governing body may not subsidize a member of the General Assembly in the maintenance of the space, services, or equipment.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This subsection does not prohibit the establishment of an office by a political subdivision to maintain liaison between the subdivision and the General Assembly.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-103" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “permanent part–time legislative employee” means an individual who, for at least 130 days a year, is employed by the General Assembly.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A permanent part–time legislative employee shall receive employment rights, privileges, and benefits that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>equal at least 50% of the employment rights, privileges, and benefits of a permanent full–time employee of the Department of Legislative Services; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for an individual who is employed for at least 50% of a full workweek, are prorated in proportion to the number of hours worked.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>For auditing purposes, permanent time records shall be kept for each permanent part–time legislative employee.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The President and the Speaker shall administer this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-104" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>All full–time permanent employees of the General Assembly of Maryland and the Department of Legislative Services shall be considered as full–time permanent State employees for the purposes of transferring to a position in the Executive or Judicial Branch of State government.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>These employees shall receive credit for service with the General Assembly for the purposes of transferring accumulated sick and vacation leave, service credit in the Employees’ Retirement System, and all other benefits.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>These employees shall be granted the same salary consideration that would be provided to an employee transferring within the Executive or Judicial Branch.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On the transfer of a General Assembly employee or an employee of the Department of Legislative Services to a position in the Executive Branch, the Secretary of Budget and Management may request that the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Delegates or their representative certify as to the full–time permanent status of that employee. The certification shall be satisfactory evidence for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If any employee of the General Assembly transferred to a position in the Executive or Judicial Branch on or after July 1, 1977, and suffered any loss of compensation or benefits solely as a result of the employee’s prior service with the General Assembly not being recognized as full–time permanent service, the employee’s compensation and benefits shall be reinstated at the appropriate level and the employee shall be reimbursed for any loss in salary from the effective date of the transfer.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Any full–time permanent employee of the General Assembly of Maryland or the Department of Legislative Services who separates from State service and returns to State service in the Executive or Judicial Branch within 3 years from the time of separation from active duty, as defined in § 9–901 of this article, shall be eligible for reinstatement and shall receive full credit for any prior State service.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-105" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <text>While the General Assembly is in session, each member or employee of the General Assembly who also is employed by the State or any of its political subdivisions:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is entitled automatically to a leave of absence from the other employment; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>except for a right to a salary or wages, may not be deprived of or otherwise have impaired any incident of the employment, including tenure, seniority, annual or sick leave, promotional rights, or rights to salary increments.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-106" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “Force” means the Legislative Security Force.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Legislative Security Force.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Force consists of the members of the Department of State Police who are assigned for duty with the General Assembly.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Under the guidance of the presiding officers of the General Assembly, the Force shall maintain order during the conduct of the legislative process.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-107" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “relative” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a spouse;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a parent or stepparent;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a sibling or step sibling;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a child, stepchild, foster child, or ward;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a mother–in–law or father–in–law;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a son–in–law or daughter–in–law;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a grandparent; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>a grandchild.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a member of the General Assembly may not employ for legislative business the member’s own relative, or the relative of another member from the same legislative district, using public funds over which the member has direct control.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a member of the General Assembly who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>has a physical impairment that necessitates the employment of a particular relative; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>discloses the employment to the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-108" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Public resources may be used by members of the General Assembly only for public purposes.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not prohibit incidental use of public resources for nonpublic purposes.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-201" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Legislative Districting Plan of 2022"> <level label="a"> <text>The State of Maryland is divided into 47 districts for the election of members of the General Assembly of Maryland.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each legislative district shall elect 1 Senator and 3 Delegates.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Each legislative district may be subdivided into 3 single member delegate districts or into 1 single member delegate district and 1 multimember delegate district.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>In any legislative district which contains more than 2 counties:</text> <level label="1"> <text>where Delegates are to be elected at large by the voters of the entire district, a county, or part of a county, may not have more than 1 Delegate residing in that district; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>where Delegates are to be elected by the voters of a multimember subdistrict which contains more than 2 counties or parts of more than 2 counties, a county or a part of a county may not have more than 1 Delegate residing in that subdistrict.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The descriptions of legislative districts in this subtitle, including all references to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>election districts and wards are to the geographical boundaries of the election districts and wards as they existed as of April 1, 2020; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>precincts are to the geographical boundaries of the precincts as reviewed and certified by the local board of supervisors of elections or their designees, before they were reported to the U.S. Bureau of the Census as part of the 2020 Census Redistricting Data Program and as those precinct lines are specifically indicated in the P.L. 94–171 data or shown on the P.L. 94–171 census block maps provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and as reviewed and corrected by the Maryland Department of Planning.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Where precincts are split between legislative districts, census tract and block numbers, as indicated in the P.L. 94–171 data or shown on the P.L. 94–171 census block maps provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and referred to in § 2–202 of this subtitle, are used to define the boundaries of legislative districts.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>For purposes of elections, the provisions of this subtitle shall be applicable to elections for members of the General Assembly beginning with the primary and general elections of 2022 and, for purposes of representation, shall be applicable beginning with the second Wednesday of January 2023.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-202" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Legislative Districting Plan of 2022"> <text>The composition of the 47 legislative districts is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>legislative district 1 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 1A (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Garrett County;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Allegany County election districts 8, 9, 10, 26, and 31; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Allegany County election district 7, precinct 2;</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 1B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Allegany County election districts 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 29, and 34;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Allegany County election district 7, precinct 1; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Allegany County election district 16, precinct 0 that consists of census tract 6.00, blocks 1076, 1085, and 1087; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>delegate district 1C (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Allegany County election districts 1, 2, 3, and 21;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that part of Allegany County election district 16, precinct 0 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 2.00, blocks 1000 through 1036 and 3000 through 3036; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 6.00, blocks 1086 and 1089 through 1091;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Washington County election districts 4, 5, 15, and 23;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Washington County election district 26, precincts 2, 3, and 4;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 2, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 104.02, blocks 3023 through 3029;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 108.02, blocks 1003 through 1010, 1012 through 1022, 2000 through 2044, and 3000 through 3005;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 108.03, blocks 2006, 2012 through 2016, 3001 through 3016, and 3020 through 3046;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 109.01, blocks 1003 and 1007;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>census tract 109.02, blocks 2001 through 2003; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>census tract 117.00, blocks 3021, 3030, 3031, 3033, 4002, 4003, 4011, 4013 through 4024, 4028, 4030, and 4031;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 10, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 10.01, blocks 3009 through 3014; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 109.01, blocks 1000 through 1002;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 13, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3.01, blocks 1000, 1001, 1014, and 1015;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 103.00, blocks 1007, 1010 through 1012, and 1054;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 104.01, blocks 1029, 2009 through 2019, 2021 through 2024, 2027 through 2029, and 2032;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 104.02, blocks 1000 through 1012, 1020, 1026 through 1031, 2000 through 2007, 2018, 2019, 2021 through 2024, 2031, 2053, and 2054; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>census tract 117.00, blocks 3000 through 3008 and 3032;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 13, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 104.01, blocks 1000 through 1028, 1030 through 1035, 2000 through 2008, and 2020;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 24, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3.01, blocks 2003, 2005, 2008 through 2011, 2036 through 2038, 2044, and 2045;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 9.00, blocks 2004 through 2009, 2014, and 2015; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 104.02, blocks 2012, 2015, 2025, 2026, 2028, 2030, 2032 through 2035, 2038 through 2043, 2051, 2052, 2055, 2056, 3000, 3001, 3003 through 3006, 3008, 3009, and 3011 through 3013;</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 26, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 9.00, blocks 3021 through 3024, 3026 through 3032, and 3034;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 10.01, blocks 1018, 2009 through 2013, 2015 through 2019, 2021 through 2023, 2025 through 2034, and 2039 through 2042;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 10.02, blocks 1000 through 1010, 3000, and 3001; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 104.02, blocks 3014 through 3022 and 3032; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 27, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 103.00, blocks 1003 through 1006, 1008, 1009, 1022, 1024, and 1025;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>legislative district 2 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 2A (two member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 4, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7530.01, block 5020; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7675.00, block 3014;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 5, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7529.00, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1053, and 2000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7668.00, blocks 1000 through 1026, 2000 through 2054, 3000 through 3005, 3008 through 3022, and 4000 through 4025; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 7675.00, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1004, 1005, 1008 through 1017, 1048, 2000 through 2041, and 2050;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 10, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 7529.00, blocks 1004 through 1050, 1054, 2018 through 2036, and 2042;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 15, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 7530.01, blocks 1001, 1003, 2000 through 2018, 3003 through 3005, 3007, 5004 through 5007, 5010 through 5014, 5016, 5017, 6000 through 6003, 6005 through 6011, 6013 through 6015, and 6021;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 15, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7529.00, blocks 1051, 1052, 2001 through 2017, 2061 through 2066, 2069 through 2078, and 2082;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7530.01, blocks 3000 through 3002, 3006, 4000 through 4005, and 5000 through 5003;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 7530.02, blocks 1000 through 1004, 2000 through 2025, 3000 through 3019, and 4000 through 4012;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 7668.00, blocks 3006 and 3007; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>census tract 7675.00, blocks 1022 through 1024, 1030 through 1034, 1038, 1043 through 1045, 3012, and 3013;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Washington County election districts 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19, and 20;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>Washington County election district 10, precincts 3 and 4;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>Washington County election district 18, precincts 1, 3, and 4;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>Washington County election district 27, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 2, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 109.01, blocks 1004 and 3027;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 10, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 6.02, blocks 1034 through 1036, 1039, 1045, and 1046;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 110.00, blocks 1000 and 1005; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 111.00, blocks 2001, 2002, 2017, 2021 through 2023, 2025, 2026, 2028 through 2031, 2033, 2034, 3008, 3010 through 3036, 4000 through 4006, 5001 through 5003, 5005 through 5012, 5014, 5015, 5017, 5020 through 5024, and 5027 through 5034;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 10, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 6.02, blocks 1040, 1047, and 1048;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 10.01, blocks 1024 through 1027;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 109.01, blocks 2000 through 2013, 3000 through 3026, 3031, and 3033 through 3035; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 110.00, blocks 1001 and 1002;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 13, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 103.00, blocks 1031, 1043, 1064, and 1065;</text> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 13, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 103.00, blocks 1013 and 1014;</text> </level> <level label="xv"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 17, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 112.04, block 2022;</text> </level> <level label="xvi"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 18, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 1.00, blocks 1000, 1002 through 1006, and 1046;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 5.00, blocks 3000, 3001, 3009, 3011, 3016, 3033, and 3036 through 3042;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 6.01, blocks 1000, 1003, 1004, 1015, 1021, and 1022;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 102.00, block 2013;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>census tract 112.02, blocks 3000 through 3003 and 4002 through 4011; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>census tract 112.04, blocks 1000 and 3004 through 3022;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xvii"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 22, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 1.00, block 1043; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 6.01, block 1005; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="xviii"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 27, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 103.00, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1015 through 1021, 1023, 1026 through 1029, 1032, 1033, 1037 through 1042, 1050 through 1053, 1061, 1062, 1066, 1067, 3000 through 3016, 4000 through 4016, 4018, and 4019; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 2B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Washington County election districts 3, 21, and 25;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Washington County election district 10, precinct 5;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Washington County election district 22, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 10, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 111.00, block 5016;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 17, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 6.01, blocks 1010 through 1013, 1023, 1026 through 1029, 2015, and 2016;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 6.02, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1004 through 1013, 1016 through 1020, 1025, 1026, 1044, 2000 through 2021, and 2023 through 2034;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 7.00, blocks 1000 through 1014, 2000 through 2010, and 3000 through 3015;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 111.00, blocks 1004, 1006, 1014, 1017, 1020, 1021, 1023, 1026, 2003 through 2008, 2012 through 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024, 2027, 2032, 3001, 3003 through 3007, 3009, 5000, 5004, 5013, 5018, 5019, 5025, and 5026; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>census tract 112.04, blocks 2017 through 2021, 2023, and 2028;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 18, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 5.00, blocks 3005, 3006, 3008, 3014, and 3020; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 6.01, block 1008;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 22, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 1.00, blocks 1001, 1044, and 1045;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 5.00, blocks 3002 through 3004, 3007, 3010, 3012, 3013, 3015, 3017 through 3019, 3021 through 3032, 3034, 3035, 3043, 3046, 3048, and 3049; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 6.01, blocks 1001, 1002, 1006, 1007, 1009, 1014, 1016 through 1020, 1024, 1025, 2000 through 2002, and 2017 through 2019;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 24, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 9.00, block 3015; and</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Washington County election district 26, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 9.00, blocks 2013, 2028, and 3025;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>legislative district 3 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Frederick County election district 2;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Frederick County election district 1, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Frederick County election district 7, precincts 4, 6, and 7;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Frederick County election district 9, precincts 3, 8, and 9;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Frederick County election district 13, precinct 3;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Frederick County election district 20, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Frederick County election district 21, precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>Frederick County election district 23, precincts 2, 3, and 4;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>Frederick County election district 24, precincts 2, 4, 5, and 6;</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 1, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7523.01, block 4021; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7523.02, block 1010;</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 9, precinct 6 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7519.02, blocks 1000 through 1015 and 2000 through 2013; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7519.05, blocks 1009, 1012 through 1014, and 1017 through 1028;</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 9, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 7519.05, blocks 1015 and 1016;</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 13, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 7517.01, blocks 1019 through 1021;</text> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 20, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 7513.01, block 3024;</text> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 21, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7512.02, block 4002; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7513.01, blocks 2046, 2048, 3019, 3047, and 3048;</text> </level> </level> <level label="p"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 21, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 7512.03, blocks 3008 through 3010;</text> </level> <level label="q"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 23, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7505.05, blocks 2011 and 2012;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7505.06, blocks 1022 through 1025;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7510.03, block 2009;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 7510.04, blocks 1000, 1001, 1008 through 1016, 1025 through 1045, 2000 through 2018, and 3000 through 3005;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>census tract 7523.03, blocks 1001 through 1006; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>census tract 7651.00, blocks 1018 and 1019; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="r"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 26, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 7402.00, blocks 1009 through 1012;</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>legislative district 4 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Frederick County election districts 3, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 22, and 25;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Frederick County election district 1, precinct 3;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Frederick County election district 7, precincts 1, 2, 3, and 5;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Frederick County election district 9, precincts 1, 2, 4, and 5;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Frederick County election district 13, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Frederick County election district 18, precincts 2 and 3;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Frederick County election district 24, precincts 1 and 3;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>Frederick County election district 26, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 1, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7523.02, blocks 1008, 1009, 1011 through 1018, 1022 through 1025, 1028, 1030 through 1034, 1036 through 1041, 2000 through 2028, 2030 through 2032, 3000 through 3005, and 3026 through 3028;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7523.03, blocks 2016, 2020 through 2036, and 3000; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7525.02, blocks 2020 and 2022;</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 4, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7513.02, blocks 2000 through 2002, 2007, 2008, 2020, 2021, and 2027 through 2030;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7530.01, blocks 5018 and 5019; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7675.00, blocks 1025 through 1027, 1035, 1036, 1046, 1047, 2044 through 2049, 3000 through 3011, and 3015 through 3046;</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 5, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 7675.00, blocks 1003, 1006, 1007, 1018 through 1021, 1028, 1040, 1041, 1049, 2042, and 2043;</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 9, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 7519.05, blocks 1003, 1008, and 1034;</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 9, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7518.01, blocks 1001 through 1014, 3000, 3001, 3010, and 3011;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7519.05, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1004 through 1007, 2000, and 3000 through 3011; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7519.06, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1004 through 1006, and 2000 through 2017;</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 10, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7528.01, blocks 1000 through 1008, 1019, 1022 through 1031, and 1040; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7529.00, blocks 2037 through 2041, 2043 through 2056, and 2079;</text> </level> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 13, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7517.01, blocks 1005, 1006, and 1018; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7756.00, block 2012;</text> </level> </level> <level label="p"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 15, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7513.02, blocks 1000 through 1004, 2003 through 2006, and 2009 through 2012;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7529.00, blocks 2057 through 2060, 2067, 2068, and 2080; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7530.01, blocks 1000, 1002, 1004 through 1018, 5008, 5015, 6004, 6012, and 6016 through 6020;</text> </level> </level> <level label="q"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 15, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7530.01, block 5009; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7675.00, blocks 1029, 1037, 1039, and 1042;</text> </level> </level> <level label="r"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 18, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7518.02, block 1010; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7520.01, blocks 1000, 1001, 1012, 1023, 1025, 3008 through 3014, 3025, and 3026;</text> </level> </level> <level label="s"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 20, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7513.01, blocks 1000, 1001, 1011, 1013, 3000, 3001, 3004, 3005, 3015, and 3021 through 3023;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7513.02, blocks 1005 through 1012, 1015 through 1044, 1047 through 1051, 2013 through 2019, 2022 through 2026, and 2031 through 2067; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7675.00, block 3047;</text> </level> </level> <level label="t"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 21, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7512.03, blocks 3001 and 3002;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7513.01, blocks 1002 through 1010, 1012, 1014, 2000 through 2004, 2006, 2021 through 2025, 2045, 2047, 2049, 2050, 3018, 3020, 3025 through 3030, and 3049;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7513.02, blocks 1045, 1046, and 1052; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 7707.00, block 1034;</text> </level> </level> <level label="u"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 21, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 7512.03, blocks 3000, 3003, 3004, 3006, 3007, 3014, and 3015;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 23, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7510.04, blocks 1006, 1007, 1017 through 1024, 3006, and 3007;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7523.03, blocks 1000 and 2000 through 2015;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7525.01, blocks 4000 through 4002 and 4013 through 4016;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 7525.02, blocks 2000, 2001, 2009, and 2010; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>census tract 7526.02, blocks 1008, 1009, 3025, 3026, and 3028; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="w"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 26, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7402.00, blocks 1000 through 1008, 1013 through 1017, 2000 through 2011, 3000 through 3026, and 4000 through 4020;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7676.00, blocks 2036 through 2039 and 2042 through 2044; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7735.00, block 3005;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>legislative district 5 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Carroll County election districts 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Carroll County election district 4, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Carroll County election district 7, precincts 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>that part of Carroll County election district 3, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 5030.00, blocks 1000 through 1025, 2000 through 2013, 2015, 2017, 3000 through 3014, 4000 through 4013, 4015 through 4018, and 4020;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Carroll County election district 6, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 5061.01, blocks 1000 through 1015, 2000 through 2013, 3000 through 3006, 3008 through 3027, and 3030 through 3032; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 5062.00, blocks 1000 through 1019, 1023 through 1025, 1027 through 1036, 2003 through 2007, and 2009;</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Carroll County election district 6, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 5061.02, blocks 2000 through 2015, 2017 through 2019, 2023, 2028, and 2029; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 5062.00, blocks 3004 through 3009 and 3020 through 3025;</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Carroll County election district 7, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 5076.01, blocks 2023, 2024, 2026, 2028 through 2031, 3003 through 3037, and 3041 through 3054;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Carroll County election district 7, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 5075.00, blocks 1004, 1008, 1009, 2000 through 2003, 2007, 2014 through 2036, and 3000 through 3021;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 5076.01, blocks 1008, 1009, 1013, 1014, 2011, 2018, 2019, and 3000 through 3002;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 5077.02, blocks 1001, 1024, 2000 through 2037, 3000 through 3019, 3023, and 3024; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 5078.01, blocks 3000, 3003, 3004, 3015 through 3019, and 3026 through 3029; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Frederick County election district 18, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 7520.01, blocks 1006 through 1011, 1013 through 1016, 2000 through 2007, 3000 through 3007, and 3016 through 3024;</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>legislative district 6 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Baltimore County election district 12;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Baltimore County election district 15, precincts 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24; and</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 15, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 4512.00, blocks 2011 through 2015, 2023, 2024, 2026, and 2034;</text> </level> </level> <level label="7"> <text>legislative district 7 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 7A (two member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Baltimore County election district 9, precincts 24 and 25;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Baltimore County election district 11, precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, and 27;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Baltimore County election district 15, precincts 6, 7, 8, 9, 25, and 26;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 9 that consists of census tract 4901.00, blocks 1002, 1003, 1006 through 1008, and 1012;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 26 that consists of census tract 4917.01, blocks 2002, 3000, and 3001;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4114.04, block 1008;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4114.09, blocks 2002 through 2005 and 2009; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 4114.10, blocks 2000 through 2002 and 2005;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 10 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4114.04, blocks 1009 and 1010; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4114.10, blocks 3000, 3001, 3003 through 3005, and 3007 through 3009;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 12 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4113.03, blocks 1000 through 1011, 2000 through 2009, 2016, 2017, 3012, 3013, 4001, 4002, 4004 through 4006, 4008, 4009, and 4011; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4113.08, block 2002;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 4113.07, block 2002;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 19 that consists of census tract 4113.07, block 1000;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 23 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4112.02, blocks 1015 through 1017, 3012 through 3017, and 3019; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4901.00, blocks 1000 and 1001; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 15, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4514.02, blocks 1000 through 1003; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4517.01, blocks 1011 through 1017, 1021, 1040 through 1044, 2000 through 2003, and 2028; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 7B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Harford County election district 1, precincts 2, 7, and 45;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Harford County election district 3, precincts 6, 7, and 14;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Harford County election district 4, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 1, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 3014.01, blocks 1000 through 1008, 2007 through 2010, and 2012 through 2015;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 1, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3012.01, block 2000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3012.02, blocks 1000 through 1008, 2002 through 2006, 4006 through 4015, 4019, and 4020;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 1, precinct 15 that consists of census tract 3012.04, blocks 2002, 2004 through 2014, and 3004;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 3, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 3033.00, blocks 2002, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2015, and 2016;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 3, precinct 13 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3035.02, blocks 1002 through 1008; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3038.01, block 2030;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 4, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3042.01, blocks 1000 through 1015, 2000, and 3000 through 3003; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3042.02, blocks 5002 through 5005, 5008 through 5010, and 5012;</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 4, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3041.01, blocks 1005, 1006, 1018, and 1026; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3041.02, blocks 1002 through 1015, 1021 through 1024, 1026 through 1031, 1034 through 1040, 2000 through 2019, 3002, 3006 through 3028, 3032, and 3033;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 4, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3042.01, blocks 3004 through 3009, 4001, and 4002; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3042.02, blocks 3000 through 3009 and 4007; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 4, precinct 6 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3041.01, blocks 1000 through 1004, 1007 through 1017, and 1019 through 1025;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3041.02, blocks 1025 and 1032; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 3042.02, blocks 5000, 5001, 5006, and 5007;</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="8"> <text>legislative district 8 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Baltimore County election district 14;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Baltimore County election district 9, precincts 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, and 28;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Baltimore County election district 11, precincts 9, 11, 16, and 21;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Baltimore County election district 15, precinct 4;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 10 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4903.02, blocks 1000 through 1007; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4912.01, blocks 1000 through 1008;</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 4912.01, block 2008;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 15 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4912.02, blocks 1006 through 1010, 1020, 1026 through 1028, and 2000 through 2013; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4913.00, blocks 2006 through 2008;</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 20 that consists of census tract 4914.01, blocks 1000 through 1003, 2000 through 2009, 2012 through 2014, 3002, and 3003;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 26 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4916.00, blocks 1000 through 1004, 1006, and 1007;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4917.01, blocks 2003 through 2008, 3002, and 3005; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 4919.00, blocks 2003 through 2005;</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4114.06, blocks 3000 through 3008; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4114.10, blocks 1000 through 1002, 2003, and 2004;</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 10 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4113.03, blocks 3000 through 3011, 3015 through 3018, 4003, 4007, and 4010;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4114.08, blocks 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2007; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 4114.10, blocks 3002 and 3006;</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 12 that consists of census tract 4113.03, blocks 2010 through 2015 and 3014;</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 4113.07, blocks 1007 through 1010, 2000, 2001, and 2003 through 2007;</text> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 19 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4113.06, blocks 2000 through 2004; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4113.07, blocks 1001 through 1006; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 15, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4512.00, blocks 2000 through 2002 and 2016 through 2019;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4513.00, blocks 2002 and 2003;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 4514.01, blocks 2005 through 2012, 2014, and 2016 through 2018;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 4514.02, blocks 1004, 1006 through 1014, 2000 through 2005, 3000 through 3002, and 4000 through 4008; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>census tract 4517.01, blocks 2004 through 2027;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="9"> <text>legislative district 9 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 9A (two member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Howard County election district 4;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Howard County election district 2, precincts 6, 7, 8, 11, 18, 19, and 24;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Howard County election district 3, precincts 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Howard County election district 5, precincts 1, 10, and 24;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 2, precinct 26 that consists of census tract 6023.03, blocks 1000 through 1016;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 5, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 6051.06, blocks 1003 through 1010 and 1014 through 1016;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 5, precinct 19 that consists of census tract 6051.04, blocks 2002 through 2005, 2007, and 2009;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 5, precinct 22 that consists of census tract 6055.04, blocks 1000 through 1004;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>Montgomery County election district 2, precincts 7, 9, and 10;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>Montgomery County election district 12, precincts 2 and 5;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 2, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7003.17, blocks 2001 through 2007, 2011 through 2014, and 2019 through 2028; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7003.18, blocks 1000 through 1006 and 1011 through 1013; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 12, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7002.04, blocks 1002, 1014, and 1016 through 1018; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7002.08, blocks 1000, 1003 through 1005, 2002, and 2003; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 9B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Howard County election district 2, precincts 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, and 25;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Howard County election district 3, precinct 4;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 2, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 6023.02, blocks 3004, 4001 through 4004, 4006, 4008, and 4009;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 2, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 6023.02, blocks 2008 through 2016, 2021, 3005, and 4007;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 2, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 6023.05, blocks 1003 through 1005;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 2, precinct 20 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 6023.02, block 2004; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 6023.06, blocks 2012, 2014, and 3000; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 2, precinct 26 that consists of census tract 6023.03, blocks 2000, 2001, and 3000;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="10"> <text>legislative district 10 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Baltimore County election district 1, precincts 2 and 17;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Baltimore County election district 2, precincts 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, and 30;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Baltimore County election district 4, precincts 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 4015.04, blocks 1008, 1009, 2003, 2011, 2012, and 3002 through 3007;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 4015.04, blocks 1000, 1001, 1004, 1005, and 1010;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 10 that consists of census tract 4014.00, blocks 1008, 1015, and 1016;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 4015.03, blocks 1000 through 1013 and 3000;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 12 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4005.00, blocks 1014 through 1018;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4014.00, blocks 1005 through 1007 and 1017 through 1022; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 4015.03, blocks 2009 through 2014, 3001 through 3004, and 4000 through 4005;</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 4005.00, blocks 1003 through 1013 and 1019 through 1021;</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 14 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4004.00, blocks 4006 through 4009, 5000 through 5007, and 5009; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4005.00, block 1022;</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 2, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 4023.06, blocks 1000 through 1003;</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 2, precinct 14 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4026.03, blocks 2008 through 2020 and 3001 through 3006; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4026.04, blocks 2002 through 2013;</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 4, precinct 9 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4044.02, block 1000;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4044.04, blocks 1000 and 1001; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 4046.00, blocks 1003, 1004, 1006 through 1010, 1012 through 1028, 1031 through 1035, 2000 through 2011, 2016, 2018 through 2027, and 2038;</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 27 that consists of census tract 4082.00, blocks 1006, 1007, 1013 through 1015, and 1017;</text> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 13, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4306.00, blocks 2000, 2018, and 2019; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4307.00, blocks 3017 and 3018; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="p"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 13, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 4306.00, blocks 1014, 1016 through 1022, and 2001 through 2017; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 4307.00, blocks 4008 through 4011;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="11"> <text>legislative district 11 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 11A (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Baltimore County election district 2, precincts 15, 26, and 29;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Baltimore County election district 4, precincts 1, 13, 14, and 15;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Baltimore County election district 8, precincts 21 and 23;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 2, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 4026.03, blocks 2005, 2006, and 3000;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 2, precinct 25 that consists of census tract 4026.03, blocks 3007 and 3008;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 3, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 4037.04, blocks 1006 through 1011, 1013, 1015, 1016, and 1018;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 3, precinct 12 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4037.02, blocks 2000 through 2004 and 3000 through 3012; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4037.04, blocks 2008 and 2009;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 3, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 4037.02, blocks 1004, 1010, and 1011;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 4, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4042.02, blocks 1004 and 5000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4049.00, blocks 1000 through 1009, 2002, 2003, 3003, and 3004; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 27 that consists of census tract 4083.04, blocks 1000 and 1003 through 1009; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 11B (two member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Baltimore County election district 2, precinct 8;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Baltimore County election district 3, precincts 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Baltimore County election district 8, precincts 2, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, and 28;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 2, precinct 23 that consists of census tract 4023.05, blocks 1003 through 1008;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 2, precinct 25 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4026.03, blocks 3009 and 3010; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4026.04, blocks 1008 through 1010;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 3, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 4033.00, blocks 1000 through 1017 and 2000 through 2021;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 3, precinct 11 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4037.03, blocks 1005 through 1014 and 2000 through 2005; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4037.04, blocks 1000 through 1005, 1012, 1014, and 1017;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 3, precinct 12 that consists of census tract 4037.04, blocks 2007 and 2014 through 2016;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 3, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 4037.02, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1005 through 1009, and 1012 through 1014;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 4, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 4049.00, blocks 2000, 2001, and 2004 through 2011;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 4084.00, blocks 1003, 1009 through 1011, and 1042;</text> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 4089.00, blocks 1002, 1005, and 1006;</text> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4084.00, blocks 1026 through 1030, 1032 through 1041, and 1043 through 1058; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4085.03, blocks 1001 through 1003, 1005 through 1008, 2004 through 2007, and 2009;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 4085.05, blocks 2005 through 2018;</text> </level> <level label="xv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 4088.00, blocks 1000 through 1014, 1016 through 1022, 2000, and 2003;</text> </level> <level label="xvi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4904.00, blocks 1000 through 1032 and 2000 through 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4905.00, blocks 1006, 2003, 2006, 2014, and 3000 through 3019;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xvii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 4905.00, blocks 2000 through 2002, 2009 through 2013, and 2015 through 2029;</text> </level> <level label="xviii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 4906.03, blocks 2001 through 2009; and</text> </level> <level label="xix"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 4902.00, blocks 2004, 2005, 3000 through 3004, 3006, 3009, and 3010;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="12"> <text>legislative district 12 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 12A (two member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Howard County election district 1, precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Howard County election district 5, precincts 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, and 23;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Howard County election district 6, precincts 14 and 16;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 1, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 6011.03, blocks 1002 and 1003; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 6011.08, blocks 1002 through 1006;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 2, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 6023.02, blocks 3000 through 3002, 3006, 4010, and 4011;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 2, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 6023.02, blocks 1000 through 1024, 2007, 2017, 2019, 2020, and 3003;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 2, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 6023.06, blocks 3004 and 3007 through 3011;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 2, precinct 20 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 6023.02, blocks 2006 and 2018; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 6023.06, blocks 3001 through 3003, 3005, 3006, and 3012;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 6, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 6066.01, blocks 1000 through 1004; and</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 6, precinct 29 that consists of census tract 6066.06, block 2004; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 12B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 1, precincts 4, 7, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, and 18;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 2, precincts 12 and 19;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 3, precinct 25;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 1, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 7512.00, blocks 2030, 2042, and 2043;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 1, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 7512.00, blocks 2014, 2015, 2035, 2036, 2039, and 2040;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 1, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 7508.04, blocks 3000 and 3001;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 2, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7510.00, blocks 1000 through 1011, 2000 through 2013, 2018, and 3000 through 3012; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7511.02, block 2025;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 3, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 7302.04, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1013, 1014, and 4000; and</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 3, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7302.04, blocks 1005 through 1012, 2000, and 2001; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7302.06, blocks 1023 through 1025, 1028, and 1029;</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="13"> <text>legislative district 13 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Howard County election district 1, precincts 6 and 15;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Howard County election district 5, precincts 5, 11, and 20;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Howard County election district 6, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 1, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 6011.08, blocks 2000 through 2004;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 5, precinct 6 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 6051.05, blocks 1000 through 1032, 2012 through 2014, 3000 through 3015, and 3027 through 3029; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 6051.06, blocks 1017, 1018, 1020, and 1021;</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 5, precinct 19 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 6051.03, blocks 1000 through 1008 and 1013 through 1016; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 6051.04, blocks 2006, 2008, and 2010 through 2016;</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 5, precinct 22 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 6051.05, block 2008;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 6055.04, blocks 1005 through 1015; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 6055.05, blocks 1012, 2001, 2002, and 3004 through 3007;</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 6, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 6066.01, blocks 1005 through 1010 and 1013 through 1018; and</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Howard County election district 6, precinct 29 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 6066.06, blocks 2005 and 2006;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 6067.06, blocks 1000 through 1013 and 2000 through 2009; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 6067.08, blocks 1004, 1005, 1010 through 1015, 1018 through 1025, 1032, and 1036;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="14"> <text>legislative district 14 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Montgomery County election district 1, precincts 1, 2, and 7;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Montgomery County election district 5, precincts 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, and 23;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Montgomery County election district 8, precincts 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Montgomery County election district 12, precincts 3 and 4;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 1, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7001.01, blocks 1001, 1003, 1005, and 1015; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7001.03, blocks 4002 through 4005 and 4008 through 4010;</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 2, precinct 6 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7002.09, blocks 3001, 3005 through 3007, and 3013 through 3015;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7002.10, blocks 3000 through 3017, 3021, 3022, 3028, and 3029; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7003.15, blocks 2004, 2009, and 3018; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 12, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7002.04, block 1019;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7002.06, blocks 3000 through 3004 and 3011; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7002.08, blocks 2000, 2001, and 2004 through 2008;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="15"> <text>legislative district 15 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Montgomery County election districts 3 and 11;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Montgomery County election district 2, precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Montgomery County election district 4, precincts 12, 20, 23, 24, 29, 32, and 35;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Montgomery County election district 6, precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, and 15;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Montgomery County election district 9, precinct 33;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Montgomery County election district 10, precincts 1, 4, 5, 6, 12, and 13;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 2, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7003.08, blocks 1002, 1004, 1005, 4002, and 4003;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7003.10, blocks 1002 and 1003;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7003.16, blocks 1003 through 1010, 1016, and 2007 through 2016; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 7003.17, blocks 1000 through 1070, 1078 through 1097, 2008 through 2010, and 2015 through 2018;</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 18 that consists of census tract 7060.12, blocks 1004 and 1009; and</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 10, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 7060.12, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1005 through 1007, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 3000 through 3002;</text> </level> </level> <level label="16"> <text>legislative district 16 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 28;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Montgomery County election district 7, precincts 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 31;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Montgomery County election district 10, precincts 2, 3, 7, 9, and 10;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 7010.01, block 3012;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 10 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7012.22, blocks 1000 through 1007; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7012.23, blocks 1000 through 1004 and 2000 through 2005;</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 11 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7010.01, block 3013; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7010.02, blocks 2008 through 2010, 2013 through 2015, and 2017 through 2024;</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 7012.05, blocks 1010 through 1018, 1021, 1029, 2006, 2008 through 2017, 2021 through 2025, 2029, and 2030;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 17 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7012.16, blocks 1000, 1001, and 1004 through 1011; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7012.22, blocks 2000 through 2005 and 3000 through 3010;</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 18 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7012.05, blocks 1000 through 1009, 1019, 1020, 1022 through 1028, 1030, 2002, 2018 through 2020, 2026 through 2028, 2031, 3000 through 3003, 3005, 3008 through 3019, and 4000 through 4013; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7012.16, blocks 1002 and 1003;</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 30 that consists of census tract 7010.01, block 3005;</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 31 that consists of census tract 7012.15, blocks 1000 through 1002, 2000, 2001, 3000 through 3006, and 4000;</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 7, precinct 9 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7044.01, blocks 1002, 1004 through 1006, and 1033;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7044.03, blocks 1000 and 1001;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7044.04, blocks 1000 through 1010, 1016 through 1019, and 2000 through 2007;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 7048.06, blocks 1000, 1001, 3006, and 3007; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>census tract 7050.00, blocks 1000, 1002, 1010, 1018, 1019, 2000 through 2002, 3000 through 3012, 4000 through 4005, and 6000 through 6019; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 10, precinct 11 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7012.05, blocks 3004, 3006, 3007, 3020, and 3021; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7060.12, blocks 1003 and 1010;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="17"> <text>legislative district 17 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Montgomery County election district 4, precincts 2, 3, 6, 7, 16, 21, 25, 33, 37, 40, 41, and 42;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Montgomery County election district 6, precinct 16;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Montgomery County election district 9, precincts 1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 16, 27, 28, 35, and 40;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7009.01, blocks 1000, 1002, 1032, 3000, 3003, and 3004;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7009.02, blocks 1000 through 1030 and 2000 through 2027;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7009.03, blocks 1000 through 1024;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 7009.04, blocks 2000, 2001, and 2005;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>census tract 7011.02, blocks 1008 and 1009;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>census tract 7012.11, blocks 4002, 4005, and 4010 through 4012; and</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>census tract 7013.03, block 2013;</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7009.01, blocks 1001, 1012, 1013, 1021 through 1025, 1030, and 1031;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7009.04, blocks 2002 through 2004, 2007 through 2009, 2011, and 2012;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7010.01, blocks 1000 through 1020, 2007, 2011 through 2016, 2019, 3007 through 3009, and 3014; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 7010.02, block 2007;</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 9 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7011.01, blocks 2000 through 2005, 2009 through 2016, 3000 through 3012, 4009 through 4011, 4013 through 4015, 4017, and 4018; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7032.02, block 2009;</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 11 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7010.01, blocks 3010 and 3011; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7010.02, blocks 2011 and 2012;</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 7012.05, block 2007;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 14 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7010.04, blocks 1000 through 1009 and 3000 through 3003; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7012.11, blocks 2000 through 2002, 3004, 5001 through 5015, 7001 through 7015, and 8000 through 8015;</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 27 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7011.01, block 2008; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7012.19, blocks 1003, 1005, 1014, and 1016;</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 30 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7009.04, blocks 1002, 1006 through 1009, 1011, and 2010;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7009.05, blocks 1000 through 1003 and 2000 through 2007;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7010.01, blocks 3000 through 3004, 3006, 3015, and 3016;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 7012.05, blocks 2001 and 2003 through 2005; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>census tract 7012.18, blocks 1002 and 1003;</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 38 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7011.01, block 3015; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7011.02, block 2001;</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 43 that consists of census tract 7012.19, block 1001;</text> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 6, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 7006.10, block 1035;</text> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 9, precinct 15 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7007.21, blocks 2004 and 2005;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7007.23, blocks 3000 through 3004, 4007, and 4008;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7007.33, blocks 1001 through 1007, 2000 through 2009, 3000 through 3004, and 3008 through 3018; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 7008.13, blocks 1003 and 4004;</text> </level> </level> <level label="p"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 9, precinct 24 that consists of census tract 7007.06, block 2004;</text> </level> <level label="q"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 9, precinct 31 that consists of census tract 7007.18, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1005 through 1014, 2001 through 2003, 2005 through 2021, 4006 through 4010, and 4013 through 4025; and</text> </level> <level label="r"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 13, precinct 51 that consists of census tract 7032.02, blocks 2006, 2010, and 2015;</text> </level> </level> <level label="18"> <text>legislative district 18 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Montgomery County election district 4, precincts 4, 8, 15, and 26;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Montgomery County election district 7, precincts 1, 2, 5, 6, 16, 21, and 32;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Montgomery County election district 13, precincts 3, 16, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 44, 53, 58, and 59;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 10 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7012.02, blocks 2022 and 2023; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7012.14, block 2004;</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 17 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7012.02, blocks 2005 and 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7012.16, blocks 2004, 2005, 3002, and 3003;</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 27 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7012.01, blocks 1000 and 1002; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7012.19, blocks 1000, 1002, 1007, 1011, 2000, and 2012;</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 31 that consists of census tract 7012.14, blocks 1004, 2005, and 2008;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 38 that consists of census tract 7011.02, blocks 2002, 2017, and 2022 through 2024;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 43 that consists of census tract 7012.19, block 1006;</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 7, precinct 9 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7044.01, blocks 1000 and 1003;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7050.00, blocks 1001 and 1015; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7051.00, block 1007;</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 13, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 7028.00, blocks 1000 through 1017, 1020 through 1022, 2001 through 2038, 2040, and 2041;</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 13, precinct 25 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7033.02, block 3015;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7034.01, blocks 1015 and 3015; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7035.01, blocks 1000, 1001, 2000 through 2024, 3000 through 3013, and 4000 through 4013; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 13, precinct 39 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7026.02, blocks 1002 through 1004;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7027.00, blocks 2000 through 2017 and 3000 through 3015; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7052.00, blocks 1004 and 1005;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="19"> <text>legislative district 19 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Montgomery County election district 4, precincts 19, 34, and 36;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Montgomery County election district 8, precincts 3, 4, and 8;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Montgomery County election district 9, precincts 4, 10, 14, 36, and 39;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Montgomery County election district 13, precincts 1, 2, 11, 20, 33, 35, 37, 43, 45, 46, 49, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 61, 63, 64, 69, 70, and 71;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 1, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 7001.03, blocks 3000 through 3008, 4006, 4007, and 4011 through 4014;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 7012.11, block 4008;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 9 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7011.01, block 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7032.02, block 2008;</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 7012.11, blocks 3003, 5000, and 7000;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 4, precinct 27 that consists of census tract 7011.01, block 2007;</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 9, precinct 31 that consists of census tract 7007.18, blocks 2000, 2004, and 4011;</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 9, precinct 37 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7007.10, blocks 4002 and 4005;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7007.20, blocks 3000 through 3002;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7007.29, blocks 2008 and 2009; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 7007.30, blocks 1000 through 1004 and 1006 through 1013;</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 13, precinct 25 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7032.01, block 4011; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7033.01, block 4011; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 13, precinct 51 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7013.03, block 2015;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7032.01, blocks 3000 through 3013 and 4000 through 4006; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7032.02, blocks 2000 through 2005, 2007, and 2011 through 2014;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="20"> <text>legislative district 20 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Montgomery County election district 5, precincts 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 22;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Montgomery County election district 13, precincts 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 42, 47, 50, 65, 67, and 68;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 13, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 7028.00, blocks 1018, 1019, 2000, and 2039; and</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 13, precinct 39 that consists of census tract 7026.02, block 1001;</text> </level> </level> <level label="21"> <text>legislative district 21 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 1, precinct 99;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 4, precincts 10, 25, and 99;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 7, precincts 18 and 24;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 18 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7406.03, blocks 1014 and 1017; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7407.04, blocks 1006, 2000 through 2002, 2009 through 2014, 2027 through 2029, 3003 through 3007, and 3036;</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 20 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7406.03, blocks 1000 through 1007, 2057, 2058, and 2071;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7407.01, blocks 2001, 2002, 2005, and 3001 through 3014;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7407.04, blocks 3000 through 3002; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 7515.00, blocks 1014 and 1015;</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 21 that consists of census tract 7022.08, blocks 1003, 1007 through 1011, and 1013 through 1015;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 23 that consists of census tract 7407.04, blocks 2003 through 2008;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 7, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 7022.04, blocks 2012 and 2013;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 7, precinct 26 that consists of census tract 7023.00, blocks 3005 through 3007;</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 1;</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 10, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 12, and 13;</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 9;</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 19, precinct 98;</text> </level> <level label="n"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 21, precincts 1, 2, 4, 10, 15, 17, 94, 95, and 99;</text> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 12 that consists of census tract 8059.04, blocks 1001 through 1004 and 1006;</text> </level> <level label="p"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 8057.00, block 3004;</text> </level> <level label="q"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 8059.09, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1004, and 1005;</text> </level> <level label="r"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 21, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 8073.05, block 2014;</text> </level> <level label="s"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 21, precinct 12 that consists of census tract 8064.00, blocks 1000, 1006, 1009, and 1010;</text> </level> <level label="t"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 21, precinct 14 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8073.01, blocks 1002, 1003, 2000, and 2001;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8074.05, blocks 3016 through 3018; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 8074.09, blocks 1001 through 1006;</text> </level> </level> <level label="u"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 21, precinct 96 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8068.00, block 3008; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8071.02, blocks 2011 and 2012; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 21, precinct 97 that consists of census tract 8074.08, block 1017;</text> </level> </level> <level label="22"> <text>legislative district 22 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 2, precincts 6, 10, 96, 97, 98, and 99;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 21;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 16, precincts 1, 2, 4, and 5;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 15;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 19, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 99;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 20, precincts 5, 6, 11, 14, 15, 18, 98, and 99;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 21, precincts 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19, 91, 92, and 98;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 2, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8039.00, blocks 2002 and 3014; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8040.02, blocks 2000 and 2004;</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8034.03, blocks 3000 through 3004 and 4002 through 4004; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8035.08, blocks 2015 and 2017;</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 19 that consists of census tract 8033.00, block 1000;</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 20 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8035.08, blocks 1000 and 1002;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8036.01, blocks 2007 through 2011 and 2015; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 8036.02, blocks 2019 and 2023 through 2026;</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 14, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8004.12, blocks 2000 and 2001; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8004.13, blocks 1000, 1001, 2000 through 2002, and 2009 through 2011;</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 14, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8004.11, blocks 1012, 1018, 1019, and 1027 through 1034;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8004.12, blocks 1000 through 1015; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 8067.11, blocks 2000 through 2004;</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 16, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8060.00, block 1010;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8061.00, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1005 through 1007, 1012 through 1027, 2000 through 2004, and 2016 through 2024; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 8075.00, blocks 1003 through 1033, 2000 through 2005, 3017 through 3033, 3049, and 3050;</text> </level> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8059.08, blocks 1001, 1003, 1004, and 1008; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8059.09, blocks 1015 through 1020;</text> </level> </level> <level label="p"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 14 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8059.08, blocks 1011 through 1014 and 1016; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8059.09, blocks 1003, 1006 through 1014, 2000, and 2001;</text> </level> </level> <level label="q"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8036.05, blocks 1000, 1001, 2000 through 2011, and 2013 through 2031; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8036.06, blocks 3000 through 3012;</text> </level> </level> <level label="r"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 8036.13, blocks 2008 and 2009;</text> </level> <level label="s"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 8035.09, blocks 1007 through 1009 and 1011;</text> </level> <level label="t"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 12 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8036.12, blocks 1009 and 1010; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8036.13, blocks 1000, 1011, 2000 through 2005, 2010, and 3000 through 3004;</text> </level> </level> <level label="u"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 8036.12, blocks 1011 and 2004 through 2009;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 16 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8004.08, blocks 2019 and 2030;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8036.07, blocks 2014 and 2015; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 8036.08, blocks 1000, 1007, 1008, 1010, and 1017 through 1019;</text> </level> </level> <level label="w"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 21, precinct 12 that consists of census tract 8064.00, blocks 1001 through 1003, 1007, and 1008;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 21, precinct 96 that consists of census tract 8071.02, blocks 2013 and 2014; and</text> </level> <level label="y"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 21, precinct 97 that consists of census tract 8074.08, block 1036;</text> </level> </level> <level label="23"> <text>legislative district 23 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 3, precincts 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 7, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, and 23;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 10, precincts 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 14;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 14, precincts 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, and 16;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 15, precincts 1, 3, and 4;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 4, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 8008.00, blocks 1002 through 1004, 1011 through 1017, 1019 through 1021, and 1031;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 7, precinct 18 that consists of census tract 8005.13, blocks 4011, 4013, and 4016;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 11, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8010.04, blocks 1000 through 1002 and 1022; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8010.06, blocks 2006, 2007, and 2010 through 2014;</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 11, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8010.05, blocks 1007 through 1014 and 1016; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8010.06, blocks 1000 through 1017, 2000 through 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2015;</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 14, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8004.03, block 1018;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8004.09, blocks 1002 through 1006, 3000 through 3002, and 3006 through 3008; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 8004.10, block 2030;</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 14, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8004.02, blocks 2007 through 2024 and 3000 through 3021; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8004.09, blocks 3009, 3015, 3016, 3022, 3023, and 3029;</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 14, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 8004.11, block 1013;</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 14, precinct 9 that consists of census tract 8004.10, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1008 through 1012, 1014, 2016 through 2019, 2022 through 2027, 2029, 2031 through 2033, 2036 through 2038, 3003, 3005 through 3009, 3011 through 3019, 4000 through 4002, 4004, 4006 through 4011, 4013, 4015, and 4017 through 4020;</text> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 14, precinct 10 that consists of census tract 8004.09, blocks 2006, 2007, 3018, 3019, 3021, 3024 through 3028, 3030, and 3031; and</text> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 15, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 8007.07, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1009 through 1016, and 1021 through 1023;</text> </level> </level> <level label="24"> <text>legislative district 24 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 6, precincts 3, 6, 12, 15, 19, and 26;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 7, precincts 13, 22, and 24;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 13, precincts 1, 3, 5, 12, 14, 16, 24, and 99;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 14, precincts 7, 12, 15, and 17;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 18, precincts 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, and 16;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 20, precincts 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 17, 19, 20, and 21;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 6, precinct 21 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8020.02, blocks 1001 through 1003 and 1005 through 1008;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8024.05, block 1017; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 8024.06, blocks 1003 through 1005 and 1007 through 1009;</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 7, precinct 18 that consists of census tract 8005.13, block 4012;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8035.19, blocks 2000 through 2005 and 3000 through 3015;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8035.24, blocks 2000 through 2010; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 8035.25, blocks 1000 through 1010 and 2000 through 2005;</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8034.03, blocks 4000, 4001, and 4008; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8035.08, blocks 2018 through 2020, 3001, and 3002;</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 10 that consists of census tract 8035.14, blocks 2000 through 2008, 3000, 3001, 3005 through 3010, and 3012 through 3018;</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 8035.28, blocks 4006 through 4012;</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 15 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8035.16, blocks 1000 through 1004, 2000, and 3004 through 3008; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8035.20, blocks 1000 through 1004, 1006 through 1009, 2000, 2006, and 2007;</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 18 that consists of census tract 8034.03, block 4009;</text> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 20 that consists of census tract 8036.02, blocks 2016 and 2022;</text> </level> <level label="p"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 23 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8035.14, blocks 1012 through 1015; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8035.27, blocks 1001 and 1010;</text> </level> </level> <level label="q"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 25 that consists of census tract 8035.24, blocks 1003, 1007, and 1008;</text> </level> <level label="r"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 14, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 8004.09, blocks 1000, 1001, 1007 through 1009, 1011 through 1014, 2000, 2001, 3003 through 3005, and 3013;</text> </level> <level label="s"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 14, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 8004.12, blocks 2002 through 2010;</text> </level> <level label="t"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 14, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 8004.09, blocks 3010 and 3011;</text> </level> <level label="u"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 14, precinct 9 that consists of census tract 8004.10, blocks 1004 through 1007 and 2035;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 14, precinct 10 that consists of census tract 8004.09, blocks 2002 through 2005, 3012, 3014, 3017, and 3020;</text> </level> <level label="w"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 18, precinct 9 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8027.00, blocks 1000, 1001, 1014, and 1023;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8028.03, blocks 3000 through 3024;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 8028.04, blocks 2007 through 2011, 3001, and 3008 through 3013; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 8029.01, blocks 2006 through 2009, 3009 through 3015, and 3024;</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 18, precinct 15 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8029.01, block 1020; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8030.01, blocks 2034 through 2037 and 2041;</text> </level> </level> <level label="y"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 8036.06, blocks 2001 through 2010 and 4010;</text> </level> <level label="z"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8035.09, blocks 1000, 1005, 1006, and 1010; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8036.02, blocks 1000 through 1007, 2015, 2017, and 2018; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="aa"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 16 that consists of census tract 8004.08, blocks 2021 and 2029;</text> </level> </level> <level label="25"> <text>legislative district 25 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 3, precincts 4, 6, and 7;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 6, precincts 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 16, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, and 99;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 7, precinct 12;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 9, precincts 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, and 15;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 11, precinct 5;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 12, precincts 3, 16, and 18;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 13, precincts 4, 6, 9, and 13;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 15, precincts 2 and 5;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 18, precinct 6;</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 6, precinct 9 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8018.01, blocks 1000 through 1012; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8018.02, blocks 2001, 2002, and 2015 through 2018;</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 6, precinct 18 that consists of census tract 8019.04, blocks 1021 and 1031;</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 6, precinct 21 that consists of census tract 8020.02, blocks 3005 and 4010;</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 6, precinct 27 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8019.04, blocks 1007 through 1014, 1036, and 1037;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8019.05, blocks 1012, 1013, and 1018; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 8019.06, blocks 1007 through 1014, 2000 through 2002, and 2006 through 2015;</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 9, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8012.10, blocks 1003 through 1010 and 2000 through 2010; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8012.11, blocks 2009 through 2011 and 2013 through 2020;</text> </level> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 9, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 8012.16, blocks 2000 through 2006;</text> </level> <level label="p"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 9, precinct 11 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8012.07, blocks 1001 through 1017, 2004 through 2010, 2015 through 2018, 2020 through 2023, and 2025; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8012.15, blocks 1001 through 1004 and 1006 through 1012;</text> </level> </level> <level label="q"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 11, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 8010.05, blocks 1003 and 1005;</text> </level> <level label="r"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 10 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8035.12, blocks 3000 through 3003;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8035.13, blocks 1000 through 1002 and 2000 through 2003; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 8035.14, blocks 2009, 3002 through 3004, and 3011;</text> </level> </level> <level label="s"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 11 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8035.26, blocks 2000, 2002, and 2007; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8035.27, blocks 1000, 1003 through 1006, and 1013;</text> </level> </level> <level label="t"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 15 that consists of census tract 8035.20, block 1005;</text> </level> <level label="u"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 23 that consists of census tract 8035.27, blocks 1002, 1007 through 1009, 1011, and 1012;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 15, precinct 6 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8007.06, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1004, and 1008; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8007.07, blocks 1004 through 1007 and 1017 through 1020; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="w"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 18, precinct 9 that consists of census tract 8028.04, block 2006;</text> </level> </level> <level label="26"> <text>legislative district 26 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 5, precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 6, precincts 2, 7, 8, 13, 14, 17, 28, and 98;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 9, precincts 5, 12, 13, and 14;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 12, precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 17;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 5, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8013.10, blocks 2013 and 3001 through 3016; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8013.11, blocks 3028, 3029, and 3032 through 3040;</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 6, precinct 9 that consists of census tract 8018.02, blocks 2009, 2013, 2014, 2019, 3003, 3004, 3009, 3011, and 3012;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 6, precinct 18 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8019.04, blocks 1017 through 1020, 1022 through 1030, 1032, 1033, 1038, and 1039; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8019.05, blocks 1017, 2002, 2004 through 2006, 2009, and 2012 through 2018;</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 6, precinct 27 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8019.05, block 1002; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8019.06, block 1004; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 9, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 8012.10, blocks 1000 through 1002;</text> </level> </level> <level label="27"> <text>legislative district 27 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 27A (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Charles County election district 6, precincts 5, 8, 12, 17, and 22;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Charles County election district 8, precincts 2 and 3;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Charles County election district 9, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Charles County election district 8, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8509.04, block 3022;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8513.02, blocks 1000 through 1006 and 1008 through 1012; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8514.03, blocks 1013, 1015 through 1029, 1031, 1033 through 1039, and 1041;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Charles County election district 8, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8508.02, blocks 3007, 3008, 3014 through 3037, and 3039;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8509.04, blocks 3000 through 3003, 3009, and 3010; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8514.03, blocks 1006 through 1011, 1014, 1030, 1032, and 1040;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Charles County election district 8, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8513.02, blocks 2000 through 2002 and 2008; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8514.02, blocks 1004, 1005, 1009, 1010, 1015, and 1021;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Charles County election district 9, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 8514.02, blocks 1002, 1003, 1006 through 1008, 1017, and 1022;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 5, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8013.10, blocks 3000 and 3017 through 3020; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8013.11, blocks 1007, 2011, 3000 through 3027, 3030, 3031, and 3041 through 3047;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 9, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 8012.16, blocks 1000 through 1009, 2017, and 2018;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 9, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8012.09, blocks 1000 through 1007, 2000 through 2008, and 2011 through 2022; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8013.11, block 1011; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 11, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8010.03, blocks 1004 through 1027, 1029 through 1036, 1038, 2047, and 2048; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8010.04, blocks 2002, 2003, and 2009;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 27B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Calvert County election district 3, precincts 1, 4, 6, 7, and 8;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that part of Calvert County election district 2, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 8602.00, blocks 1000 through 1006, 1010 through 1014, and 1019;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Calvert County election district 3, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 8604.02, blocks 1018, 1028, 2001, 2004, and 2010;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Calvert County election district 3, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8602.00, blocks 2003 through 2006 and 2010 through 2017;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8603.00, blocks 1000 through 1011 and 1014 through 1020; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8604.03, block 1015;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 8;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 9, precinct 8;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 11, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 4, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 8008.00, blocks 1006 through 1010, 1018, 1022 through 1030, 1032, 2000 through 2032, and 3000;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 9, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 8012.09, blocks 2009 and 2010;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 9, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 8012.07, blocks 2011 through 2014, 2019, 2024, and 2026;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 11, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8008.00, blocks 3001 through 3003;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8010.04, blocks 1003 through 1005 and 1010; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8010.05, blocks 2000 through 2020; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 11, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8010.03, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1028, 1037, 2005, 2007, 2009 through 2017, 2019 through 2027, 2029 through 2031, 2034 through 2037, 2045, and 2046; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8010.04, blocks 1009, 1011 through 1013, 1016 through 1018, 1020, 1021, 1023 through 1025, 2000, 2001, and 2004 through 2008; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>delegate district 27C (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Calvert County election district 1, precincts 3 and 4;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Calvert County election district 2, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Calvert County election district 3, precinct 3;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Calvert County election district 1, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8609.02, blocks 1025 and 1026; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8611.00, blocks 1003 and 1049;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Calvert County election district 2, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8602.00, blocks 1015 through 1018; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8606.00, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1010, 1011, 1013, 1015, and 1021;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Calvert County election district 3, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8603.00, blocks 2010, 2013, 2014, 3001 through 3007, and 3009;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8604.02, blocks 1013 through 1017, 1024, 2005 through 2009, and 2011 through 2017; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8605.02, blocks 1002 through 1006 and 1012; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Calvert County election district 3, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 8602.00, block 2020;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="28"> <text>legislative district 28 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Charles County election districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Charles County election district 6, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, and 21;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>that part of Charles County election district 8, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8509.04, block 3017; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8513.02, blocks 1007, 1013 through 1032, 2010 through 2015, 2017, and 3000 through 3003;</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>that part of Charles County election district 8, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 8509.04, blocks 1000, 1001, 1029 through 1031, 1036 through 1056, 1059 through 1079, 1083, 1084, 1087 through 1090, 3004 through 3008, 3011 through 3016, and 3018 through 3021;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 8510.03, blocks 2000 and 2001; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 8510.04, blocks 3031 and 3034 through 3036;</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Charles County election district 8, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 8513.02, blocks 2003 through 2007, 2009, and 2016; and</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Charles County election district 9, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 8514.02, blocks 1011 through 1014, 1016, 1018 through 1020, 2001 through 2013, and 2016;</text> </level> </level> <level label="29"> <text>legislative district 29 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 29A (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>St. Mary’s County election districts 4, 5, and 7;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>St. Mary’s County election district 3, precincts 2 and 4;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>St. Mary’s County election district 6, precincts 1, 2, and 4;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 3, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8754.00, blocks 1000, 1004, 2000, 2001, 2003 through 2024, 4045, and 4046;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8755.01, blocks 1022, 1024, 1025, and 2008; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8755.02, blocks 1012 through 1046, 1050 through 1055, 1057, 1062 through 1064, and 1066 through 1072;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 3, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8754.00, blocks 1001, 1002, and 1006; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8755.01, block 1023; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 3, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8755.01, block 2004; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8755.02, blocks 1058 through 1061;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 29B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>St. Mary’s County election district 1;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>St. Mary’s County election district 8, precincts 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 2, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 8761.02, block 2009;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 3, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 8755.01, blocks 2020, 2026, 2027, and 2029;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 3, precinct 6 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8755.01, blocks 2014 through 2019, 2021 through 2025, 2028, 2032, 2038, 2040, 2043 through 2046, and 2056 through 2058; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8756.02, block 3034;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 6, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 8756.02, blocks 3024, 3026, 3027, and 3044;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 8, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 8756.02, blocks 3021 and 3022;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 8, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8759.04, blocks 2000 through 2003, 2007 through 2009, and 2011;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8760.01, blocks 1010, 2004, and 3000 through 3011;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8760.03, blocks 1000 through 1005, 2011, and 2012; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 8760.04, blocks 1015 and 1041; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 8, precinct 12 that consists of census tract 8760.03, block 2008; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>delegate district 29C (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Calvert County election district 1, precincts 1, 5, 6, and 7;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that part of Calvert County election district 1, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8609.01, blocks 1000 through 1003;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8609.02, blocks 1006 through 1013, 1023, 1024, 1027 through 1043, 1047 through 1052, 1055, and 1058;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8610.03, blocks 3000 through 3004, 3006 through 3009, and 3030 through 3032;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 8610.04, blocks 1000 through 1011, 1018, and 1019; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>census tract 8611.00, blocks 1004, 1050 through 1057, 1061 through 1068, 1070, 1071, and 1075;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>St. Mary’s County election district 9;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>St. Mary’s County election district 2, precincts 1, 2, and 3;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>St. Mary’s County election district 8, precinct 6;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 2, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 8761.02, blocks 2000 through 2005 and 2008;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 3, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 8755.01, block 1015;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 3, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8754.00, blocks 1003, 1005, 1009, 1011, 1013 through 1018, 1022, 1023, 1025, 1026, 1028 through 1035, and 1038; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8761.01, blocks 2002 through 2004;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 3, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8755.01, blocks 1009, 1011 through 1014, 1016 through 1021, 1026 through 1038, 2000, 2005 through 2007, 2009 through 2013, 2047, and 2054;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8755.02, block 1056; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8756.02, blocks 3016 and 3017;</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 3, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 8755.01, blocks 2030, 2031, 2033 through 2037, 2039, 2041, and 2042;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 6, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8756.02, blocks 3000 through 3015, 3018 through 3020, and 3023;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8757.00, blocks 2001 through 2003 and 2005 through 2026; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8758.03, block 4010;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 8, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8756.02, block 2000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8758.03, blocks 2002, 3001 through 3007, 3009 through 3017, 4002, 4003, 4005 through 4009, and 4011 through 4015;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 8, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 8758.03, block 1034; and</text> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>that part of St. Mary’s County election district 8, precinct 12 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8755.01, block 1010; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8760.03, blocks 2005 through 2007 and 2009;</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="30"> <text>legislative district 30 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 30A (two member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 5, precinct 20;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 6, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, and 32;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 7, precinct 5;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 5, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 7308.00, blocks 1007 through 1013;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 5, precinct 23 that consists of census tract 7308.00, blocks 1002, 1005, 1006, 1015 through 1019, and 1021 through 1036;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 5, precinct 26 that consists of census tract 7311.03, blocks 1002 through 1012, 2000 through 2006, and 2008;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 6, precinct 21 that consists of census tract 7024.02, blocks 1002 through 1004 and 1006; and</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 7, precinct 27 that consists of census tract 7011.04, blocks 2009 and 2010; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 30B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 7, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 19, 21, 23, and 25; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 7, precinct 27 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7011.01, blocks 2038, 2039, and 2043;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7011.03, blocks 1013 through 1017, 1038 through 1040, and 1043;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 7011.04, blocks 1009, 1010, 2016 through 2021, and 2032 through 2040;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 7013.01, blocks 2008 through 2011; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>census tract 7014.00, blocks 1000 through 1009, 2004, 2005, 2010 through 2016, 2024, 2026, and 2035;</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="31"> <text>legislative district 31 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 2, precincts 10, 11, 13, 20, 22, 23, and 24;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 3, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 13;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 5, precincts 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 24, 29, 30, 31, 33, and 34;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 2, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7403.03, blocks 1002 through 1006 and 1014; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7514.00, blocks 2041 through 2045;</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 2, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 7402.03, blocks 1000 and 1001;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 2, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 7511.02, block 2016;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 2, precinct 18 that consists of census tract 7305.09, block 2002;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 2, precinct 21 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7306.01, block 3006;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7402.03, blocks 2000, 2001, 2007 through 2012, 3000 through 3010, 3012, and 3013; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7410.00, blocks 2011 through 2013;</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 3, precinct 6 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7301.01, blocks 1000 through 1023;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7301.02, blocks 1004 through 1012, 1016 through 1024, 1027 through 1031, 1038 through 1040, 1042, 1048, 1051, and 3000 through 3043; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7313.13, blocks 2001, 2002, and 2010;</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 3, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7302.04, block 1004; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7302.06, blocks 1000 through 1022, 1026, 1027, and 1030;</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 7408.00, blocks 1003 through 1008, 1011, 1013 through 1025, 1027, and 1028; and</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 5, precinct 19 that consists of census tract 7306.01, blocks 2000 through 2003, 2006, 2012, and 2013;</text> </level> </level> <level label="32"> <text>legislative district 32 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 1, precincts 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 2, precincts 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14, 15, 16, and 17;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 4, precincts 1, 6, 7, 9, and 17;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 1, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7504.00, blocks 1025 and 3021;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7512.00, blocks 1002 through 1008, 1012 through 1026, 2028, 2029, 2048, and 2093; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 9800.00, blocks 1000, 1003 through 1007, and 1009;</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 1, precinct 6 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7401.03, blocks 1006, 2000 through 2003, 2005 through 2009, and 4000 through 4011;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7401.07, blocks 1015 and 1016;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7512.00, blocks 2037, 2038, 2044 through 2047, 2049 through 2076, 2081, 2084, 2085, 2091, and 2092; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 9800.00, block 1019;</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 1, precinct 14 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7508.03, blocks 1004, 2000 through 2011, and 4020; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7508.04, blocks 1001 through 1022;</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 2, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 7514.00, blocks 2016 through 2031, 2036, 2040, 2046, and 2047;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 2, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7402.03, block 1002;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7402.04, blocks 2002 through 2004, 2007, and 2008; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7514.00, blocks 1000 through 1020, 2032 through 2035, and 2037 through 2039;</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 2, precinct 18 that consists of census tract 7305.09, blocks 1000 through 1004 and 3000 through 3008; and</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 2, precinct 21 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7305.10, block 2012;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7305.13, block 2008;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7305.14, blocks 2004 and 2005; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 7410.00, blocks 2000 through 2010, 2020, and 2021;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="33"> <text>legislative district 33 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 33A (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 4, precincts 2, 3, 5, 8, 11, 12, 16, 19, 22, 24, and 26;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 7408.00, blocks 2000, 2001, 2003 through 2006, and 2014 through 2017;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 18 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7407.03, blocks 1007 through 1014; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7407.04, blocks 2015 through 2026 and 2030;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 20 that consists of census tract 7403.04, block 3027;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 21 that consists of census tract 7022.08, blocks 2000 through 2005; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 23 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7407.01, block 2014;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7407.03, blocks 1000 through 1006, 2000 through 2004, and 3000 through 3007; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 7409.00, block 1009;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 33B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 4, precincts 14 and 15;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 5, precinct 25;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 6, precincts 27, 28, and 31;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 7, precincts 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, and 22;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7408.00, blocks 2002, 2019, 2020, and 2022; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7517.00, blocks 1000 through 1011 and 1017 through 1019;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 4, precinct 21 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7022.08, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1004 through 1006, and 1012; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7408.00, block 2018;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 5, precinct 19 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7306.01, blocks 2004, 2005, and 2007 through 2011;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7306.06, blocks 1012 through 1014; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 7307.02, blocks 3014 through 3017 and 3040;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 6, precinct 21 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7024.02, blocks 1001 and 1007; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7516.00, blocks 2006, 2007, and 2016;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 7, precinct 14 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7022.04, blocks 2000 through 2011; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7022.05, blocks 2018 and 2022; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 7, precinct 26 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7022.04, blocks 1001 through 1012; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7023.00, blocks 1006, 1007, 3003, 3004, and 3019 through 3025; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>delegate district 33C (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Anne Arundel County election district 5, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 27, 28, 32, and 35;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 5, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7307.01, blocks 1002 through 1009, 1011, 1012, 1018, and 2000 through 2007; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7308.00, block 1014;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 5, precinct 23 that consists of census tract 7308.00, blocks 1000, 1001, 1003, 1004, and 1020; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Anne Arundel County election district 5, precinct 26 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 7310.04, block 2012; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 7311.06, blocks 1001, 1004 through 1008, 2014, and 2015;</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="34"> <text>legislative district 34 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 34A (two member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Harford County election district 6;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Harford County election district 1, precincts 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, and 41;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Harford County election district 2, precincts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 19, and 21;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 1, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 3014.01, blocks 2000, 2001, 2003 through 2006, 2011, and 2016 through 2018;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 2, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 3022.00, blocks 2015 and 2027;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 2, precinct 11 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3022.00, block 2036;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3028.01, blocks 1007 through 1014, 1019 through 1025, 2000 through 2004, 2007 through 2014, 3001, 3004 through 3017, 3023, and 3024; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 3029.01, blocks 2000 and 2004 through 2006; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 2, precinct 22 that consists of census tract 3022.00, blocks 2042 and 2044; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 34B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Harford County election district 1, precincts 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 25, 26, and 27;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Harford County election district 3, precincts 11, 12, 16, 17, and 25;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 1, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 3012.02, blocks 4016 through 4018;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 1, precinct 15 that consists of census tract 3012.04, blocks 1000, 1001, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 3000 through 3003;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 3, precinct 10 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3035.02, block 1000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3038.01, blocks 1000 through 1035, 2000 through 2004, 2008 through 2016, 2018 through 2021, 2024 through 2027, 2029, and 2031;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 3038.02, blocks 1007, 1010, and 1016 through 1018; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 3038.03, blocks 1000 through 1020;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 3, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 3035.02, block 1001; and</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 3, precinct 18 that consists of census tract 3038.03, block 3010;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="35"> <text>legislative district 35 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 35A (two member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Cecil County election district 8;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that part of Cecil County election district 6, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 313.01, blocks 2007 through 2011; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 313.02, blocks 1043 through 1053 and 1055;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Cecil County election district 7, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 312.01, blocks 1004 and 1006 through 1009; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 313.01, blocks 2012 and 2013;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Harford County election district 5;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Harford County election district 1, precinct 17;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Harford County election district 2, precinct 20;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>Harford County election district 3, precincts 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, and 27;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>Harford County election district 4, precincts 4, 7, and 8;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 2, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3021.00, blocks 1000 through 1019, 2000, and 2002 through 2015; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3022.00, blocks 1000 through 1011, 2000 through 2014, 2019 through 2026, 2028, 2030, 2034, 2040, 2041, 2050, and 2052;</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 2, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 3022.00, block 2039;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 2, precinct 22 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3022.00, blocks 2033, 2037, 2038, 2043, 2045 through 2049, 2051, 2055, and 2056;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3028.01, blocks 2005 and 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 3028.02, blocks 1006 through 1009, 4002, and 4005;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 3, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3032.05, blocks 1003 through 1006, 1008, and 1009;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3033.00, blocks 1000 through 1020, 2000, 2001, 2004 through 2009, and 2017; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 3035.02, block 3007;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 3, precinct 10 that consists of census tract 3038.02, block 1015;</text> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 3, precinct 13 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3035.02, blocks 1009, 1010, 2000 through 2006, 3000 through 3006, 3008 through 3011, and 4000 through 4006; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3038.01, blocks 2005 through 2007, 2017, 2022, 2023, and 2028;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xv"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 3, precinct 18 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3036.03, blocks 2000 through 2004 and 2006 through 2014;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3036.05, blocks 2000 through 2009;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 3038.03, blocks 3000 and 3005 through 3009; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 3039.00, blocks 1000, 1006 through 1009, and 1038;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xvi"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 4, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 3042.02, blocks 4002 through 4004;</text> </level> <level label="xvii"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 4, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 3041.02, blocks 1000, 1001, 1016, 1017, 1019, 1042, 3000, 3001, 3003 through 3005, and 3029 through 3031;</text> </level> <level label="xviii"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 4, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 3042.01, block 4000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 3042.02, blocks 1018, 1019, 4000, 4001, 4005, 4006, and 4008 through 4010; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="xix"> <text>that part of Harford County election district 4, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 3041.02, block 1033; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 35B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Cecil County election district 9;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Cecil County election district 5, precincts 2, 4, and 5;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Cecil County election district 6, precincts 1 and 3;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Cecil County election district 7, precincts 2, 3, and 4;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Cecil County election district 3, precinct 6 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 305.01, blocks 1004 through 1006 and 1016; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 305.03, blocks 3003 and 3004;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Cecil County election district 4, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 306.01, blocks 1000 through 1010, 1013, 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2010;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Cecil County election district 5, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 309.03, blocks 1000, 1004, 1007, 1010, 1011, 1029, 1031, 1034, 1043, 1045, 1046, 2009 through 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019 through 2027, 2031 through 2033, 2035 through 2037, 3011, 3012, 3015, 3026, 3027, and 3029 through 3033;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 309.04, blocks 1000, 1002, 5003, 5004, 5006, and 5007; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 309.08, blocks 1001 through 1005, 1007, 1009, 1014, 2007 through 2009, 2015, and 2016;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Cecil County election district 6, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 313.01, blocks 1005, 1007 through 1014, 1021, 1022, 2000 through 2006, and 2014 through 2030; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 313.02, blocks 1036 through 1039, 2009, 2013 through 2020, 2023, and 2024; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Cecil County election district 7, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 312.01, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1005, 1011 through 1021, 2003 through 2015, 2022 through 2028, 2030, 2032, 2038 through 2041, 2056, 3000 through 3002, 3004, 3005, 3013, 3015, 3016, 3041, and 3047;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="36"> <text>legislative district 36 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Kent County;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Queen Anne’s County;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Caroline County election districts 1, 2, and 7;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Cecil County election districts 1 and 2;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Cecil County election district 3, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Cecil County election district 4, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Cecil County election district 5, precincts 3 and 6;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Cecil County election district 3, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 305.01, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1007 through 1015, 1017 through 1023, 2003 through 2015, and 2025;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Cecil County election district 4, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 305.01, blocks 2000 through 2002;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 306.01, blocks 1011, 1012, 1014, 2000 through 2002, 2005 through 2007, 2009, 2011 through 2022, 3000 through 3008, and 3011 through 3013; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 306.02, blocks 1000 through 1022; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Cecil County election district 5, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 305.03, block 3019;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 309.03, blocks 2003 through 2005, 2028 through 2030, 3009, and 3010; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 309.08, blocks 1006, 1008, and 1010 through 1013;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="37"> <text>legislative district 37 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 37A (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Dorchester County election district 1, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Dorchester County election district 2, precincts 2 and 4;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Dorchester County election district 3, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Dorchester County election district 7, precincts 2, 5, 9, and 10;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Dorchester County election district 12, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Dorchester County election district 13, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>Dorchester County election district 14, precincts 2 and 4;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>Dorchester County election district 15, precinct 3;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>Dorchester County election district 17, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 2, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 9703.00, blocks 1006, 1007, 1010 through 1013, 1017, and 1019 through 1021;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 3, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 9701.00, block 1078;</text> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 7, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 9706.00, block 3010;</text> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 7, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 9704.00, blocks 2042 and 2044 through 2046;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 9706.00, blocks 1008, 1044 through 1046, 1048 through 1055, 1057, and 2014; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 9707.02, blocks 1019 through 1022, 1029 through 1034, 1036, 1040, 1041, 1044, 1046, 1047, 2029, 2030, and 2035;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 7, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 9704.00, blocks 3013 and 4010;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 9705.00, blocks 2007 through 2010, 2014, and 2015; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 9706.00, block 3008;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xv"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 7, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 9707.02, blocks 1017, 1037, and 1038;</text> </level> <level label="xvi"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 13, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 9709.00, blocks 1031, 1032, and 1168;</text> </level> <level label="xvii"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 14, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 9703.00, block 2043;</text> </level> <level label="xviii"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 14, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 9707.02, blocks 1012 through 1016 and 1027;</text> </level> <level label="xix"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 15, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 9702.00, blocks 2040, 2047, 2061 through 2063, 2067 through 2077, 3009 through 3011, 3014, 3015, 3017 through 3021, 3023, 3024, and 3028;</text> </level> <level label="xx"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 17, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 9709.00, blocks 1101, 1104, 1105, 1170, and 1171;</text> </level> <level label="xxi"> <text>Wicomico County election district 1, precincts 1 and 2;</text> </level> <level label="xxii"> <text>Wicomico County election district 5, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="xxiii"> <text>Wicomico County election district 9, precincts 1, 2, 3, 5, and 91;</text> </level> <level label="xxiv"> <text>Wicomico County election district 10, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="xxv"> <text>Wicomico County election district 13, precincts 1 and 2;</text> </level> <level label="xxvi"> <text>Wicomico County election district 15, precincts 1 and 2;</text> </level> <level label="xxvii"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 1, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 107.01, blocks 2023, 2055, 2071, 2072, 2078 through 2083, 3005 through 3016, 3042 through 3047, 3050 through 3052, 3054, 3055, 3058, 3070, 3080, and 3082;</text> </level> <level label="xxviii"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 5, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 101.01, blocks 1001 through 1004;</text> </level> <level label="xxix"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 10, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 107.01, blocks 1013, 1015, 1042, 1045, 1052, 2001, 2009, 2012, 2016, and 2035;</text> </level> <level label="xxx"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 10, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 107.01, blocks 1016 and 1043;</text> </level> <level label="xxxi"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 11, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 107.03, block 1012; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 107.04, blocks 3015 and 3021;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xxxii"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 11, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 107.04, blocks 3016, 3017, 3019, 3020, and 3022; and</text> </level> <level label="xxxiii"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 11, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 107.03, blocks 1009 through 1011; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 107.04, blocks 3000, 3001, and 3010 through 3014; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 37B (two member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Talbot County;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Caroline County election districts 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Dorchester County election districts 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, and 18;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Dorchester County election district 1, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Dorchester County election district 2, precinct 3;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Dorchester County election district 7, precincts 1, 6, and 11;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>Dorchester County election district 12, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>Dorchester County election district 15, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 2, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 9702.00, blocks 2058 and 2060; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 9703.00, blocks 1003, 1005, 1014, 1033, 1037, 1041, 1042, 1051, 3000 through 3032, and 3035;</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 3, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 9701.00, blocks 1029 through 1033, 1037, 1054 through 1057, 1066 through 1076, 1079 through 1081, 1083 through 1087, and 2101;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 7, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 9705.00, block 2005;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 9706.00, blocks 1056, 1058, 2015, 3007, 3012, and 3014;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 9707.02, blocks 1035, 1042, 1043, 1048, 2000 through 2017, 2020 through 2028, 2031 through 2034, 2036, 2037, 3061, and 3062;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 9708.04, blocks 2000 and 2001; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>census tract 9709.00, block 1039;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 7, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 9707.02, block 1045;</text> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 7, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 9707.02, block 2019;</text> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 7, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 9707.02, blocks 1018 and 1023;</text> </level> <level label="xv"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 13, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 9709.00, blocks 1030, 1033, 1034, 1040 through 1048, 1051 through 1062, 1065, 1160 through 1162, 2000 through 2039, 2104, 2107 through 2109, 2128, 2147, 2148, and 2257;</text> </level> <level label="xvi"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 14, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 9703.00, blocks 2000 through 2009, 2014 through 2028, 2030 through 2041, 2044, 2046, 2047, 2054, 2055, 3039, and 4000 through 4011;</text> </level> <level label="xvii"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 14, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 9703.00, blocks 2042, 2056 through 2060, and 4012 through 4019;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 9704.00, blocks 1000 and 1023; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 9707.02, blocks 1000 through 1011, 1024 through 1026, and 1039;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xviii"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 15, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 9702.00, blocks 2000 through 2003, 2005 through 2007, 2010 through 2029, 2035 through 2039, 2042, 2043, 2048, 2051 through 2057, 2059, 2064, 2065, 3027, 3029 through 3033, 4022, 4023, 4028, 4031, 4035 through 4037, 4042, 4044, 4045, and 4049;</text> </level> <level label="xix"> <text>that part of Dorchester County election district 17, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 9709.00, blocks 1017, 1022, 1102, and 1103;</text> </level> <level label="xx"> <text>Wicomico County election districts 2, 7, and 17;</text> </level> <level label="xxi"> <text>Wicomico County election district 8, precinct 3;</text> </level> <level label="xxii"> <text>Wicomico County election district 9, precinct 6;</text> </level> <level label="xxiii"> <text>Wicomico County election district 15, precinct 3;</text> </level> <level label="xxiv"> <text>Wicomico County election district 16, precincts 1 and 2;</text> </level> <level label="xxv"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 1, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 107.01, blocks 2024 through 2030, 2050, 3017 through 3041, 3061, 3063 through 3069, 3071 through 3079, 3083, and 3084;</text> </level> <level label="xxvi"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 8, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 105.01, block 3033; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 106.05, blocks 2000, 2002 through 2004, 2012 through 2016, 2018, 2019, and 3018;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xxvii"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 10, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 107.01, blocks 2002 and 2013;</text> </level> <level label="xxviii"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 10, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 107.01, blocks 1000 through 1012, 1014, 1017 through 1041, 1044, and 1046 through 1051;</text> </level> <level label="xxix"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 16, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 104.00, block 1003; and</text> </level> <level label="xxx"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 16, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 105.01, blocks 3030, 4018, and 4027;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="38"> <text>legislative district 38 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 38A (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Somerset County;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Wicomico County election district 8, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 8, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 106.05, blocks 3000 through 3017 and 3019 through 3027;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Worcester County election district 1;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Worcester County election district 2, precincts 1, 2, 3, and 5;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Worcester County election district 3, precinct 3;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>Worcester County election district 4, precincts 1 and 2;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Worcester County election district 3, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 9509.00, blocks 1004, 1013, 1014, 2039, 2045, and 2046; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 9510.00, block 2009; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Worcester County election district 4, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 9508.00, block 3022;</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 38B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Wicomico County election district 5, precincts 3, 4, and 6;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Wicomico County election district 8, precincts 4 and 5;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Wicomico County election district 9, precincts 4, 7, and 8;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Wicomico County election district 11, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Wicomico County election district 13, precincts 3 and 4;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Wicomico County election district 16, precincts 4 and 6;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 5, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 1.00, blocks 3000 through 3002, 3004, 3008, 3011, 3013 through 3015, 4000, and 4001; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 101.01, blocks 1000, 1005 through 1011, 1016, 1017, 3017, and 5008;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 5, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 101.01, blocks 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2035 through 2037, and 2043 through 2046; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 106.03, blocks 1001 through 1035, 1038 through 1040, 1042 through 1046, 2019, 2020, 2023 through 2044, 3006 through 3011, 3014, 3021, 3022, and 3031 through 3033;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 5, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 106.03, blocks 1041 and 4016;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 11, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 107.03, blocks 3041, 3042, 3059, and 3060; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 107.04, blocks 3023 through 3025, 3034 through 3039, and 3041;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 11, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 107.03, blocks 3026, 3032 through 3034, 3040, and 3058;</text> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 11, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 106.03, blocks 2000 through 2018, 2021, and 2022; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 107.03, blocks 1000 through 1008, 1013 through 1058, 2000 through 2032, 3000 through 3025, 3027 through 3031, 3035 through 3039, and 3061;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 16, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 104.00, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1009 through 1016, 1018 through 1021, 3000 through 3009, 3024 through 3026, 3030, 4012, 4014, and 4015; and</text> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 16, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 104.00, blocks 3016, 3020, and 3031; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 105.01, blocks 2000 through 2017, 3010 through 3015, 3025 through 3029, 4000 through 4017, 4021, and 4035; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>delegate district 38C (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Wicomico County election districts 4, 6, and 14;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Wicomico County election district 5, precincts 7 and 9;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 5, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 106.03, blocks 1000, 1036, 1037, 3002 through 3005, 3012, 3013, 3015 through 3020, 3023, 3026 through 3029, and 3034 through 3036;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Wicomico County election district 5, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 106.03, blocks 3037 through 3040, 4000 through 4015, and 4017 through 4023; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 106.06, blocks 1006 and 1007;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Worcester County election districts 5, 6, and 7;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Worcester County election district 2, precinct 4;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>Worcester County election district 3, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>Worcester County election district 4, precinct 4;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Worcester County election district 3, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 9504.00, blocks 2001 through 2009, 2011, 2013 through 2023, and 3001 through 3027;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 9509.00, blocks 1000, 1001, 1003, 1006, 1075, 2040, 2047, and 2048;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 9510.00, blocks 2010 and 2011; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 9517.00, blocks 1028, 2000 through 2016, 4001 through 4013, 4020 through 4022, and 4027 through 4029; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Worcester County election district 4, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 9508.00, blocks 3000 through 3021, 3024 through 3032, 3048, 3049, and 3052 through 3056; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 9512.00, blocks 1000 through 1006, 1039, and 2000;</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="39"> <text>legislative district 39 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Montgomery County election district 1, precincts 3, 4, and 6;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Montgomery County election district 2, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Montgomery County election district 6, precincts 7 and 10;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Montgomery County election district 9, precincts 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, and 41;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 2, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 7002.10, blocks 1000 through 1021, 1025, 2000 through 2023, 3018 through 3020, 3023 through 3027, and 3030 through 3044;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 2, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 7003.16, block 1012;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 6, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 7006.04, blocks 3000 through 3010;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 7006.10, blocks 1000 through 1004, 1006, 1008 through 1018, 1022, 1026 through 1034, and 1037; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 7006.14, block 3012;</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 9, precinct 15 that consists of census tract 7007.33, block 3007;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 9, precinct 24 that consists of census tract 7007.06, blocks 1000 through 1006, 2003, 3000 through 3020, and 3022 through 3024; and</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Montgomery County election district 9, precinct 37 that consists of census tract 7007.30, block 1005;</text> </level> </level> <level label="40"> <text>legislative district 40 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Baltimore City wards 14, 17, 18, and 19;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Baltimore City ward 4, precinct 3;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Baltimore City ward 11, precincts 3, 4, and 5;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Baltimore City ward 12, precinct 13;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Baltimore City ward 13, precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Baltimore City ward 15, precincts 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Baltimore City ward 16, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>Baltimore City ward 20, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>Baltimore City ward 21, precincts 2 and 3;</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>Baltimore City ward 25, precinct 4;</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>Baltimore City ward 27, precincts 53 and 54;</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 4, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 401.00, blocks 1001 through 1012, 2002 through 2007, 2011, 4000 through 4003, 4006, 4007, and 4009 through 4032;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 402.00, blocks 1004, 1005, 1007, 1016 through 1019, and 1023 through 1036;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 1803.00, blocks 1000 and 2000; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 2806.00, block 2015;</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 11, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 1001.00, blocks 2007, 2008, and 2022;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 1101.00, blocks 2000, 2001, 2004 through 2013, and 3000 through 3003; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 1102.00, blocks 3000, 3001, and 4012 through 4016;</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 11, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 1102.00, blocks 3002 through 3009, 4004, 4005, 4008, 4009, 4017 through 4019, 4023, 6000, 6001, 6003, and 6004;</text> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 11, precinct 6 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 1102.00, blocks 2003 and 2004; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 1701.00, blocks 1002, 1003, 1011, 1012, 1017, and 1018;</text> </level> </level> <level label="p"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 12, precinct 9 that consists of census tract 1207.00, blocks 1003, 1009, 2004 through 2006, 3009, 3012, and 3013;</text> </level> <level label="q"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 12, precinct 11 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 1204.00, blocks 1008 through 1010, 1019, 2012, and 2013; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 1206.00, blocks 3008 through 3015 and 3020 through 3023;</text> </level> </level> <level label="r"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 12, precinct 12 that consists of census tract 1205.00, blocks 1003 through 1011, 1013 through 1016, and 1023;</text> </level> <level label="s"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 13, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 1307.00, blocks 2001, 2003 through 2005, and 6000;</text> </level> <level label="t"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 15, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 1511.00, blocks 1000, 2000, 2005 through 2007, 2016, 2017, 6001, and 6004;</text> </level> <level label="u"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 20, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 2006.00, blocks 1000 through 1004, 1006, 1008 through 1010, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, and 3000 through 3015;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 21, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 2101.00, blocks 1012 through 1014;</text> </level> <level label="w"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 25, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 2501.03, blocks 1007, 1008, 1012 through 1017, and 2000 through 2027; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 2502.06, blocks 1010 through 1013, 3000 through 3004, 3014, and 3015;</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 52 that consists of census tract 2716.00, blocks 1009, 1012, 5002, and 5003; and</text> </level> <level label="y"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 55 that consists of census tract 2718.02, blocks 2014 through 2016, 2018 through 2020, 2025, and 2026;</text> </level> </level> <level label="41"> <text>legislative district 41 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Baltimore City ward 28;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Baltimore City ward 15, precincts 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Baltimore City ward 16, precincts 13 and 14;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Baltimore City ward 20, precincts 6, 7, and 8;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Baltimore City ward 25, precincts 1, 2, 17, and 18;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Baltimore City ward 27, precincts 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, and 67;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 13, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 1307.00, blocks 1000, 1001, and 2000; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 2714.00, blocks 3018 through 3023;</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 15, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 1510.00, blocks 1004 through 1008, 3000, and 3001; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 1511.00, blocks 1001 through 1009, 2001 through 2004, 2018 through 2020, 5000 through 5006, 6000, 6008, and 6009;</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 20, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 2006.00, blocks 1005 and 1007;</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 25, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 2501.03, blocks 1005, 1006, 1009 through 1011, and 3000 through 3014;</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 40 that consists of census tract 2712.00, blocks 2005, 2012, 2016, 4000 through 4009, 4017 through 4033, and 5010 through 5029;</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 41 that consists of census tract 2712.00, blocks 2004, 5000 through 5009, 6000 through 6003, 6006 through 6009, and 6016 through 6018;</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 52 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 2716.00, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1010, 1011, 5000, 5001, 6000 through 6002, and 6005; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 2717.00, blocks 1002, 3000 through 3016, 4000 through 4019, 5012 through 5016, 6005, and 6006; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 55 that consists of census tract 2718.02, blocks 1008, 1009, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2021 through 2024;</text> </level> </level> <level label="42"> <text>legislative district 42 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 42A (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Baltimore County election districts 5, 6, 7, and 10;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 25;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 4, precinct 9 that consists of census tract 4046.00, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1005, and 1011;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4081.00, blocks 1000 through 1017 and 3001 through 3013;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4082.00, blocks 1018 and 2000 through 2017; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 4084.00, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1004, 1005, and 1059 through 1062;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 4085.02, blocks 2000 and 2003;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 4085.02, blocks 3000 through 3002, 3006, 3008, 3009, and 3016;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 22 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4081.00, blocks 3014, 3015, and 3022 through 3029; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4089.00, block 2006;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 27 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4082.00, blocks 1000 through 1005, 1008 through 1012, and 1016; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4083.04, blocks 1001 and 1002;</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 4901.00, blocks 2000 and 2001; and</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 11, precinct 23 that consists of census tract 4112.02, blocks 1006, 1010 through 1014, and 2008;</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 42B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Baltimore County election district 8, precincts 6, 12, 13, and 15;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 27;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 4089.00, blocks 1000, 1001, 1003, 1004, 2000 through 2002, 2007, and 2008;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 4085.02, blocks 1000 through 1016, 2001, 2002, and 2004 through 2006;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 4085.02, blocks 3003 through 3005, 3007, 3010, 3015, and 3028;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4085.03, blocks 1000, 1004, 1009, 2014, and 2015;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4085.06, blocks 1000, 1001, and 1006 through 1013; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 4085.07, blocks 2001, 2006, and 2007;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 11 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4085.03, blocks 2000 through 2003, 2010 through 2013, 2016, and 2017;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4085.05, blocks 1019, 2000, 2002 through 2004, 2019, and 2020; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 4085.07, block 1009;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 14 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4085.02, blocks 3022 through 3027; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4086.01, blocks 2006 through 2011 and 3012 through 3016;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 8, precinct 22 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4081.00, blocks 3016 through 3021; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4089.00, blocks 2003 through 2005;</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 4905.00, blocks 1008, 1009, 2004, and 2007;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 4905.00, blocks 1000 through 1005, 1007, 2005, and 2008;</text> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 4907.01, blocks 1002 through 1006 and 1011;</text> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 4903.03, blocks 1000 through 1005 and 2000 through 2009;</text> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 4902.00, blocks 1000 through 1015, 2000 through 2003, 2006 through 2011, 3005, 3007, and 3008;</text> </level> <level label="xv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 4901.00, blocks 2002 through 2012 and 3000 through 3019;</text> </level> <level label="xvi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 9 that consists of census tract 4901.00, blocks 1004, 1005, 1009 through 1011, and 3020 through 3024;</text> </level> <level label="xvii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 10 that consists of census tract 4903.04, blocks 1000 through 1006 and 3000 through 3004; and</text> </level> <level label="xviii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 26 that consists of census tract 4917.01, blocks 3003 and 3004; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>delegate district 42C (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Carroll County election district 8;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Carroll County election district 4, precincts 1 and 3;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Carroll County election district 3, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 5030.00, blocks 2014, 2016, 4014, 4019, and 4021 through 4023;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Carroll County election district 6, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 5061.01, blocks 1016 through 1020, 3007, 3028, and 3029;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 5061.02, blocks 1000 and 1013 through 1015; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 5062.00, blocks 1020 through 1022, 1026, 2000 through 2002, 2008, and 2010 through 2026;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Carroll County election district 6, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 5061.02, blocks 1001 through 1012, 1016, 1017, 2016, 2020 through 2022, and 2024 through 2027; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 5062.00, blocks 3000 through 3003, 3010 through 3018, and 4000 through 4033;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Carroll County election district 7, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 5076.01, blocks 1015 through 1018, 1021, 2003 through 2006, 2010, 2013 through 2017, 2020 through 2022, 2025, and 2027; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 5076.02, blocks 3000 through 3015; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Carroll County election district 7, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 5075.00, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1005 through 1007, 1010, 1011, 2004 through 2006, and 2008 through 2013;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 5076.01, blocks 1000 through 1007, 1010 through 1012, 1019, 1020, 2000 through 2002, 2007 through 2009, and 2012; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 5077.04, blocks 1000, 1003, and 1004;</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="43"> <text>legislative district 43 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 43A (two member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Baltimore City ward 9, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Baltimore City ward 12, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Baltimore City ward 27, precincts 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 9, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 902.00, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1016, 1024, and 1025;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 906.00, blocks 2001 through 2004, 2007 through 2009, 2014, and 3002; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 2702.00, block 2009;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 9, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 906.00, blocks 3007 and 3012; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 907.00, blocks 1000 through 1005, 1010, and 1012;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 9, precinct 12 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 907.00, blocks 2000 through 2003 and 4000 through 4005; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 908.00, block 3002;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 9, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 908.00, blocks 1000 through 1019, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2023, 2024, 3009 through 3011, 3022 through 3024, and 3026 through 3028;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 12, precinct 9 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 1206.00, blocks 1003 through 1006, 2004 through 2007, 2013, 2017, 2018, and 3004 through 3007; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 1207.00, blocks 2007 through 2014, 3000 through 3008, 3014, 3015, 3024 through 3027, and 3029 through 3031;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 12, precinct 11 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 1204.00, blocks 1001, 1004, 1005, 1013, 1014, and 1016 through 1018;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 1206.00, blocks 3016 through 3019, 3024, and 3025; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 1207.00, blocks 3022, 3023, and 3028;</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 2708.03, block 1000;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 17 that consists of census tract 2703.01, blocks 4005 through 4007;</text> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 18 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 2702.00, blocks 2000 through 2007, 3001, 3002, and 3007 through 3011;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 2703.01, blocks 3003 through 3009 and 4003;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 2709.02, blocks 1022 through 1025; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 2709.03, blocks 1000, 1001, and 1014;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 21 that consists of census tract 2708.03, blocks 2004 through 2010 and 3000 through 3028;</text> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 40 that consists of census tract 2712.00, blocks 2006, 2010, and 2013 through 2015; and</text> </level> <level label="xv"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 41 that consists of census tract 2712.00, blocks 1000 through 1013, 2000 through 2003, 2007 through 2009, 2011, 6019, and 6020; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 43B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Baltimore County election district 9, precincts 4, 12, 13, 14, and 29;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4906.01, blocks 1000 through 1020 and 2000 through 2015;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4906.02, blocks 2000 through 2025; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 4906.03, block 2000;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4903.04, block 3012;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4907.01, blocks 1000, 1001, 1007 through 1010, and 1012 through 1014; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 4907.03, blocks 1000 through 1032 and 2000 through 2014;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 4903.04, blocks 3008, 3010, and 3011;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 10 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4903.02, blocks 2000 through 2011 and 3000 through 3007;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4903.04, blocks 1007, 2000, 2001, 3005 through 3007, and 3009; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 4909.00, blocks 2000, 2001, 3000 through 3002, and 3034;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 4909.00, blocks 1000 through 1006, 2002 through 2006, 3003 through 3033, and 3035 through 3045;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 15 that consists of census tract 4913.00, blocks 1004 through 1015, 2000 through 2005, and 2009 through 2012; and</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 9, precinct 20 that consists of census tract 4914.01, blocks 2010, 2011, 2015, 3000, 3001, and 3004 through 3007;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="44"> <text>legislative district 44 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 44A (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Baltimore County election district 1, precincts 8, 9, and 16;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Baltimore County election district 13, precincts 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4007.01, blocks 1003 through 1006, 2001 through 2006, and 2009 through 2022; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4007.02, blocks 1004 through 1018 and 1021 through 1025;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 10 that consists of census tract 4009.00, blocks 1006, 1008 through 1012, 1014, 1016 through 1018, 1020, and 1023 through 1025;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 15 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4001.00, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1005, and 1006; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4002.00, blocks 1007 through 1011 and 2000 through 2018; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 13, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4304.00, blocks 1000 through 1010 and 1013 through 1015; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4309.00, blocks 1018 and 1019; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 44B (two member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Baltimore County election district 1, precincts 1, 5, and 6;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Baltimore County election district 2, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 28, and 31;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Baltimore County election district 3, precincts 1 and 3;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Baltimore County election district 13, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 4015.04, blocks 1011, 1012, 1014 through 1018, 2000 through 2002, 2004 through 2010, 2013, 2014, 3001, and 3008;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4015.04, blocks 1002, 1003, 1006, 1007, 1013, and 3000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4015.05, blocks 1000 through 1009, 2000 through 2011, and 3000 through 3011;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4007.01, blocks 2000, 2007, and 2008; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4007.02, blocks 1000 through 1003 and 1019;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 10 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4010.00, blocks 1002 through 1005, 1010, 1011, 1015, and 2000 through 2010; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4014.00, blocks 1000 through 1003 and 1009 through 1014;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 4015.03, blocks 5000 through 5015;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 12 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4014.00, block 1004; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4015.03, blocks 2000 through 2008;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 13 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4004.00, blocks 1002 through 1005, 1012, 3000 through 3014, and 4000 through 4005; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4005.00, blocks 1000 through 1002;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 14 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4004.00, blocks 2007 through 2014 and 5008; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4925.00, blocks 1000 through 1007;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 1, precinct 15 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4001.00, block 1004;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4004.00, blocks 1000, 1001, 1006 through 1011, 1013, and 2000 through 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 4925.00, blocks 2000 and 2001;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 2, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 4023.07, blocks 1000 through 1005, 1007, and 3000 through 3009;</text> </level> <level label="xv"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 2, precinct 23 that consists of census tract 4023.05, block 1002;</text> </level> <level label="xvi"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 3, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 4032.01, blocks 1000 and 1001;</text> </level> <level label="xvii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 13, precinct 3 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4307.00, blocks 1001 through 1013, 2000 through 2015, and 3000 through 3016; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4308.00, blocks 3008 and 3009;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xviii"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 13, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4306.00, blocks 1002 through 1007, 1009 through 1013, 1015, 1023, 1024, and 2034; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4307.00, blocks 1014, 1015, 1018, 1020 through 1025, and 4000 through 4007; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="xix"> <text>that part of Baltimore County election district 13, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 4304.00, blocks 1011, 1012, 1028, 2000 through 2029, and 3000 through 3030;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 4306.00, blocks 1000, 1001, 1008, and 2020 through 2033;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 4307.00, blocks 1000, 1016, 1017, and 1019;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>census tract 4308.00, blocks 1000, 1001, 1015 through 1019, and 3005 through 3007;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>census tract 4309.00, block 1037; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>census tract 9802.00, blocks 1000 through 1009;</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="45"> <text>legislative district 45 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Baltimore City wards 7 and 8;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Baltimore City ward 5, precinct 2;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Baltimore City ward 6, precincts 2 and 3;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Baltimore City ward 9, precincts 13 and 15;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Baltimore City ward 10, precincts 1, 2, and 4;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Baltimore City ward 26, precincts 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Baltimore City ward 27, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 19;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 6, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 601.00, blocks 1000 through 1005 and 4000 through 4006; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 602.00, blocks 3000 through 3005 and 4000 through 4007;</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 9, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 902.00, blocks 1017 through 1023 and 1026 through 1029; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 906.00, blocks 1000 through 1011, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2010 through 2013, 3000, 3001, 3003, and 3004;</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 9, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 906.00, blocks 3005, 3006, 3008 through 3011, and 3013 through 3017; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 907.00, blocks 1006 through 1009 and 1011;</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 9, precinct 12 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 907.00, blocks 2004 through 2009, 3000 through 3007, and 4006; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 908.00, blocks 3000 and 3001;</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 9, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 908.00, blocks 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2018 through 2020, 3008, 3012, and 3021;</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 11, precinct 1 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 1101.00, blocks 2002 and 2003; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 1102.00, block 4011;</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 11, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 1102.00, blocks 4006, 4007, and 4010;</text> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 12, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 1204.00, blocks 1002, 1003, 1006, 1007, 1011, 1012, 1015, and 2014;</text> </level> <level label="p"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 12, precinct 12 that consists of census tract 1205.00, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1012, 1017 through 1022, 1024 through 1028, and 2000 through 2029;</text> </level> <level label="q"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 26, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 2604.04, blocks 1023 through 1026 and 1031 through 1033;</text> </level> <level label="r"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 26, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 2604.04, blocks 1000 through 1022, 1029, 2000 through 2007, 2012, 2021, and 2029;</text> </level> <level label="s"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 13 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 2707.01, blocks 1000 through 1009 and 2000 through 2002; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 2707.03, blocks 2000 through 2013 and 3000 through 3018;</text> </level> </level> <level label="t"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 17 that consists of census tract 2703.01, blocks 1007 through 1010, 2000, 2001, 2003, 4001, 4002, 4004, and 4008 through 4018;</text> </level> <level label="u"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 18 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 2702.00, blocks 3000 and 3003 through 3006; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 2703.01, blocks 2002, 2004 through 2012, 3000 through 3002, and 3010 through 3017; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 27, precinct 21 that consists of census tract 2708.03, blocks 1013 through 1018 and 1023 through 1025;</text> </level> </level> <level label="46"> <text>legislative district 46 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>Baltimore City wards 1, 2, 3, 22, 23, and 24;</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Baltimore City ward 4, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Baltimore City ward 5, precinct 1;</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Baltimore City ward 6, precincts 4 and 5;</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Baltimore City ward 10, precinct 3;</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Baltimore City ward 11, precinct 7;</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Baltimore City ward 21, precincts 1 and 5;</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>Baltimore City ward 25, precincts 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16;</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>Baltimore City ward 26, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12;</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 4, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 401.00, blocks 1000, 3017 through 3024, and 3044 through 3046; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 1101.00, blocks 1018, 1019, and 1021;</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 6, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 601.00, blocks 1006 and 1007;</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 11, precinct 6 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 1003.00, blocks 1006 and 1007;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 1101.00, blocks 1002, 1009 through 1017, and 1020;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 1102.00, blocks 1000 through 1009, 2000 through 2002, 2005, 2006, 5004 through 5011, and 6009 through 6012; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 2805.00, blocks 2007 through 2010;</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 21, precinct 4 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 2101.00, blocks 1003 through 1011, 1015 through 1028, 1030 through 1038, and 1043;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 2102.00, blocks 1027 and 1030 through 1035; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 2503.01, blocks 1003, 1007, 1008, 1035, and 2000 through 2002;</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 26, precinct 7 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 2604.04, blocks 1027, 1028, and 1030;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 2605.01, blocks 1025 through 1029 and 2022; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 2607.00, blocks 1000, 1001, 1008 through 1016, 1018, 1019, 1022 through 1025, 1028, 1029, 1031, 2000 through 2009, and 2012 through 2014; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="o"> <text>that part of Baltimore City ward 26, precinct 11 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>census tract 2604.04, blocks 2008 through 2011, 2019, 2020, 3000, 3006, and 3007;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>census tract 2607.00, blocks 1002 through 1007;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>census tract 2608.00, blocks 1000, 1001, 1004 through 1017, 1019, 1020, 2000, 2001, 2004 through 2007, and 2010 through 2016; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>census tract 2609.00, blocks 1000 through 1003 and 1008; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="47"> <text>legislative district 47 consists of:</text> <level label="a"> <text>delegate district 47A (two member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 2, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 13, precincts 2, 17, and 22;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 16, precincts 98 and 99;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 17, precincts 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 11;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 18, precincts 3, 5, 12, 14, and 99;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 97;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 2, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8039.00, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1006 through 1016, 2003 through 2008, 3000 through 3004, 3007 through 3013, and 3018;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8040.01, blocks 2004 and 2006; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8040.02, blocks 1003, 1007, and 2008;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 8035.24, block 1000;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 18 that consists of census tract 8034.03, blocks 1001, 1004, 1005, and 2000 through 2006;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 19 that consists of census tract 8033.00, blocks 1003 and 1004;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 13, precinct 25 that consists of census tract 8035.24, block 1006;</text> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 8055.00, blocks 1017 through 1027;</text> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 10 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8050.00, block 1000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8051.01, block 1000;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xiv"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 18, precinct 15 that consists of census tract 8030.01, block 1020;</text> </level> <level label="xv"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 2 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8036.02, blocks 2000 and 2001; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8036.12, blocks 1000 through 1007, 1013 through 1026, and 1029;</text> </level> </level> <level label="xvi"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 12 that consists of census tract 8036.12, block 1008; and</text> </level> <level label="xvii"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 20, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 8036.12, block 1012; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>delegate district 47B (single member delegate district):</text> <level label="i"> <text>Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 3;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 16, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 8075.00, block 1002;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 8055.00, blocks 1000 through 1016 and 2001 through 2003;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 8 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8059.08, blocks 1000, 1002, 1005 through 1007, 1009, 1010, and 1017 through 1019;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8059.09, block 2002; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8060.00, blocks 1000, 1003 through 1007, 1009, 1013, 1014, and 1019;</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 10 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8055.00, blocks 2004 through 2008;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8058.01, blocks 1005 through 1026 and 2000 through 2014; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8058.02, blocks 1000 through 1024 and 2000 through 2013;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 12 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8059.04, blocks 1000, 1005, and 1007;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8059.06, blocks 1000 through 1003 and 2000 through 2004; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>census tract 8059.07, blocks 1000 and 2000 through 2004;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 13 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8055.00, block 2000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8057.00, blocks 3005 through 3007;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 17, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 8059.08, block 1015;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 21, precinct 5 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8073.01, block 2004; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8073.05, blocks 1001 through 1010, 2001, 2004 through 2012, and 2015; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="x"> <text>that part of Prince George’s County election district 21, precinct 14 that consists of the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>census tract 8073.04, blocks 1002 through 1010 and 1014 through 1020; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>census tract 8073.05, blocks 1000 and 2000.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-204" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Legislative Districting Plan of 2022"> <text>All provisions of this article, and all other laws or parts of laws, public general or public local, inconsistent with the provisions of this subtitle, are repealed to the extent of any such inconsistency.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-205" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Legislative Districting Plan of 2022"> <text>If any part of this subtitle, including any section or subsection or portion of it, shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the unconstitutionality or invalidity may not affect the remaining parts of this subtitle. It is the intention that the remaining parts of this subtitle would have been enacted into law if that unconstitutionality or invalidity had been known. To this end, all parts of this subtitle are declared to be severable.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-2A-01" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="2A" subtitle_name="Creation of the Legislative Districting Plan"> <level label="a"> <text>The population count used after each decennial census for the purpose of creating the legislative districting plan for the General Assembly:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not include individuals who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>were incarcerated in State or federal correctional facilities, as determined by the decennial census; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>were not residents of the State before their incarceration; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall count individuals incarcerated in the State or federal correctional facilities, as determined by the decennial census, at their last known residence before incarceration if the individuals were residents of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Beginning with the 2020 decennial census:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on or before October 31 in the year of each decennial census, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall submit to the Maryland Department of Planning and the Department of Legislative Services the following identifiable information, in electronic form, for each individual incarcerated in a State correctional facility on April 1 in the year of the decennial census:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the name of the individual;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the address of the individual’s last known residence;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the individual’s race or ethnicity; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>any other information necessary to fulfill the purposes of this section; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on or before August 1 in the year of each decennial census, the Maryland Department of Planning and the Department of Legislative Services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, the terms of which shall require the Maryland Department of Planning and the Department of Legislative Services to work collaboratively to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>summarize the results of the geocoded data created by the Maryland Department of Planning as required under COMAR 35.05.01;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>using the geocoded data, identify the individuals incarcerated in a State correctional facility or federal correctional facility in the State that will be included in the adjusted census data under this section;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>make any necessary changes to the Maryland Department of Planning’s geocoded database;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>jointly review for accuracy any changes to the census data by any software vendor or other entity; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>jointly certify, on or before March 15 in the year following each decennial census, the adjusted census data to be used for redistricting under this section.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-401" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Legislative Policy Committee"> <text>In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Legislative Policy Committee.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-402" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Legislative Policy Committee"> <text>There is a Legislative Policy Committee.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-403" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Legislative Policy Committee"> <level label="a"> <text>The Legislative Policy Committee consists of the following 28 members:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from the Senate:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the President;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the President Pro Tem;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the Majority Leader;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the Chair of the Budget and Taxation Committee;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the Chair of the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the Chair of the Finance Committee;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the Chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>the Minority Leader; and</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <level label="1"> <text>6 other Senators, appointed by the President and approved by majority vote of the Senate; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if a Senator simultaneously serves in 2 of the positions set forth in items (ii) through (vii), inclusive, of this item, 7 other Senators, appointed by the President and approved by majority vote of the Senate; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>from the House:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Speaker;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Speaker Pro Tem;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the Majority Leader;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the Chair of the Appropriations Committee;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the Chair of the Health Committee;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the Chair of the Economic Matters Committee;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the Chair of the Environment and Transportation Committee;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>the Chair of the Government, Labor, and Elections Committee;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>the Chair of the Judiciary Committee;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>the Chair of the Ways and Means Committee;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>the Minority Leader; and</text> </level> <level label="xii"> <level label="1"> <text>3 other Delegates, appointed by the Speaker and approved by majority vote of the House; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if a Delegate simultaneously serves in 2 of the positions set forth in items (ii) through (x), inclusive, of this item, 4 other Delegates, appointed by the Speaker and approved by majority vote of the House.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>As far as possible, the Senators appointed by the President, under subsection (a)(1)(ix) of this section, shall be representative of the various sections and interests of the State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>As far as possible, the Delegates appointed by the Speaker, under subsection (a)(2)(xii) of this section, shall be representative of the various sections and interests of the State.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-404" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Legislative Policy Committee"> <text>The President and the Speaker are cochairs of the Committee.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-405" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Legislative Policy Committee"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only to a vacancy on the Committee that occurs while the General Assembly is not in session.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If a vacancy occurs in one of the offices of cochairs of the Committee, a successor shall be elected:</text> <level label="i"> <text>for the Senate cochair, by the Senators on the Committee; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for the House cochair, by the Delegates on the Committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If vacancies occur in both offices of the cochairs of the Committee, the successors shall be elected from among the remaining members of the Committee by those members. One of the cochairs shall be a Senator, and one shall be a Delegate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If a vacancy occurs among the Senators on the Committee, a successor shall be appointed by the President.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a vacancy occurs among the Delegates on the Committee, a successor shall be appointed by the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-406" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Legislative Policy Committee"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A majority of the full authorized membership of the Committee is a quorum.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Committee may not act unless at least 8 members concur.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee shall meet as often as necessary, at the times and places that its cochairs determine.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any member of the General Assembly may attend a meeting of the Committee and present views on any matter that the Committee is considering. However, only a member of the Committee may vote in any decision of the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff assistance to the Committee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-407" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Legislative Policy Committee"> <level label="a"> <text>The Committee has the following functions:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to review the work of the standing committees;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to collect information about the government and general welfare of the State;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>to study the operation of and recommend changes in the Constitution, statutes, and common law of the State;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>to study the rules and procedures of the Senate and the House and recommend changes that would improve and expedite the consideration of legislation by the General Assembly;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>to coordinate and supervise generally the work of the General Assembly when it is not in session;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>to prepare or endorse a legislative program that includes the bills, resolutions, or other recommendations of the Committee that are to be presented to the General Assembly at its next session;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>to carry out its powers and duties under the Maryland Program Evaluation Act; and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>at least every 2 years, to review and update as necessary the antiharassment policy and procedures of the General Assembly to create and maintain an environment in which all members and employees are treated with respect and are free from unlawful discrimination and harassment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>To carry out its functions, the Committee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall receive, from any source, suggestions for legislation or investigation;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may hold a hearing on any matter;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may appoint a special committee and delegate to that committee the authority specified in § 2–408 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>may refer a matter for study and report to any of its special committees or any committee of the General Assembly;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>shall consider the reports of standing, statutory, and special committees;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>may have any bill or resolution prepared to carry out its recommendations; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>when the General Assembly is not in session:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may accept a gift or grant of money from a person or public agency for any purpose that relates to the activities of the Legislative Policy Committee or of any other standing, statutory, or special committee; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may spend the money for that purpose, in accordance with the State budget.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-408" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Legislative Policy Committee"> <level label="a"> <text>In carrying out any of its functions or powers, the Committee may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>issue subpoenas;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>compel the attendance of witnesses;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>compel the production of any papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>administer oaths; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>cause the depositions of witnesses, who reside in or outside of the State, to be taken in the manner provided by law for taking depositions in a civil case.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section or fails to testify on any matter on which the person lawfully may be interrogated, on petition of a member of the Committee, a circuit court may pass an order directing compliance with the subpoena or compelling testimony and may enforce the order by proceedings for contempt.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Venue and procedures for a proceeding under paragraph (1) of this subsection to direct compliance with a subpoena or compel testimony are as provided in § 2–1803 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>False swearing by a witness before the Committee is perjury.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-409" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Legislative Policy Committee"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to § 2–1257 of this title, the Committee shall submit to the General Assembly periodic reports to keep the members of the General Assembly fully informed about matters that come before the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee shall compile the bills, joint resolutions, and other recommendations that are submitted to it by its special committees and by the committees of the General Assembly and are intended for submission to the General Assembly at its next session.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before that session of the General Assembly, the Committee shall prepare a report that includes those bills, resolutions, and recommendations and the reports that relate to them.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Committee shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>subject to § 2–1257 of this title, submit this report to the General Assembly; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>send this report to each other elected State officer and to the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-410" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Legislative Policy Committee"> <text>Within the amounts made available by appropriation, each officer and unit of the State government shall conduct any study that the Committee requests.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-411" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Legislative Policy Committee"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “Board” means the Information Technology Advisory Board.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is an Information Technology Advisory Board to advise the Legislative Policy Committee.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board consists of eight members of the public with expertise in:</text> <level label="i"> <text>enterprise information technology management experience; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>specific technology experience, including experience with artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The President of the Senate shall appoint four of the Board members.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Speaker of the House shall appoint four of the Board members.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The President and the Speaker shall jointly designate a member to serve as chair of the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A member of the Board:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>may not receive compensation as a member of the Board; but</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is subject to the Public Ethics Law; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>shall disclose to the State Ethics Commission if the member:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is employed by an entity that currently does business with the State that is related to the matters before the Board; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has a financial interest in an entity that currently does business with the State that is related to the matters before the Board.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board shall be staffed by the Department of Legislative Services.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>serve as an expert advisory entity to the General Assembly; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>review any State reports or other available information regarding existing major information technology development projects, including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>project management and oversight reports provided confidentially to the Department of Legislative Services;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any confidential information regarding project risks submitted to the Legislative Policy Committee;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the State modernization plan;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>legacy system standards, inventory, and funding projections;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>State use of the information technology investment maturity model;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the State centralization strategies for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>information technology management; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>cybersecurity; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the State artificial intelligence roadmap developed by the Governor’s artificial intelligence subcabinet.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>On or before December 15 each year, the Board shall submit to the Legislative Policy Committee and the Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology, in accordance with § 2–1257 of this title, a report that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>interprets and summarizes the reports and other information reviewed under subsection (f)(2) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provides advice to the State based on the reports and other information reviewed; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>communicates the requisite information in a clear and concise manner that, to the greatest extent possible, avoids the use of technical language or reliance on existing industry knowledge.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-501" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review"> <text>In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-502" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review"> <text>There is a Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, which is a joint committee of the Senate and the House.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-503" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee consists of 20 members.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Of the 20 Committee members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>10 shall be Senators, appointed by the President with the approval of the Senate; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>10 shall be Delegates, appointed by the Speaker with the approval of the House.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Senators appointed by the President shall be chosen so that each political party is represented in approximately the same proportion as the party is represented in the Senate.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Delegates appointed by the Speaker shall be chosen so that each political party is represented in approximately the same proportion as the party is represented in the House.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Members shall be appointed at the beginning of each regular session of the General Assembly and shall serve until the beginning of the following regular session.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-504" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review"> <text>The Senate chair and the House chair of the Committee shall be appointed by the President and the Speaker, respectively, from the membership of the Committee. One shall be a Senator appointed by the President, and the other shall be a Delegate appointed by the Speaker. The presiding chairship and cochairship shall be alternated annually between the Senate and the House.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-505" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review"> <level label="a"> <text>A majority of the full authorized membership of the Committee is a quorum.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff assistance to the Committee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-506" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to any powers set forth elsewhere, the Committee may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>review proposed or adopted regulations of a unit of the Executive Branch of the State government;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>consider requests for emergency adoption of regulations;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>inquire into an alleged failure of an officer or employee of any branch of the State government to comply with the laws of the State; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>review the operations of any unit of the Executive Branch of the State government.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>At least once a year, the Committee shall submit a report to the Legislative Policy Committee and, subject to § 2–1257 of this title, to the General Assembly.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The report shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>describe the studies and other work of the Committee; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>include any recommendations of the Committee on legislative action that is needed to change or reverse a regulation of a unit of the Executive Branch of the State government.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The failure of the Committee to comment on or to object to a proposed or adopted regulation is not an indication that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Committee approves the regulation;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the statute under which the regulation is adopted authorizes the adoption; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the regulation conforms to the legislative intent of the statute.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-507" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review"> <level label="a"> <text>In carrying out any of its functions or powers, the Committee may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>issue subpoenas;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>compel the attendance of witnesses;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>compel the production of any papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>administer oaths; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>cause the depositions of witnesses, who reside in or outside of the State, to be taken in the manner provided by law for taking depositions in a civil case.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section or fails to testify on any matter on which the person lawfully may be interrogated, on petition of a member of the Committee, a circuit court may pass an order directing compliance with the subpoena or compelling testimony and may enforce the order by proceedings for contempt.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Venue and procedures for a proceeding under paragraph (1) of this subsection to direct compliance with a subpoena or compel testimony are as provided in § 2–1803 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-601" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee"> <text>In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-602" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee"> <text>There is a Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, which is a joint committee of the Senate and the House.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-603" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee"> <level label="a"> <text>The Committee consists of 10 members of the Senate, appointed by the President, and 10 members of the House, appointed by the Speaker.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Members of the Committee shall be appointed on the basis of demonstrated ability and interest in the functions of the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In making appointments from time to time, the President and the Speaker shall provide for representation from the major areas of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Members shall be appointed after the 2 houses and their committees organize during each regular session of the General Assembly and shall serve until the houses and committees organize during the following regular session.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>If a vacancy occurs among the Senators on the Committee, a successor promptly shall be appointed by the President.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If a vacancy occurs among the Delegates on the Committee, a successor promptly shall be appointed by the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-604" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee"> <text>The President and the Speaker jointly shall appoint the chair and the vice chair of the Committee.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-605" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee"> <text>In addition to any powers and duties set forth elsewhere, the Committee shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>review audit reports issued by the Legislative Auditor and submit findings and recommendations to the General Assembly with respect to issues in audit reports;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>review the audit process and procedures and provide comment and recommendations to the President and the Speaker, the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services, and the Legislative Auditor;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>review performance evaluations conducted and reports issued by the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability and submit findings and recommendations to the General Assembly with respect to issues raised in the performance evaluations and reports; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>review the performance evaluation process and procedures and provide comment and recommendations to the President and the Speaker, the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services, and the Director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-701" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics"> <text>In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-702" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics"> <text>There is a Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, which is a joint committee of the Senate and the House.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-703" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee consists of the following 12 regular members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>six Senators appointed by the President; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>six Delegates appointed by the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Senators appointed by the President shall be chosen so that each political party is represented in approximately the same proportion as the party is represented in the Senate. Minority party members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Delegates appointed by the Speaker shall be chosen so that each political party is represented in approximately the same proportion as the party is represented in the House. Minority party members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the House.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A member appointed by the President serves at the pleasure of the President.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A member appointed by the Speaker serves at the pleasure of the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The President and the Speaker shall be nonvoting ex officio members of the Committee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-704" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics"> <level label="a"> <text>The President and the Speaker:</text> <level label="1"> <text>jointly shall appoint a chair and a vice chair of the Committee; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each shall appoint a cochair of the Committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Appointees serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-705" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics"> <text>The Committee shall meet at the times and places that it determines.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-706" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics"> <level label="a"> <text>The Committee shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>perform all duties assigned to it by law or by legislative rules;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>from time to time, recommend to the presiding officers any changes in or amendments to the rules of legislative ethics;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on request of a member of the General Assembly, issue an advisory opinion regarding the legislative ethics of an action taken or contemplated to be taken by the member;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>on its own motion, issue advisory opinions as it deems necessary;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>at the request of the President or the Speaker, make recommendations concerning matters referred to the Committee;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>as it deems necessary, issue guidelines and establish procedures for the implementation of the rules of legislative ethics;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>maintain public records as the rules require; and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>review complaints filed under § 5–516 of the General Provisions Article alleging violations of the antiharassment policy and procedures adopted by the Legislative Policy Committee that govern the conduct of members of the General Assembly.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee shall maintain the statements filed by members of the General Assembly under Title 5, Subtitle 5 of the General Provisions Article and, during normal office hours, make the statements available to the public for examination and copying.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Committee shall maintain a record of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the name and home address of each individual who examines or copies a statement filed with the Committee by a member of the General Assembly; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the name of the member whose statement was examined or copied.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>On the request of the member whose statement was examined or copied, the Committee shall forward to the member a copy of the record maintained by the Committee under paragraph (2)(i) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-707" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee may propose the adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules of legislative ethics.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Changes to the rules shall be presented in the form of a joint resolution and shall become effective after adoption of the joint resolution by a constitutional majority of each house voting separately.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Before presenting a change to the rules, the Committee shall conduct a public hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The rules may supplement but may not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Maryland Public Ethics Law that relate to members of the General Assembly.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The rules are effective whether or not the General Assembly is in session and shall be binding on each member of the General Assembly.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-708" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics"> <text>The President and the Speaker may refer to the Committee any matter that they consider appropriate.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-709" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics"> <level label="a"> <text>The Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services, subject to the approval of the President and Speaker, shall appoint an attorney to serve as Counsel to the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Counsel:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall devote full time to the duties of the Committee, but may not participate in any investigatory or prosecutorial function;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may provide information to any person regarding laws, rules, and other standards of ethical conduct applicable to members of the General Assembly;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>shall carry out any duties prescribed under Title 5, Subtitle 5 of the General Provisions Article;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>shall meet individually with each member of the General Assembly each year to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>advise the member regarding the requirements of any applicable ethics law, rule, or standard of conduct; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>assist the member in preparing statements and reports required to be filed with the Committee under Title 5, Subtitle 5, Part II of the General Provisions Article; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>shall conduct seminars, workshops, and briefings for the benefit of members of the General Assembly, as directed by the Committee, the President, or the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The assistance of the Counsel to members of the General Assembly:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is subject to the attorney client privilege, as set forth in § 9–108 of the Courts Article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is subject to confidentiality under § 5–517 of the General Provisions Article; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is intended as a service to the members and may not be deemed to diminish a member’s personal responsibility for adherence to applicable laws, rules, and standards of ethical conduct.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Committee shall have other staff assistance as requested by the Committee and as provided in the budget of the General Assembly.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-710" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “Board” means the Citizens’ Advisory Board for Legislative Ethics established under subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>There is a Citizens’ Advisory Board for Legislative Ethics.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board consists of the following members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a member of the public who shall serve as the chair, appointed jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>two members of the public, appointed by the President of the Senate; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>two members of the public, appointed by the Speaker of the House.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>A member of the Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall be a resident of the State;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be a State or local elected official; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may not be a regulated lobbyist.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>No more than two members of the Board at any one time may be former members of the General Assembly.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The members of the Board shall be chosen so that each political party is represented in approximately the same proportion as the party is represented in the General Assembly.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>In appointing members of the Board, the presiding officers shall seek individuals with a knowledge of or background in public ethics.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>The term of a member of the Board is 2 years and begins on January 1 of each even–numbered year.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>With the consent of the Legislative Policy Committee, the President and Speaker may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall regularly offer recommendations to the Committee and the presiding officers regarding changes to the Public Ethics Law, the policies and procedures of the Committee, and public advisory opinions of the Committee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-801" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds"> <text>In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-802" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds"> <text>There is a Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, which is a joint committee of the Senate and the House.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-803" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee consists of 8 members.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Of the 8 members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>4 shall be Senators, appointed by the President; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>4 shall be Delegates, appointed by the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A member appointed by the President serves at the pleasure of the President.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A member appointed by the Speaker serves at the pleasure of the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-804" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds"> <text>The President and the Speaker jointly shall appoint the chair and the vice chair of the Committee.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-805" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds"> <level label="a"> <text>A majority of the full authorized membership of the Committee is a quorum.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Committee shall meet:</text> <level label="1"> <text>at the times and places that it determines; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at the call of its chair or, if the chair is absent, at the call of its vice chair.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-806" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds"> <level label="a"> <text>The Committee has the function to review the investment and management policies and procedures:</text> <level label="1"> <text>of the Treasurer with respect to State funds in the State Treasury;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>of any officer or unit with respect to State funds that are not in the State Treasury and are not under the jurisdiction of a retirement system; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>of local governments with respect to public funds.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to § 2-1257 of this title, on or before the 1st day of each regular session, the Committee shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly on any recommendations as to the office of Treasurer.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The function and authority of the Treasurer as a member of the Board of Public Works are not subject to the review of the Committee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-807" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds"> <level label="a"> <text>In carrying out any of its functions or powers, the Committee may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>issue subpoenas;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>compel the attendance of witnesses;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>compel the production of any papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>administer oaths; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>cause the depositions of witnesses, who reside in or outside of the State, to be taken in the manner provided by law for taking depositions in a civil case.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section or fails to testify on any matter on which the person lawfully may be interrogated, on petition of a member of the Committee, a circuit court may pass an order directing compliance with the subpoena or compelling testimony and may enforce the order by proceedings for contempt.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Venue and procedures for a proceeding under paragraph (1) of this subsection to direct compliance with a subpoena or compel testimony are as provided in § 2–1803 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-901" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Federal Relations"> <text>In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Joint Committee on Federal Relations.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-902" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Federal Relations"> <text>There is a Joint Committee on Federal Relations, which is a joint committee of the Senate and the House.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-903" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Federal Relations"> <level label="a"> <text>The Committee consists of 16 members.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Of the 16 Committee members:</text> <level label="1"> <text>8 shall be Senators, appointed by the President; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>8 shall be Delegates, appointed by the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-904" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Federal Relations"> <level label="a"> <text>The President and the Speaker jointly shall appoint a chair and a vice chair of the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The President shall appoint a chair of the Senate members of the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Speaker shall appoint a chair of the House members of the Committee.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-905" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Federal Relations"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff assistance to the Committee.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-906" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Federal Relations"> <level label="a"> <text>The Committee shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>as to the relations between the State and the federal government:</text> <level label="i"> <text>monitor and evaluate the relations;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>monitor proposals to change the relations;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>evaluate the impact of the proposals on the State and its citizens and on local governments; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>keep officials of the Executive and Legislative branches of the State government and others informed about the relations and the potential impact of proposals to change the relations;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>serve as a forum for consideration of certain State-local issues;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>try to advance the cooperation between the State and other units of government by proposing or facilitating any actions that the Committee considers advisable, including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the adoption of compacts;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the enactment of uniform statutes;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the enactment of reciprocal statutes;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the adoption of uniform administrative rules or regulations;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the adoption of reciprocal administrative rules or regulations;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the informal cooperation between government offices;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the personal cooperation between officials and employees of governments; and</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>the exchange of information; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>do any other thing that the Legislative Policy Committee assigns.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to § 2-1257 of this title, the Committee shall submit to the General Assembly:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an annual report, within 15 days after the General Assembly convenes for a regular session; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any other report that the Committee considers appropriate.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1001" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Spending Affordability"> <text>In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Spending Affordability Committee.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1002" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Spending Affordability"> <level label="a"> <text>The General Assembly finds that State expenditures for operating and capital programs must be controlled so that the level of State spending is consistent with the economic growth of the State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The control of spending shall be exercised through the budgetary process as well as through legislative oversight and program review.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The budget focuses on spending for the next fiscal year and provides careful scrutiny of new programs or expansion of existing programs and services and weighs the incremental cost of the State budget in light of the priority needs of the citizens.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Legislative oversight seeks to eliminate inefficiencies in governmental activities and to evaluate programs in order to eliminate those no longer required and to avoid overlap and duplication of services and activities.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Legislative Policy Committee shall be responsible for coordinating the spending affordability program of the General Assembly by appointment of a Spending Affordability Committee and by selection of program evaluation projects and direction of oversight activities.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The goal of the spending affordability program is to limit the rate of growth of State spending to a level that does not exceed the rate of growth of the State’s economy.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1003" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Spending Affordability"> <level label="a"> <text>On or before June 1 of each year, the Legislative Policy Committee shall create a Spending Affordability Committee comprised of an equal number of Senators and Delegates. The Committee membership includes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the President and the Speaker;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the chairs of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the House or their designees; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>other members of the Senate and the House who may be appointed by the President and the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The chair of the Committee shall be designated jointly by the President and the Speaker.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The President and the Speaker may appoint an advisory committee of citizens to assist the Committee in its deliberations.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1004" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Spending Affordability"> <level label="a"> <text>The Committee shall review in detail the status and projections of the revenues and expenditures of the State and the status and projections of the economy of the State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In evaluating future State expenditures, the Committee shall consider economic indicators such as personal income, gross State product, or other data.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1005" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Spending Affordability"> <level label="a"> <text>On or before December 20 of each year, the Committee shall submit, subject to § 2–1257 of this title, to the Legislative Policy Committee and the Governor a report with recommendations on fiscal goals for the State budget to be considered at the next regular session of the General Assembly, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a recommended level of State spending;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a recommended level of new debt authorization;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a recommended level of State personnel;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a recommended use of any anticipated surplus;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a recommended end–of–the–year General Fund balance;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a recommended end–of–the–year balance in the Revenue Stabilization Account established under § 7–311 of the State Finance and Procurement Article;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a recommended structural balance goal;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>a recommended fund balance for the Transportation Trust Fund established under § 3–216 of the Transportation Article;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>a recommended minimum expenditure level for system preservation by the Maryland Department of Transportation; and</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>other findings or recommendations that the Committee considers appropriate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the report recommends expenditures in excess of the annual increase in personal income, gross State product, or other data that the Committee used to measure the growth of the State’s economy, the Committee shall provide the Senate and the House with an analysis as to the extent the recommendation exceeds those economic indicators.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1006" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Spending Affordability"> <text>The Senate and the House budget committees:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in considering a proposed State budget, shall consider the recommendations of the Spending Affordability Committee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>report a budget bill that conforms to those recommendations; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the level of the budget bill in the report is above those recommendations, provide, with the report, an analysis stating the extent to which the budget bill exceeds the recommendations and explaining the budget committee’s rationale for exceeding the recommendations.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1007" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Spending Affordability"> <level label="a"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff services for the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Units in the Executive Branch of the State government shall cooperate with the Committee and provide information to the Committee and its staff as requested.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1008" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Spending Affordability"> <text>On or before June 1 of each year, the Department of Legislative Services shall report, subject to § 2-1257 of this title, to the Legislative Policy Committee the extent to which the State budget as enacted by the General Assembly conformed to the recommendations of the Spending Affordability Committee.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1009" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Spending Affordability"> <text>On or before June 1 of each year, the Legislative Policy Committee shall select units or programs that the Legislative Policy Committee believes should be subject to legislative review and assign the selected units and programs to an appropriate committee for review and recommendations during that legislative interim.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1010" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Spending Affordability"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Internal Revenue Code” means Title 26 of the United States Code.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Private activity bond” has the meaning stated in § 141 of the Internal Revenue Code.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“State issuer” means the State of Maryland or any agency of the State of Maryland with authority to issue private activity bonds.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On or before January 15 of each year, any State issuer of private activity bonds shall report, subject to § 2–1257 of this title, to the Committee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the actual level of private activity bonds issued in the prior year; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the projected level of private activity bonds to be issued in the current year.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-10A-01" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10A" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Statutory Committees"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee consists of 10 members.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Of the 10 members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>5 shall be members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>5 shall be members of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the presiding officer who appointed them.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The President and the Speaker shall jointly appoint a Senator and a Delegate each to serve as cochairs.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff assistance to the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays shall meet with the Committee periodically as the Committee requests to review development and implementation of the criteria for program development.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Committee may study and make recommendations to the Legislative Policy Committee on any other area of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program the Committee considers appropriate.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Committee shall meet with the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, representatives of counties and municipalities having land within the critical areas, and any other interested parties to study and determine:</text> <level label="1"> <text>whether adequate flexibility exists under the current criteria to meet the special characteristics and needs of the individual counties and municipalities having land within the critical areas;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>whether the current timetable for review of approved local critical area protection programs is adequate to meet the special characteristics and needs of the individual counties and municipalities having land within the critical areas; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>whether the criteria need to be strengthened in any area so as to make the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program more effective in the protection of the water quality and habitat of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>The Committee shall study and determine the appropriate future role of the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>whether the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays should remain an autonomous organization or be incorporated into an existing executive agency;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>how long the current oversight role of the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays should continue; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>whether the current appeal process is the most effective appeal process to meet the goals of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area protection law.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-10A-03" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10A" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Statutory Committees"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Joint Committee on Workers’ Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee consists of 16 members.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Of the 16 members:</text> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>2 shall be members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>2 shall be Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>12 shall be appointed jointly by the President and the Speaker as follows:</text> <level label="1"> <text>1 representative of the business community;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>1 representative of the Maryland labor organizations;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>1 representative of the Maryland building and construction labor organizations;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>1 representative of a self–insured local government entity;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>2 members of the public;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>1 member of the insurance industry;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>1 member of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>1 member of a workers’ compensation rating organization;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>2 members of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Maryland, 1 of whom represents plaintiffs in workers’ compensation cases and 1 of whom represents defendants in workers’ compensation cases; and</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>1 member who is certified by the Workers’ Compensation Commission as a Maryland rehabilitation service provider.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the presiding officer who appointed them.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The President and the Speaker shall jointly appoint a Senator and a Delegate each to serve as cochair.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee shall examine and evaluate:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the condition of the workers’ compensation benefit and insurance structure in the State; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the effect of Chapters 590 and 591 of the Laws of Maryland of 1987 on that structure.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This examination shall include the regulations adopted by the Workers’ Compensation Commission that are to be used by physicians to measure impairment when preparing medical evaluations of claimants.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Insurance Commissioner and the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>cooperate fully with the Committee;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>keep the Committee fully informed as to the condition of workers’ compensation benefits and workers’ compensation insurance in the State; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>submit an annual report, subject to § 2–1257 of this title, to the Committee on or before October 1 of each year that incorporates the information described in item (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Committee shall report to the Governor and the Legislative Policy Committee on December 31 of each year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-10A-06" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10A" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Statutory Committees"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “conditions of well–being” means the desired results identified by the Maryland Partnership for Children, Youth, and Families based upon identified needs and used to improve quality.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>There is a Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Committee consists of the following 20 members:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from the Senate:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the majority leader;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the minority leader; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>two members from each of the four standing committees; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>from the House:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the majority leader;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the minority leader; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>eight other Delegates appointed by the Speaker from among the members of the House committees that deal with issues affecting children, youth, and families.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Members of the Committee shall be appointed on the basis of demonstrated ability and interest concerning issues affecting children, youth, and families.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In making appointments, the President and the Speaker shall provide for representation from:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the committees that deal with issues affecting children, youth, and families; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the major areas of the State.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>A member appointed by the President serves at the pleasure of the President.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A member appointed by the Speaker serves at the pleasure of the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>If a vacancy occurs among the Senators on the Committee, a successor promptly shall be appointed by the President.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If a vacancy occurs among the Delegates on the Committee, a successor promptly shall be appointed by the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>From among the membership of the Committee, the President shall appoint a Senator to serve as the Senate chair of the Committee and the Speaker shall appoint a Delegate to serve as the House chair of the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Senate chair and the House chair shall alternate annually as presiding chair and cochair of the Committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A majority of the full authorized membership of the Committee is a quorum.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services, Office of Policy Analysis, shall provide staff assistance to the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>The Committee shall hold:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an organizational meeting promptly after the appointment of its members; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any other meetings that the Committee considers necessary to carry out its duties efficiently.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>The Committee may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>hold a hearing on any matter relating to the functions of the Committee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>consider a vote on a bill or resolution referred to it by the President or the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>In addition to any powers and duties set forth elsewhere, in an endeavor to achieve conditions of well–being for Maryland children, youth, and families, the Committee shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>investigate the problems that jeopardize the well–being of Maryland children, youth, and families;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>identify State policies and actions that, in conjunction with public and private partners and in support of families and communities, can work to achieve conditions of well–being for Maryland children, youth, and families;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>review and make recommendations to align State statutes, regulations, programs, services, and budgetary priorities with the State policies and actions described in item (2) of this subsection;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>search for any interdepartmental gaps, inconsistencies, and inefficiencies in the implementation or attainment of the State policies and actions described in item (2) of this subsection;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>identify any new laws, regulations, programs, services, and budgetary priorities that are needed to ensure and promote desired conditions of well–being for Maryland children, youth, and families;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>serve as an informational resource for the Senate and the House on legislative policy matters concerning children, youth, and families; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>perform other activities, including improving public awareness of the special needs of Maryland children, youth, and families.</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to § 2–1257 of this title, the Committee shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly on or before December 1 of each year.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The report shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a description of the work of the Committee; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any recommendations of the Committee.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-10A-08" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10A" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Statutory Committees"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Joint Committee consists of eight members.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Of the eight members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>four shall be members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>four shall be members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The members of the Joint Committee serve at the pleasure of the presiding officer who appointed them.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The President and the Speaker jointly shall appoint a Senator and a Delegate to serve as cochairs.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Joint Committee shall have oversight over:</text> <level label="1"> <text>employment policies and personnel systems in the Executive Branch of State government, including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the State Personnel Management System;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Management System; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the personnel systems of State institutions of higher education; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>matters in State government of equal employment opportunity policies and practices for State employees.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The purposes of the Joint Committee are to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>review reports;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>evaluate the effectiveness of programs, policies, and practices; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>identify areas of concern and, as appropriate, recommend corrective measures to the Governor and the General Assembly.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-10A-11" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10A" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Statutory Committees"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Committee consists of the following 15 members:</text> <level label="1"> <text>three members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>three members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a representative of the Maryland Retailers Association, designated by the Maryland Retailers Association;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a representative of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, designated by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a representative of the National Federation of Independent Business, designated by the National Federation of Independent Business;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>a representative of the Job Opportunities Task Force, designated by the Job Opportunities Task Force;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>two representatives of union labor, designated by the Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL–CIO; and</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>a representative of the academic profession who is knowledgeable in unemployment insurance law, designated jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the presiding officer who appointed them.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The President and the Speaker shall appoint a Senator and a Delegate, respectively, each to serve as cochair.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee shall examine the condition of the unemployment insurance system in the State as a result of the implementation of Chapter 169 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2005.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Committee may examine the need for additional alterations to the unemployment insurance system, including the charging and taxation provisions and the eligibility and benefit provisions, in consideration of the fairness of the system and in order to maintain the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund at a level sufficient to ensure that benefits will be paid from the Fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staffing for the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Maryland Department of Labor shall report to the Committee on the condition of unemployment insurance in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A member of the Committee may not receive compensation for serving on the Committee, but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of this title, the General Assembly on December 31 of each year in which the Committee meets.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-10A-13" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10A" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Statutory Committees"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Committee consists of the following 12 members:</text> <level label="1"> <text>six members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>six members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the presiding officer who appointed them.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The President and the Speaker shall appoint jointly a Senator and a Delegate to serve as cochairs who shall alternate in serving as the presiding chair of the Committee each year.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Committee shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>work to broaden the support, knowledge, and awareness of advances in cybersecurity, information technology, and biotechnology to benefit the people of Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>evaluate State cybersecurity systems and the adequacy of economic development and job skills training programs to advance cybersecurity in the State;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>make recommendations regarding actions to promote cybersecurity, information technology, and biotechnology industries in the State; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>examine and evaluate additional cybersecurity–, information technology–, or biotechnology–related issues as designated by the cochairs of the Committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of this title, the Legislative Policy Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Economic Matters Committee on or before December 31 of each year.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-10A-14" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10A" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Statutory Committees"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee consists of 12 members.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Of the 12 members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>6 shall be members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>6 shall be members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>From among the membership of the Committee, the President of the Senate shall appoint a Senator to serve as the Senate Chair of the Committee, and the Speaker of the House shall appoint a Delegate to serve as the House Chair of the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff assistance to the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Committee shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>review and evaluate legislative information technology systems and goals for the General Assembly and its staff agencies;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>identify areas in which the State can improve its technology, websites, programs, and services to increase transparency, citizen engagement, and public awareness of and access to government resources, publications, and actions;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>evaluate the effects of transparency and open government policies and actions on the security of State information technology systems and information held by State units;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>make recommendations regarding:</text> <level label="i"> <text>legislative information technology systems and goals for the General Assembly and its staff agencies;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>policies or actions to enhance the security of State information technology systems and information held by State units; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>laws, programs, services, or budgetary priorities necessary to ensure and promote transparency and open government in the State; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>perform any other activity related to legislative information technology systems or open government as designated by the cochairs of the Committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to § 2–1257 of this title, the Committee shall submit a report to the Legislative Policy Committee on or before December 1 each year.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The report shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a description of the work of the Committee; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any recommendations of the Committee.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-10A-15" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="10A" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Statutory Committees"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee consists of 16 members.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Of the 16 members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>eight shall be members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>eight shall be members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the presiding officer who appointed them.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>If a vacancy occurs among the Senators on the Committee, a successor promptly shall be appointed by the President of the Senate.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If a vacancy occurs among the Delegates on the Committee, a successor promptly shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>From among the membership of the Committee, the President of the Senate shall appoint a Senator to serve as the Senate Chair of the Committee, and the Speaker of the House shall appoint a Delegate to serve as the House Chair of the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A majority of the full authorized membership of the Committee is a quorum.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff assistance to the Committee.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Committee shall hold:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an organizational meeting promptly after the appointment of its members; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any other meetings that the Committee considers necessary to carry out its duties efficiently.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Committee may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>hold a hearing on any matter relating to the functions of the Committee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>consider a vote on a bill or resolution referred to the Committee by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>To ensure that public resources, programs, and policies are coordinated and effective in preventing, mitigating the effects of, and ending homelessness in Maryland, the Committee shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>study issues relating to homelessness, including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>housing;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>income;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>health care;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>education;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>government supports; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>veterans experiencing homelessness;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>consult with governmental agencies, community–based organizations, and other stakeholders to identify State policies, programs, and actions that should or could prevent, mitigate the effects of, and end homelessness in Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>review and make recommendations to align State statutes, regulations, programs, services, and budgetary priorities with the State policies and actions described in item (2) of this subsection;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>search for any intradepartmental or interdepartmental gaps, inconsistencies, and inefficiencies in the implementation or attainment of the State policies, programs, and actions described in item (2) of this subsection; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>identify new laws, regulations, programs, services, and budgetary priorities that are needed to prevent, mitigate the effects of, and end homelessness in Maryland.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>The Governor’s Interagency Council on Homelessness shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>cooperate fully with the Committee;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>keep the Committee fully informed as to its priorities and progress; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>submit an annual report, subject to § 2–1257 of this title, to the Committee on or before December 15 of each year that includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a description of the Council’s work;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a report on the Council’s priorities and progress; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>recommendations for new laws, regulations, programs, services, and budgetary priorities that are needed to prevent, mitigate the effects of, and end homelessness in Maryland.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to § 2–1257 of this title, the Committee shall submit a report to the General Assembly on or before December 1 each year.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The report shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a description of the work of the Committee; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any recommendations of the Committee.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1101" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions on Committees"> <level label="a"> <text>When the General Assembly is not in session, any decision that relates to or affects a member of a committee of the General Assembly shall be made:</text> <level label="1"> <text>as to a Senate member, by the President; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>as to a House member, by the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The responsibilities of the President and the Speaker under this section include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>appointing members of committees;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>appointing officers of committees; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>setting the dates, times, and places for committee meetings.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1102" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions on Committees"> <text>Each standing committee continues when the General Assembly is not in session.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1103" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions on Committees"> <level label="a"> <text>While the General Assembly is not in session, each standing committee may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>study and prepare recommendations and reports on any matter that is within the usual and customary jurisdiction of the standing committee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>otherwise exercise the usual and customary powers that the standing committee has when the General Assembly is in session.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If time permits, each standing committee shall send to the Legislative Policy Committee a copy of each proposed bill and joint resolution that the standing committee intends to introduce in the General Assembly.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1104" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions on Committees"> <level label="a"> <text>With the prior approval of the Legislative Policy Committee, a standing committee, in carrying out any of its functions or powers, may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>issue subpoenas;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>compel the attendance of witnesses;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>compel the production of any papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>administer oaths; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>cause the depositions of witnesses, who reside in or outside of the State, to be taken in the manner provided by law for taking depositions in a civil case.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section or fails to testify on any matter on which the person lawfully may be interrogated, on petition of a member of the standing committee, a circuit court may pass an order directing compliance with the subpoena or compelling testimony and may enforce the order by proceedings for contempt.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Venue and procedures for a proceeding under paragraph (1) of this subsection to direct compliance with a subpoena or compel testimony are as provided in § 2–1803 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>False swearing by a witness before a standing committee is perjury.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1105" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions on Committees"> <text>Within the amounts made available by appropriation, each officer and unit of the State government shall conduct any study that a standing committee requests.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1201" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Department” means the Department of Legislative Services.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Department.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1202" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>There is a Department of Legislative Services in the Legislative Branch of the State government.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1203" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The head of the Department is the Executive Director, who shall be appointed jointly by the President and the Speaker.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Executive Director:</text> <level label="1"> <text>serves without a fixed term and may be removed by the Legislative Policy Committee on the recommendation of the President and the Speaker;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>shall devote full time to the duties of the Office; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>shall serve in a nonpartisan capacity and ensure that the activities of the Department are conducted in a nonpartisan manner.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Subject to the policies and directives of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House and the Legislative Policy Committee, the Executive Director has general administrative control of the operation of the Department and its units.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1204" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>The Executive Director, under the direction of the President and the Speaker, shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>oversee the activities of the Department to ensure that its functions are performed correctly, efficiently, and in a timely and nonpartisan manner;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>coordinate the activities of the offices of the Department to ensure that the responsibilities of each office are carried out, maximize cooperation among the Department’s employees, and achieve the greatest efficiency in the use of personnel and other resources;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>prepare the annual budget for the Department after consultation with the office directors;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>conduct an annual evaluation of the performance of each office director;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>communicate the opinions, needs, and concerns of the Department’s employees to the President and the Speaker; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>perform any other function required by the President and the Speaker.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1205" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The Department shall employ a staff and engage other staff and consultant services in accordance with the State budget.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Positions in the Department are subject to the personnel guidelines established under subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Legislative Policy Committee shall adopt guidelines that are not inconsistent with law and that, for employees of the Department, govern:</text> <level label="1"> <text>hiring;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>probationary periods;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>tenure;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>promotion;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>overtime compensation;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>discrimination;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>compensatory work for absences due to religious beliefs;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>holidays;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>part-time employment;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>grievance procedures;</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>removal; and</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>political activity.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The provisions of § 2-304 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article do not apply to an employee of the Department.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1206" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The following units are in the Department:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Office of Legislative Audits;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Office of Policy Analysis;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the Office of Operations and Support Services; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>any other offices as may be designated by the President and the Speaker.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>With the approval of the President and the Speaker and in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of Delegates, the Executive Director shall appoint the following office directors:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the director of the Office of Legislative Audits;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the director of the Office of Policy Analysis;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the director of the Office of Operations and Support Services; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>any director of an office designated by the President and the Speaker under subsection (a)(5) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Each office director serves without a fixed term and, subject to the approval of the President and the Speaker and in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of Delegates, may be removed by the Executive Director.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Each office director shall serve in a nonpartisan capacity and ensure that all activities of the office are conducted in a nonpartisan manner.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Each office director is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>After consultation with the Executive Director, each office director may appoint an appropriate number of qualified individuals to serve in management functions in the respective offices.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1207" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Department shall provide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>budget and fiscal review, analysis, research, studies, and reports;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>legislative drafting and statutory revision services;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>legal research, review, analysis, studies, and reports;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>general research and policy analysis;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>fiscal/compliance, financial statement, and performance audits of units of the State government;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>legislative research, legislative document and material collection and preservation, and other library services;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>public information services about legislative activities;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>document preparation and publication services;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>legislative information systems maintenance, development, and support; and</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>administrative support services for the Department and, where appropriate, for the General Assembly relating to finance, personnel, distribution, telecommunications, printing and copying, supplies, housekeeping, and maintenance.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1208" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The staff and facilities of the Department shall be available to prepare fiscal, legal, and policy reports for and otherwise help:</text> <level label="1"> <text>any standing committee;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>any statutory committee;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>any special committee of the Legislative Policy Committee; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>with the consent of the President and the Speaker, any joint legislative and executive body that the Governor appoints.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Executive Director shall assign, to the staff of the Department or to a special research or consulting agency, the preparation of any fiscal, legal, or policy report that the Legislative Policy Committee or a standing committee requests.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1209" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>On or before December 1 of the year immediately preceding the beginning of a term of the General Assembly, the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with agencies and institutions in State government and all other entities required by law to submit reports at specified times and on specified matters to the General Assembly or the Governor, shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>review the laws of the State that require the submission of reports at specified times and on specified matters to the General Assembly or the Governor; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>make recommendations to the Legislative Policy Committee and prepare legislation for introduction to repeal or modify those statutory requirements to submit reports if the reports are no longer warranted because they have become obsolete, duplicative, impractical, inefficient, or otherwise unnecessary.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1211" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Director” means the Director of the Office of Operations and Support Services.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Office” means the Office of Operations and Support Services.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1212" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>There is an Office of Operations and Support Services in the Department.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The head of the Office is the Director.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1213" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Office shall receive and analyze requests from members of the General Assembly for reimbursement and from other persons for payment of legislative expenses, including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>office rent;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>secretarial and other services;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>telephone and other communication expenses;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>equipment;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>supplies; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>travel.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Office shall provide the reimbursement or make payments as provided in the State budget and account for the reimbursements and payments.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Office shall make payments and reimbursements consistent with the policies of the President and the Speaker, the Management Subcommittee, and the Legislative Policy Committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The President and the Speaker may authorize the Office to create accounts for revenues received from payment of fees or charges and to utilize the funds to provide services to individuals, organizations, or other units of State or local governments.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Funds in the accounts may only be expended in accordance with the budget or by budget amendment.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>On directive by the President and the Speaker, unexpended revenues in the accounts may revert to the State or may be retained for expenditure in a subsequent budget.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Comptroller’s Office shall be notified of accounts created in accordance with this section.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1214" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The Office shall manage all personnel activities of the Department and generally carry out the duties set forth in § 2–1205 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Office shall manage the personnel activities of the General Assembly as assigned by the President and the Speaker.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Office shall maintain electronic records that include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the name of each member of the General Assembly, each employee of the General Assembly, and each employee of the Department who takes workplace harassment prevention training;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the date the workplace harassment prevention training was completed; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the name of the person who conducted the training.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Office shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>maintain the records required under paragraph (1) of this subsection for at least 5 years after the member or employee takes workplace harassment prevention training; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>publish the records related to training of members of the General Assembly on the website of the General Assembly.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1215" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>In addition to any other duties set forth elsewhere, the Office shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>provide for the preparation and publication of legislation, session laws, journals of proceedings, indexes, and other documents;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>directly supervise support services to the General Assembly that are not assigned to one of the Department’s other offices; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>perform any other function required by the Executive Director, the President and the Speaker, or the Legislative Policy Committee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1216" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>The Office shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>develop, coordinate, support, and maintain the physical and online services, technology, applications, and information systems that support the work and meet the needs of the General Assembly and the Department;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>evaluate and make recommendations regarding the physical and online services, technology, applications, and information systems that support the work of the General Assembly to ensure maximum efficiency;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>evaluate and ensure that appropriate systems are in place to address cybersecurity threats to the work of the General Assembly and the Department;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>plan for the future information systems needs of the General Assembly, its staff, and the Department; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>carry out any other function required by the Executive Director, the President and the Speaker, or the Legislative Policy Committee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1217" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>There is an Office of Legislative Audits in the Department.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1218" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The head of the Office of Legislative Audits is the director of the Office of Legislative Audits, who shall serve as the Legislative Auditor.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Legislative Auditor must:</text> <level label="1"> <text>be licensed as a certified public accountant in the State;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at the time of appointment, have at least 3 years’ auditing experience; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>while in office, be covered by a surety bond or an insurance policy of the type and in the amount of coverage determined by the State Treasurer under § 5–108 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Subject to the policies and directives of the President and the Speaker, the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, and the overall supervision and control of the Executive Director, the Legislative Auditor has general administrative control of the operation of the Office of Legislative Audits.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1219" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>With the approval of the Executive Director, the Legislative Auditor shall appoint a Deputy Legislative Auditor and other professional staff and may contract with consultants as authorized representatives.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Deputy Legislative Auditor must be licensed as a certified public accountant in the State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Deputy Legislative Auditor:</text> <level label="i"> <text>has the duties delegated by the Legislative Auditor; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may be designated by the Executive Director to act as Legislative Auditor if the office is vacant or the Legislative Auditor is unable to perform the duties of office.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>With the approval of the Executive Director, the Legislative Auditor shall appoint professional staff to conduct audits of local school systems in accordance with § 2-1220(e) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1219.1" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>In this subtitle, “examination” includes all authorized work and required audits under § 2-1220 of this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1220" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “unit” includes each State department, agency, unit, and program, including each clerk of court and each register of wills.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Office of Legislative Audits shall conduct a fiscal/compliance audit of each unit of the State government, except for units in the Legislative Branch.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The audit of each unit shall be conducted at an interval ranging from 3 to 4 years unless the Legislative Auditor determines, on a case–by–case basis, that more frequent audits are required.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>In determining the audit interval for a unit, the Office of Legislative Audits shall take into consideration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the materiality and risk of the unit’s fiscal activities with respect to the State’s fiscal activities;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the complexity of the unit’s fiscal structure; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the nature and extent of audit findings in the unit’s prior audit reports.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Each agency or program may be audited separately or as part of a larger organizational unit of State government.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Performance audits or financial statement audits shall be conducted when authorized by the Legislative Auditor, when directed by the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee or the Executive Director, or when otherwise required by law.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>In addition to the audits required under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Office of Legislative Audits may conduct a review when the objectives of the work to be performed can be satisfactorily fulfilled without conducting an audit as prescribed in § 2–1221 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>The Office of Legislative Audits has the authority to conduct a separate investigation of an act or allegation of fraud, waste, or abuse in the obligation, expenditure, receipt, or use of State resources.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Legislative Auditor shall determine whether an investigation shall be conducted in conjunction with an audit undertaken in accordance with this subsection or separately.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>If, on request of the Comptroller, the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee so directs, the Office of Legislative Audits shall audit or review a claim that has been presented to the Comptroller for payment of an expenditure or disbursement and that is alleged to have been made by or for an officer or unit of the State government.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>The Office of Legislative Audits shall conduct an audit or review to determine the accuracy of information about or procedures of a unit of the State government, as directed by the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee or the Executive Director.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the General Assembly, by resolution, or the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee so directs, the Office of Legislative Audits shall conduct an audit or review of a corporation or association to which the General Assembly has appropriated money or that has received funds from an appropriation from the State Treasury.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Office of Legislative Audits may audit any county officer or unit that collects State taxes.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Office of Legislative Audits shall review any audit report prepared under the authority of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>§§ 16–305 through 16–308 of the Local Government Article, with respect to a county, municipal corporation, or taxing district; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>§ 16–315 of the Education Article, with respect to a community college.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The results of any review made by the Office of Legislative Audits under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be reported as provided in § 2–1224 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, at least once every 6 years, the Office of Legislative Audits shall conduct an audit of each local school system to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the financial management practices of the local school system.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The audits may be performed concurrently or separately.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Office of Legislative Audits shall provide information regarding the audit process to the local school system before the audit is conducted.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to the limitation under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, beginning in fiscal year 2017, a local school system shall be exempt from the audit requirement under paragraph (1) of this subsection if the county governing body, the county board of education, and the county delegation to the Maryland General Assembly consisting of the county senators and delegates each submits a letter to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee requesting an exemption on or before November 1 of fiscal year 2017, or on or before November 1 of the last year of a 6–year audit cycle under paragraph (1) of this subsection, as determined by the Office of Legislative Audits.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A local school system may not be exempt for two consecutive 6–year audit cycles.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>On or before November 1 of the third year of a 6–year audit cycle under paragraph (1) of this subsection, each local school system shall submit a report to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee on the status of implementation of corrective actions to address repeat findings and recommendations identified by the Office of Legislative Audits in the most recent audit conducted under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Each local school system shall publish the report required under this paragraph on its website.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Before publishing the report in accordance with subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, any cybersecurity findings shall be redacted in a manner consistent with auditing best practices.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Notwithstanding paragraph (4) of this subsection, the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee may direct the Office of Legislative Audits to conduct an audit of a local school system at any time.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>At least once every 6 years, the Office of Legislative Audits shall conduct a performance audit of the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the management practices of the Board and of the economy with which the Board uses resources.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At any time on request of the President and the Speaker, the Office shall conduct a performance audit of the local licensing board, as defined in § 1–101 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, for a county or for the City of Annapolis to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the management practices of the board and of the economy with which the board uses resources.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The performance audit shall focus on operations relating to liquor inspections, licensing, disciplinary procedures, and management oversight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>At least once every 6 years, the Office of Legislative Audits shall conduct a performance audit of the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the management practices of the Board and of the economy with which the Board uses resources.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The performance audit shall focus on operations relating to liquor inspections, licensing, disciplinary procedures, and management oversight.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>Beginning July 1, 2020, and at least once every 6 years thereafter, the Office of Legislative Audits shall conduct an audit or audits of the Baltimore Police Department to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the financial management practices of the Baltimore Police Department.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The scope and objectives of the audit or audits shall be determined by the Legislative Auditor.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Office of Legislative Audits shall provide information regarding the audit process to the Baltimore Police Department before the audit is conducted.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Baltimore City government shall make available to the Office of Legislative Audits all City employees, records, and information systems deemed necessary by the Legislative Auditor to conduct the audit or audits required by this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1221" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>A fiscal/compliance audit conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>examining financial transactions and records and internal controls;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>evaluating compliance with applicable laws and regulations;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>examining electronic data processing operations; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>evaluating compliance with applicable laws and regulations relating to the acquisition of goods and services from Maryland Correctional Enterprises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A performance audit conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits may include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>evaluating the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy with which resources are used;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>determining whether desired program results are achieved; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>determining the reliability of performance measures, as defined in § 3–1001(g) of the State Finance and Procurement Article, identified in:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the managing for results agency strategic plan developed under § 3–1002(c) of the State Finance and Procurement Article; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the StateStat agency strategic plan developed under § 3–1003(d) of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The purpose of financial statement audits conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits shall be to express an opinion regarding the fairness of the presentation of a unit’s financial statements.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The audits referred to in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Upon approval of the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, the Office of Legislative Audits shall develop and use a rating system that is based on the results of a fiscal/compliance audit to determine an overall evaluation of a unit’s financial transactions, records, and internal controls and compliance with applicable laws and regulations as a means of comparing the various units of State government.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>When an evaluation is issued, it shall be provided to the unit and shall be available to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee and the Budget Committees of the Maryland General Assembly.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1222" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>An examination conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits shall generally be made at the offices of the State unit, county officer or unit, corporation, association, or local school system that is subject to examination.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If considered appropriate and after consultation with the unit or body being examined, the Legislative Auditor may authorize all or a portion of an examination to be conducted at the offices of the Office of Legislative Audits.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before the original or only copy of any record is removed from the State unit’s premises, the prior approval of the State unit for the removal is required.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1223" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as prohibited by the federal Internal Revenue Code, the employees or authorized representatives of the Office of Legislative Audits shall have access to and may inspect the records, including those that are confidential by law, of any unit of the State government or of a person or other body receiving State funds, with respect to any matter under the jurisdiction of the Office of Legislative Audits.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In conjunction with an examination authorized under this subtitle, the access required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include the records of contractors and subcontractors that perform work under State contracts.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The employees or authorized representatives of the Office of Legislative Audits shall have access to and may inspect the records, including those that are confidential by law, of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>any local school system to perform the audits authorized under § 2–1220 of this subtitle or in accordance with a request for information as provided in § 5–114(d) of the Education Article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City to perform the audits authorized under § 2–1220(f)(1) of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the board of license commissioners for a county or for the City of Annapolis to perform the audits authorized under § 2–1220(f)(2) of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County to perform the audits authorized under § 2–1220(g) of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the Baltimore Police Department and the Baltimore City government to perform the audits required under § 2–1220(h) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each officer or employee of the unit or body that is subject to examination shall provide any information that the Legislative Auditor determines to be needed for the examination of that unit or body, or of any matter under the authority of the Office of Legislative Audits, including information that otherwise would be confidential under any provision of law.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Legislative Auditor may issue process that requires an official who is subject to examination to produce a record that is needed for the examination.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The process shall be sent to the sheriff for the county where the official is located.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The sheriff promptly shall serve the process.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The State shall pay the cost of process.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>If a person fails to comply with process issued under this subsection or fails to provide information that is requested during an examination, a circuit court may issue an order directing compliance with the process or compelling that the information requested be provided.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1223.1" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>On the preliminary completion of an examination of a public senior higher education institution by the Office of Legislative Audits, the Legislative Auditor shall send a copy of the discussion notes of the examination relating to any preliminary findings of substantial fiscal impropriety to the following individuals and governing boards of the respective institutions that were subject to the examination:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Audit Committee;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the President of Morgan State University and the Finance and Facilities Committee of the Board of Regents of Morgan State University; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the President of St. Mary’s College of Maryland and the Finance, Investment, and Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s College of Maryland.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1224" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “unit” includes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the board of license commissioners for a county or for the City of Annapolis subject to an audit under § 2–1220(f)(2) of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except with the written approval of the Legislative Auditor, an employee or authorized representative of the Office of Legislative Audits shall submit any report of findings only to the Legislative Auditor.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>On the completion of each examination, the Legislative Auditor shall submit a full and detailed report to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A report shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the findings;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any appropriate recommendations for changes in record keeping or in other conduct of the unit or body that is the subject of the report; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>any response of that unit or body, subject to procedures approved by the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Legislative Auditor shall send a copy of the report to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the chairs of the Senate Budget and Taxation and House Appropriations Committees;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>members of the General Assembly, subject to § 2–1257 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the Governor, unless the report is of the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City, the board of license commissioners for a county or for the City of Annapolis subject to an audit under § 2–1220(f)(2) of this subtitle, or the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the Comptroller;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the State Treasurer, unless the report is of the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City, the board of license commissioners for a county or for the City of Annapolis subject to an audit under § 2–1220(f)(2) of this subtitle, or the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the Attorney General, unless the report is of the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City, the board of license commissioners for a county or for the City of Annapolis subject to an audit under § 2–1220(f)(2) of this subtitle, or the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>the unit or body that is the subject of the report;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>the Secretary of Budget and Management, unless the report is of the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City, the board of license commissioners for a county or for the City of Annapolis subject to an audit under § 2–1220(f)(2) of this subtitle, or the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>the Executive Director; and</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>any other person whom the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee specifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>In addition to the requirements of subsection (d) of this section, each report of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a local school system shall be distributed to the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee and the cochairs of the Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City shall be distributed to the chair of the Baltimore City delegation and the chair of the Baltimore City senators;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the board of license commissioners for a county or for the City of Annapolis subject to an audit under § 2–1220(f)(2) of this subtitle shall be distributed to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the governing body, as defined in § 1–101 of the Local Government Article, of the county or the City of Annapolis;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the chair of the county’s House Delegation to the General Assembly; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the chair of the county’s Senate Delegation to the General Assembly; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County shall be distributed to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Prince George’s County Council;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Prince George’s County Executive;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the chair of the Prince George’s County House Delegation to the General Assembly; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the chair of the Prince George’s County Senate Delegation to the General Assembly.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (i) of this section, after the expiration of any period that the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee specifies, a report of the Legislative Auditor is available to the public under Title 4, Subtitles 1 through 5 of the General Provisions Article.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The Legislative Auditor shall review each unit’s response and advise the unit of the results of the review. The Legislative Auditor shall advise the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee when:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a unit does not make a response to a recommendation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a unit does not indicate action to be taken in response to a recommendation;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a unit has not taken the action the unit indicated in its response to a recommendation;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a unit requests a waiver from a recommendation; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the response by the unit is not considered appropriate to carry out the recommendation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Executive Director or the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee may direct the Legislative Auditor to undertake a review to determine the extent to which action has been taken by a unit to implement a report recommendation.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>With respect to findings and recommendations of a fiscal/compliance nature, the Committee may recommend to the Governor and the Comptroller that the unit take the corrective action the unit indicates would be taken or take action to correct the findings in the report or the Committee may grant a waiver from the recommended action.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Within 45 days after receipt of the recommendation the Governor shall advise the Committee as to the action taken with respect to the recommendation.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Without concurrence of the Comptroller, the Committee may not waive a recommendation of the Legislative Auditor with respect to fiscal and financial record keeping, a uniform system of accounting, or the submission of fiscal and financial reports by the units.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>With respect to findings and recommendations of a performance nature, the Committee may make recommendations to the Governor or propose legislation after reviewing a unit’s response to a recommended action.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>The Legislative Auditor shall review each local school system’s response to an audit conducted under § 2–1220(e) of this subtitle and advise the local school system of the results of the review. The Legislative Auditor shall advise the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee when a local school system:</text> <level label="i"> <text>does not make a response to a recommendation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>does not indicate action to be taken in response to a recommendation;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>has not taken the action the local school system indicated in its response to a recommendation; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>responds in a manner that is not considered appropriate to carry out the recommendation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="8"> <text>The Executive Director or the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee may direct the Legislative Auditor to undertake a review to determine the extent to which action has been taken by a local school system to implement a report recommendation.</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>With respect to findings and recommendations made to a local school system, the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee may make recommendations to the Governor, State Superintendent of Schools, the local school governing board, or local school officials after reviewing a local school system’s response to a recommended action.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland shall implement systems and processes to monitor the efforts of the Executive Departmental Units and the Judiciary, respectively, to correct audit findings reported by the Office of Legislative Audits.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Within 9 months of the most recent audit report, any unit that has five or more repeat audit findings shall report to the Office of Legislative Audits for each finding in that audit report:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the corrective actions taken; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a schedule for when specific corrective actions will be implemented.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Each unit required to report to the Office of Legislative Audits under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall continue to report to the Office of Legislative Audits on a quarterly basis after the initial report until the actions reported by the agency indicate that satisfactory progress has been made to address all findings.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>A report auditing a unit of State or local government shall have any cybersecurity findings redacted in a manner consistent with auditing best practices before the report is made available to the public.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An unredacted cybersecurity finding in a report auditing a unit of State or local government may be viewed by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>members of the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>members of the Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the chair and the subcommittee chairs of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the chair and the subcommittee chairs of the House Appropriations Committee;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the Governor, the Governor’s Chief of Staff, and the Governor’s deputy chiefs of staff; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the Audit and Finance Compliance Unit in the Department of Budget and Management.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1225" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to the reports under § 2–1224 of this subtitle, the Legislative Auditor shall report an apparent violation of any law on use of State funds by the unit of the State government or other body that is examined.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A report under this subsection shall be submitted to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Executive Director;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the unit or body that is the subject of the report; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the Office of the Attorney General.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If the Legislative Auditor discovers any alleged criminal violation by a person during the course of an examination, the Legislative Auditor shall report the alleged violation to the Attorney General and an appropriate State’s Attorney.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A report under this subsection shall ask the Attorney General and State’s Attorney to take appropriate action.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Unless the Attorney General or State’s Attorney decides to prosecute an alleged criminal violation reported under this subsection, the Attorney General and State’s Attorney shall keep the report of the Legislative Auditor under this subsection confidential.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Attorney General may investigate and prosecute any alleged criminal violation reported under this subsection and has all the powers and duties of a State’s Attorney, including the use of a grand jury in any county or Baltimore City, to investigate and prosecute the alleged violation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Office of the Attorney General shall respond, in writing, to a report received from the Legislative Auditor under this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The response of the Attorney General shall include what actions, if any, were taken as a result of the findings of the Legislative Auditor.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The response of the Attorney General shall be submitted to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Executive Director;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the unit or body that is the subject of the report; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the Legislative Auditor.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1226" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in § 2–1225 of this subtitle and subsection (b) of this section, information that an employee or authorized representative of the Office of Legislative Audits obtains during an examination or in relation to an act or allegation of fraud, waste, or abuse:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is confidential; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be disclosed except to another employee or authorized representative of the Office of Legislative Audits.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Legislative Auditor may authorize the disclosure of information obtained during an examination or in relation to an act or allegation of fraud, waste, or abuse only to the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>another employee of the Department, with the approval of the Executive Director;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>federal, State, or local officials, or their auditors, who provide evidence to the Legislative Auditor that they are performing investigations, studies, or audits related to that same examination and who provide justification for the specific information requested; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, if necessary to assist the Committee in reviewing a report issued by the Legislative Auditor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Except as provided in § 2–1225 of this subtitle, if information that an employee or authorized representative obtains during an examination also is confidential under another law, the employee, authorized representative, or the Legislative Auditor may not include in a report or otherwise use the information in any manner that discloses the identity of any person who is the subject of the confidential information.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1227" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 if the person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>fails to comply promptly with process that the Legislative Auditor issues under this Part IV of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>violates any provision of § 2–1224(b) or § 2–1226 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1228" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Office of Legislative Audits shall maintain a fraud hotline for the reporting of allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse in the obligation, expenditure, receipt, or use of State resources.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Office of Legislative Audits may investigate an allegation received under paragraph (1) of this subsection within the scope of its authority or refer the allegation to the appropriate federal, State, or local agencies responsible for the enforcement or administration of the matter for investigation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each unit of State government shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>keep posted in conspicuous places on its premises a notice prepared by the Office of Legislative Audits setting forth the methods for reporting fraud, waste, and abuse of State resources;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>keep posted in conspicuous places on its website a direct link to the website of the Office of Legislative Audits for reporting fraud, waste, and abuse; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on request of the Office of Legislative Audits, distribute information related to the prevention, detection, and reporting of fraud, waste, and abuse of State resources to State employees and other persons or bodies receiving State funds.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1230" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>In this Part V the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Committees of jurisdiction” means the committees of the General Assembly that routinely handle the policy issues and legislation related to a specific governmental activity or unit subject to review under this part.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Director” means the Director of the Office.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Office” means the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Performance evaluation” means the review of a governmental activity or unit used to determine:</text> <level label="1"> <text>whether the governmental activity or unit, if subject to termination, should be reestablished or terminated; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>what, if any, statutory or nonstatutory changes should be recommended to the General Assembly to improve the operations and efficiency of the governmental activity or unit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>“Unit” includes each State department, agency, unit, and program, including each clerk of the court, each register of wills, and each local school system.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Unit” does not include a department, an agency, or a unit in the Legislative Branch of State government.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1231" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>There is an Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability in the Department.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1232" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The head of the Office is the Director.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to the policies and directives of the President and the Speaker, the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, and the overall supervision and control of the Executive Director, the Director has general administrative control of the operation of the Office.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1233" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>With the approval of the Executive Director, the Director may appoint a Deputy Director and other professional staff and contract with consultants as authorized representatives.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Deputy Director:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has the duties delegated by the Director; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may be designated by the Executive Director to act as Director if the office is vacant or the Director is unable to perform the duties of office.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1234" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Office shall conduct a performance evaluation of units of State government, in accordance with the work plan developed by the Director in consultation with the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An agency or a program may be evaluated separately or as part of a larger organizational unit of State government.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In addition to the performance evaluations conducted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Office:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may conduct a performance evaluation of a unit on a request by the Legislative Auditor; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall conduct a performance evaluation of a unit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>when directed by the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee or the Executive Director; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>when otherwise required by law.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>When directed by the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, the Executive Director, or the Director, the Office shall conduct a separate investigation of an act or allegation of fraud, waste, or abuse in the obligation, expenditure, receipt, or use of State resources.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Director shall determine whether an investigation shall be conducted in conjunction with an audit undertaken in accordance with Part IV of this subtitle or separately.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In addition to the performance evaluations conducted under subsection (a) of this section, the Office may conduct performance evaluations in accordance with the Maryland Program Evaluation Act.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee may direct the Office to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>conduct an assessment or a scoping performance evaluation of a unit of State government in order to determine whether the unit should undergo a more comprehensive performance evaluation under this part; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>based on the findings of the assessment or scoping preliminary evaluation conducted under item (1) of this subsection, waive the unit from a more comprehensive performance evaluation under this part.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If directed by the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, the Office shall conduct a performance evaluation of a corporation or an association to which the General Assembly has appropriated money or that has received funds from an appropriation from the State Treasury.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>If directed by the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, the Executive Director, the Director, or when otherwise required by law, the Office shall conduct a performance evaluation of a local school system.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A performance evaluation conducted under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be performed concurrently with or separately from an audit conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits in accordance with § 2–1220 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Office shall provide information regarding the performance evaluation process to the local school system before the performance evaluation is conducted.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1235" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a performance evaluation conducted in accordance with the Maryland Program Evaluation Act.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A performance evaluation conducted by the Office may include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>evaluating the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy with which resources are used;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>determining whether desired program results are achieved;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>determining whether a program aligns with the unit’s mission;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>evaluating whether a program duplicates another program or activity within another unit;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>evaluating whether the governmental activity or unit under evaluation operates:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in an open and accountable manner, with public access to records and meetings, safeguards against conflicts of interest, and opportunity for public participation; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner that complies fully with law and State policy;</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>determining the reliability of performance measures, as defined in § 3–1001 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, identified in:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the managing for results agency strategic plan developed under § 3–1002(c) of the State Finance and Procurement Article; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the StateStat strategic plan and performance measurement report submitted to the Secretary of Budget and Management under § 3–1003(d) of the State Finance and Procurement Article; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="7"> <text>for a performance evaluation of a local school system:</text> <level label="i"> <text>evaluating whether or not the school system is complying with federal and State laws and regulations;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>analyzing grading standards, graduation requirements, assessments, procurement, and equitable use of resources among the schools within the system evaluated; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>identifying instances of fraud, waste, and abuse.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1236" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a performance evaluation conducted by the Office shall be made at the offices of the State unit, county officer or unit, corporation, association, or local school system that is subject to examination.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If considered appropriate and after consultation with the unit or body being examined, the Director may authorize all or a portion of a performance evaluation to be conducted at the offices of the Office.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Before the Office removes the original or only copy of any record from the premises of a State unit, county unit, or a school system, the Office shall obtain the approval of the State unit, county unit, or the school system.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1237" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code, the employees and authorized representatives of the Office shall have access to and may inspect the records, including those that are confidential by law, of any unit of State government or of a person or other body receiving State funds, with respect to any matter under the jurisdiction of the Office.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In conjunction with a performance evaluation authorized under this subtitle, the access required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include access to the records of contractors and subcontractors that perform work under State contracts.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The employees or authorized representatives of the Office shall have access to and may inspect the records, including those that are confidential by law, of any local school system to undertake the performance evaluations authorized under § 2–1234 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each officer or employee of the unit or body that is subject to a performance evaluation shall provide any information that the Director determines to be needed for the examination of that unit or body, or of any matter under the authority of the Office, including information that otherwise would be confidential under any provision of law.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Director may issue process that requires an official of a State unit or school system that is subject to performance evaluation to produce a record that is needed for the performance evaluation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The process shall be sent to the sheriff for the county where the official is located.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The sheriff promptly shall serve the process.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The State shall pay the cost of process.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>If a person fails to comply with process issued under this subsection or fails to provide information that is requested during a performance evaluation, a circuit court may issue an order directing compliance with the process or compelling that the information requested be provided.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1238" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>This section does not apply to a performance evaluation conducted in accordance with the Maryland Program Evaluation Act.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On the completion of each performance evaluation, the Director shall submit a full and detailed report to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A full and detailed report prepared by the Office shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a summary of significant legislative and regulatory changes;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the findings of the performance evaluation;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>specific recommendations for making the program or activity more efficient or effective, including recommendations for consolidation or elimination of any duplicative programs or activities;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>an estimate of the costs or savings, if any, expected from implementing the findings and recommendations;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>recommended legislation needed to implement the findings and recommendations; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>any response of the unit or body that is the subject of the report, subject to procedures approved by the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an employee or authorized representative of the Office may submit a draft report of findings only to the Director or the Executive Director.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A draft report shall be provided to the unit or body that is the subject of the report for the purpose of soliciting the response of the unit or body that is required to be included in the full and detailed report under subsection (c)(6) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Director shall send a copy of the full and detailed report to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the committees of jurisdiction;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>members of the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the Governor;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the unit or body that is the subject of the report;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the Secretary of Budget and Management;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the Executive Director; and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>any other person whom the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee specifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>After the expiration of any period that the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee specifies, the Director shall make a report available to the public online and under the Public Information Act.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The Director shall review each unit’s response and advise the unit of the results of the review.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Director shall advise the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee when:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a unit does not submit a response to a recommendation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a unit does not indicate action, as relevant, to be taken in response to a recommendation;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a unit requests a modification of or a waiver from a recommendation; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the response by the unit is not considered appropriate to carry out the recommendation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Executive Director or the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee may direct the Director to undertake a review to determine the extent to which action has been taken by a unit to implement a report recommendation.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>With respect to performance–related findings and recommendations, the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee may make recommendations to the Governor or propose legislation after reviewing a unit’s response to a recommended action.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor shall implement systems and processes to monitor the efforts of the Executive Departmental Units to address performance evaluation findings reported by the Office.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Within 9 months of a performance evaluation report, any unit directed to do so shall report to the Office for each finding or recommendation in that performance evaluation report:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the actions taken to address the finding or recommendation; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a schedule for when specific actions will be implemented.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1239" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to the reports under § 2–1238 of this subtitle, the Director shall report an apparent violation of law by a unit of State government or other body that is examined.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A report under this subsection shall be submitted to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Executive Director;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the unit or body that is the subject of the report; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the Office of the Attorney General.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If the Director discovers any alleged criminal violation by a person during the course of a performance evaluation, the Director shall report the alleged violation to the Attorney General and the appropriate State’s Attorney.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A report under this subsection shall ask the Attorney General and State’s Attorney to take appropriate action.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Unless the Attorney General or State’s Attorney decides to prosecute an alleged criminal violation reported under this subsection, the Attorney General and State’s Attorney shall keep the report of the Director under this subsection confidential.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Attorney General may investigate and prosecute any alleged criminal violation reported under this subsection and has all the powers and duties of a State’s Attorney, including the use of a grand jury in any county, to investigate and prosecute the alleged violation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Office of the Attorney General shall respond, in writing, to a report received from the Director under this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The response of the Attorney General shall include what actions, if any, were taken as a result of the findings of the Director.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The response of the Attorney General shall be submitted to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Executive Director;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the unit or body that is the subject of the report; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the Director.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1240" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, confidential information that an employee or authorized representative of the Office or the Office of Policy Analysis obtains during a performance evaluation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>remains confidential; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not be disclosed except to another employee or authorized representative of the Office or the Office of Policy Analysis.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Information obtained during a performance evaluation may be provided in a format that protects the confidentiality of individuals as necessary.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Director may authorize the disclosure of confidential information obtained during a performance evaluation only to the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>another employee of the Department, with the approval of the Executive Director;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>federal, State, or local officials, or their auditors, who provide evidence to the Director that they are performing investigations, studies, or audits related to that same examination and who provide justification for the specific information requested; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, if necessary to assist the Committee in reviewing a report issued by the Office.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Except as provided in § 2–1239 of this subtitle, if information that an employee or authorized representative obtains during a performance evaluation also is confidential under another law, the employee, authorized representative, or the Director may not include in a report or otherwise use the information in any manner that discloses the identity of any person who is the subject of the confidential information.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1241" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 if the person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>fails to comply promptly with process that the Director issues under this part; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>violates any provision of § 2–1238(d) or § 2–1240 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1244" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>In this Part VI the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Director” means the Director of the Office.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Office” means the Office of Policy Analysis.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1245" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>There is an Office of Policy Analysis in the Department.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1246" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The head of the Office is the Director.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to the policies and directives of the President and the Speaker and the overall supervision and control of the Executive Director, the Director shall oversee the operation of the Office.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Director shall facilitate the creation and oversee the operation of functional, subject matter, special project, and any other workgroups to achieve maximum cooperation and the greatest efficiency in the use of staff and resources in the Office.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1247" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Office shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>conduct studies, develop options, and make recommendations on fiscal matters that relate to the State budget including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>taxes and revenues;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>finances;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>financial policies of public agencies; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>grants to individuals and private entities;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>conduct studies, develop options, and make recommendations on financial and other matters of the State government;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>conduct studies, develop options, and make recommendations on organization and management improvement in State government;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>study all matters that relate to the efficient and effective operation of the State government, whether or not the matter is a direct budgetary concern;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>propose statutory changes to effect operational economy or effective administration;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>perform the following duties with respect to the review of expenditures:</text> <level label="i"> <text>review each item in the proposed State budget so as to be able to report on the justification of a unit for that item;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>review the proposed State budget at each stage of its consideration;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>during consideration of the proposed State budget, identify each of the items that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>provides for a new function; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been disapproved previously by the General Assembly;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>evaluate each proposal of a unit of the State government for an appropriation, including any proposal that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is in the proposed State budget;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is considered with the proposed State budget; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>involves State financing of a capital improvement; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>evaluate the activities of each unit of the State government as these activities relate to a proposed or actual expenditure of public money;</text> </level> </level> <level label="7"> <text>report, subject to § 2–1257 of this subtitle, on the public debt of the State, including the effect of an additional debt authorization or issue on State finances;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>after each session of the General Assembly, summarize the effect of the legislative program on the financial condition of the State;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>provide to the General Assembly and its committees information on fiscal matters;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>exchange, with federal and State units, information on taxation, revenues, expenditures, and related matters;</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>conduct studies on the fiscal relationships of the State with its units and with local governments;</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>conduct studies on the operation, administration, staff, and physical plants of each unit of the State government;</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>as directed by the General Assembly, the Legislative Policy Committee, the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, or other legislative committees:</text> <level label="i"> <text>subject to § 2–1257 of this subtitle, submit reports on the studies on units of the State government; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>conduct other special studies and prepare other special reports;</text> </level> </level> <level label="14"> <text>review the financial reports received from each political subdivision in accordance with § 16–103 of the Local Government Article as to completeness and accuracy. If the report needs revision, the political subdivision shall be advised and shall submit the requested information within 15 days. The financial reports of political subdivisions shall be available for public inspection and certified copies shall be provided by the Office for a reasonable fee;</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>subject to § 2–1257 of this subtitle, publish an annual report on the revenues and expenditures of each county, municipal corporation, and special taxing district created by law; and</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>carry out any other functions related to budget and fiscal affairs required by the Executive Director.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Executive Director shall dedicate an appropriate number of employees of the Department and an adequate level of Department resources to the year–round performance of the following functions:</text> <level label="1"> <text>analyzing the State budget;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>forecasting trends in the State budget;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>identifying significant financial policies of public agencies in the State budget;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>reviewing proposed amendments to the State budget approved by the General Assembly; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>conducting revenue forecasts.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1248" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Office shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>on request of a member of the General Assembly, analyze and report on:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the laws of any state on a specific subject and all of the available information about the practical operation and effect of those laws; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the acts and records of any state;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>compile information on and analyze any matter that is the subject of proposed legislation;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on request of a member of the General Assembly, prepare or help to prepare a bill or resolution that, unless the member specifies otherwise, conforms to the style manual of the Office;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>provide analyses of proposed and emergency regulations of Executive Branch agencies;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>make recommendations for the reclassification, rearrangement, renumbering, rewording, and other formal revision of the public general laws of Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>make recommendations for appropriate systems to collect and publish:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the public local laws;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>executive orders; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the regulations of units of the Executive Branch of the State government;</text> </level> </level> <level label="7"> <text>complete the formal revision of statutory law for the General Assembly by preparing and submitting to the General Assembly recommendations for the repeal or modification of statutes that are obsolete, inconsistent with another statute, unconstitutional, or otherwise in need of formal revision;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>correct manifest spelling, grammatical, or clerical errors or errors of addition or omission in the Code maintained by the Department, and include any such correction in the Annual Corrective Bill for ratification by the General Assembly;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>maintain the clarity, simplicity, and consistency of style of statutory law;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>have a style manual for statutory law;</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>include in the style manual a drafting rule that requires, to the extent practicable, the use of words that are neutral as to gender except for a subject matter that specifically applies only to one gender and except for a name or organizational title;</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>assign a chapter number to each bill, and a joint resolution number to each joint resolution, that, by operation of law, becomes law without the signature of the Chief Executive, and notify the Secretary of State in writing of these assignments; and</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>carry out any other function related to legal affairs required by the Executive Director.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1249" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to any other duties set forth elsewhere, the Office shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>subject to subsection (b) of this section, prepare analyses of the fiscal, legal, and policy impact of proposed legislation;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>research and prepare comprehensive assessments and evaluations of issues of concern to the General Assembly; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>carry out any other function related to research services required by the Executive Director.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Office is not required to prepare an analysis of an enabling act, as defined in § 8–101 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a financial sheet, in the form that the Office requires, is submitted with the legislation; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Office publishes the financial sheet on the website of the Maryland General Assembly.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>In order to facilitate the preparation of the analyses required under subsection (a)(1) of this section, a unit of State government shall respond to a request from the Office for information on the fiscal and operational impact of proposed legislation within 3 business days after receipt of the request.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Office may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) of this subsection on a case–by–case basis.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1250" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>In addition to any other duties set forth elsewhere, the Office shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>provide professional staffing services, as required by the Executive Director, to any standing committee, statutory committee, or special joint or unicameral committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>with the consent of the President and the Speaker, provide professional staffing services, as required by the Executive Director, to any joint legislative and executive body; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>carry out any other function related to committee staffing services required by the Executive Director.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1251" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>In addition to any other duties set forth elsewhere, the Office shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>provide library and information services to the General Assembly and the general public;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>index and preserve all information prepared as a result of the provisions of § 2–1248 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>carry out any other function related to library and public information services required by the Executive Director.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1254" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>After each regular session, the Department shall compile and index:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the laws that are enacted during that session;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the executive orders that have been adopted pursuant to Article II, § 24 of the Maryland Constitution since the last compilation; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the certificates of the State Board of Elections as to the referendum vote on a law, if the vote has not been published previously.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>After each special session, the Department shall compile and index the laws that are enacted during that session.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>After completion of the compilation and index, the Department shall deliver copies of the laws, executive orders adopted pursuant to Article II, § 24 of the Maryland Constitution, certificates, and titles to the printer who is designated to print the session laws.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The printer shall print promptly:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the documents delivered under this section; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>with the compilation for a regular session, the statement of receipts and expenditures of public money delivered under § 2–103 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The printer shall deliver the volumes to the Executive Director.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Department shall publish other executive orders delivered to it in accordance with § 3–406(b) of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Department shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>create and maintain, in the form of a statutory database, a code comprising the public general laws of the State; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>maintain the structural integrity and textual accuracy of that code.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1255" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The Department shall sell, exchange, or otherwise distribute bound volumes of the laws, the Senate journal, and the House journal.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Distribution under this section shall include provision of 1 copy of a volume to each public, circulating library or library association that requests the volume if, when the request is made, the Department has at least 26 copies of the requested volume.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1256" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>The Department shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>keep a current list of the public local laws of the State;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>keep the list accessible to the members of the General Assembly at all times; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>subject to § 2–1257 of this subtitle, annually submit the list to the General Assembly.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1257" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “publication” includes any report, study, or notification.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>For each publication that an official or unit of the State government intends to distribute or submit to the General Assembly or to any committee, staff agency, or employee of the General Assembly, the official or unit shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submit one copy to the President and one copy to the Speaker in the format requested by the President and the Speaker;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>submit five printed copies to the library of the Department; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>in the case of a publication to be distributed to a committee of the General Assembly:</text> <level label="i"> <text>unless the publication is being submitted to the committee as specifically required by law, obtain approval for the distribution from the committee chair; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>comply with the distribution requirements of the committee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An official or unit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall submit to the library of the Department, in addition to the copies of a publication required under subsection (b)(2) of this section, any additional copies of the publication requested by the library on behalf of a member of the General Assembly; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may give a publication directly to a member of the General Assembly only if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the President and the Speaker have given written approval for distribution of the publication to each member of the General Assembly; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the member asks for the publication.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>To assist the Department in carrying out its duties under subsection (f) of this section, each publication submitted to the General Assembly or to any committee, staff agency, or employee of the General Assembly in fulfillment of a duty imposed by law shall specify the law under which the publication is being submitted.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Department shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>keep a list of the publications of the officials and units;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>periodically send the list to each member of the General Assembly; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on request of a member of the General Assembly, obtain a publication of an official or unit for the member.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The library of the Department shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>catalog and preserve the publications that officials and units submit as required by law; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>collect, catalog, and preserve any other publication that the Department considers necessary or that the Department is directed by the President or the Speaker to collect, catalog, and preserve.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1258" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>On request of a member of the General Assembly, the Department shall provide the member with an annotated code of the public general laws of Maryland that is published by a publisher and produced in a format to be selected by the Executive Director.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An annotated code shall be provided to a member under this subsection only during the term of the member, at the end of which the annotated code shall be returned to the Department.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The Department shall keep the annotated code provided under this subsection current.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On request, the Department shall provide one additional copy of an annotated code of Maryland to each:</text> <level label="i"> <text>presiding officer;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>pro tempore officer;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>chair of a standing committee;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>majority leader; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>minority leader.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A member shall return to the Department the code provided by the Department on or before the expiration of the member’s final term of office. If a member resigns or is removed from office before the expiration of the member’s term, the member shall promptly return the code to the Department.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1259" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>The Department shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>annually make:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a list that includes the name, position, term of office, and salary of each civil officer whom the Governor appointed during the preceding calendar year; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a list that includes the name, position, term of office, and salary of each civil officer whose term expires during the current calendar year;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>send a copy of each list to each member of the General Assembly; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>make the lists available to any person who requests them; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>include on the lists only civil officers whom the Governor appoints, subject to the approval of the Senate or the House of Delegates.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1260" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <text>The Department is the sole determiner of the form of public records released pursuant to Title 10, Subtitle 6, Part III of this article.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1261" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services"> <level label="a"> <text>On or before October 31 each year, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall submit to the Department, in the form of electronic raw data, de–identified and disaggregated by age, race, and sex, information required to be reported to the Governor in accordance with § 3–207(a)(2) of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>On or before November 30 each year, the Department of State Police shall submit to the Department, in a format that the Executive Director requires, the information collected in accordance with § 2–307(a)(2) of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On or before August 1, 2022, the Department of State Police and the Department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, the terms of which shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a data sharing agreement for all information collected in accordance with § 2–307 of the Public Safety Article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a work plan for access to collected data for research and statistical analysis purposes;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a listing of all data fields collected for the Crime in Maryland Report and the Hate Bias Report; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>an update on the status of compliance with the National Incident–Based Reporting System by law enforcement agencies in the State.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>On or before October 31 each year, the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission shall submit to the Department, in the form of electronic raw data, de–identified and disaggregated by agency and incident:</text> <level label="1"> <text>information required to be reported to the General Assembly in accordance with § 3–514(b)(1) of the Public Safety Article; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>information required to be collected in accordance with § 3–207(b) of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>On or before October 31 each year, the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall submit to the Department, in the form of electronic raw data, de–identified and disaggregated by incident, information collected in accordance with:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 3–528 of the Public Safety Article; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 25–113 of the Transportation Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>On or before August 1, 2022, the Department of Juvenile Services and the Department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, the terms of which shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the provision of various custom reports to the Department, including information, de–identified and disaggregated by juvenile, relating to the juvenile’s record of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>delinquency;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>court actions;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>supervision; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>placement; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the development of a work plan by the Department of Juvenile Services regarding efforts to include specific race and ethnicity data for individual juveniles.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1501" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <level label="a"> <text>In this Part I of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Bill” includes a joint resolution.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Mandate” means a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Mandated appropriation” means a requirement in a bill that the Governor provide a certain level of funding in the annual budget bill for a specific program in the State.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1502" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Department” means the Department of Legislative Services.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Prefile” means to direct the Department, before a regular session of the General Assembly, to file a bill for introduction during that session.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A member or member-elect of the General Assembly may prefile a bill, as provided in this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>In a year when an election for members of the General Assembly is held:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a bill may be prefiled only by an individual elected or re–elected to the General Assembly at that election;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the deadline for directing the Department to file a bill for introduction is December 10;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the deadline for requesting the Department to prepare a bill for prefiling is November 20; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>an individual first elected at that election may not request the Department to prepare a bill until after the election.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In any other year, a member may prefile a bill at any regular session by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on or before the preceding November 1, requesting the Department to prepare the bill; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>on or before the preceding November 20, directing the Department, in writing, to file the bill for introduction.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A directive to file a bill for introduction shall be in writing and shall state the name of each sponsor of the bill.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>On the first day of each regular session, the Department shall send to the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House, as appropriate, copies of each bill, in the form that the Senate rules set for introduction in the Senate or that the House rules set for introduction in the House.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each bill that is sent under this subsection shall be considered as filed for introduction.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1503" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <text>A bill that a standing committee recommends as a result of its work when the General Assembly is not in session shall be introduced with the standing committee as sponsor.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1504" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <level label="a"> <text>For each regular or special session of the General Assembly, the Department of Legislative Services shall prepare and distribute, in serial order:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a synopsis of each Senate bill that is introduced; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a synopsis of each House bill that is introduced.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the Department determines that a bill imposes a mandate on a local government unit, the synopsis shall include a statement that “This bill imposes a mandate on a local government unit.”.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the Department determines that a bill requires a mandated appropriation, the synopsis shall include a statement that “This bill requires a mandated appropriation in the annual budget bill.”.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1505" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, a committee may not vote on a bill unless:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a fiscal note accompanies the bill; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the bill affects the funding of a State pension system, an actuarial analysis of the bill is attached to or summarized in the note or the analysis is waived.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If a bill affects the funding of a State pension system and the standing committee to which the bill is referred determines that the fiscal impact on the State warrants an actuarial analysis of the bill, the standing committee shall ask the Department of Legislative Services to obtain the actuarial analysis.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The standing committee may waive the actuarial analysis if the standing committee certifies that prompt action on the bill is needed to conduct legislative business.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services shall have that Department prepare a fiscal note for each bill.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the chair of the committee to which a bill is referred certifies that prompt committee action on the bill is needed to conduct legislative business and, before the Department prepares the fiscal note for the bill, holds a hearing on the bill, the Department shall prepare the note as soon after the hearing as possible.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>When a standing committee asks for an actuarial analysis of a bill that affects a State pension system, the Department of Legislative Services shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>obtain the analysis; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>summarize the analysis in the fiscal note or attach the analysis to the note.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall send a copy of a fiscal note for a bill to the committee to which the bill is referred and to the primary sponsor of the bill.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Upon request of the Department of Legislative Services, a unit of State or local government promptly shall provide any information requested by the Department for preparing a fiscal note.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A fiscal note for a bill shall contain an estimate of the fiscal impact of the bill on the revenues and expenditures of the State government and of local governments:</text> <level label="i"> <text>during the year in which the bill is to become effective and the next 4 years after that year; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the full fiscal impact of a bill is not expected to occur during those years, during each year until and the first year during which that impact is expected to occur.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a bill, as introduced or amended, imposes a mandate on a local government unit, the fiscal note for the bill shall contain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a statement that clearly identifies the imposition of the mandate; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an estimate of the fiscal impact of the mandate and, if applicable and if data is available, the effect on local property tax rates.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If a bill, as introduced or amended, requires a mandated appropriation, the fiscal note for the bill shall contain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a statement that clearly identifies the imposition of the mandated appropriation; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an estimate of the fiscal impact of the mandated appropriation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A fiscal note shall identify the sources of the information that the Department used in preparing the estimates of fiscal impact.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>As soon as possible after the adoption of an amendment that changes the fiscal impact of a bill, the Department of Legislative Services shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>prepare a revised fiscal note for the bill; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>send the revised note:</text> <level label="i"> <text>to the chair of the committee to which the bill is referred in the house of origin;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the bill has reached the opposite house, to the chair of the committee to which the bill is referred in that house;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>if the bill is in the custody of either the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the House, to that officer; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>to the primary sponsor of the bill.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall keep a copy of each fiscal note for 3 years after preparation of the note.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The copies shall be reasonably available for public inspection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>Fiscal notes need not be published in the Senate journal or House journal.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>A bill may be introduced without a fiscal note accompanying the bill.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The validity of an enactment is not affected by the presence, absence, or content of the fiscal note.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>In its summary report of legislation enacted by the General Assembly that has a fiscal impact, the Department of Legislative Services shall include a list of legislation that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>affects local government units; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>requires a mandated appropriation in the annual budget bill.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>In the list of legislation described in subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph, the Department of Legislative Services shall indicate which legislation imposes mandates on local government units.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Where applicable and if data is available, the report shall indicate:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the fiscal impact of the bill on local government units;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the impact of the bill on local property tax rates;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the cumulative fiscal impact of all legislation imposing mandates on more than one local government unit; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the cumulative fiscal impact of all legislation requiring mandated appropriations.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1505.1" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Economic impact analysis” means an estimate of the cost or the economic benefit to small businesses that may be affected by a proposed bill introduced at a session of the General Assembly.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Economic impact analysis rating” means an estimate that a proposed bill will have:</text> <level label="i"> <text>minimal or no economic impact on small businesses; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>meaningful economic impact on small businesses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Small business” means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other business entity, including its affiliates, that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is independently owned and operated;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is not dominant in its field; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>employs 50 or fewer full-time employees.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An economic impact analysis rating and an economic impact analysis, as appropriate, shall be prepared by the appropriate Executive Branch agency for each bill that is introduced at the request of the administration or a department, agency, or commission of the Executive Branch of State government.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A copy of the economic impact analysis rating and the economic impact analysis required under this subsection shall be submitted by the Governor’s office:</text> <level label="i"> <text>to the Department of Legislative Services within a reasonable time frame prior to the hearing on the bill to allow the Department to comment on the economic impact analysis rating and the economic impact analysis; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>to the committee to which the bill is referred prior to the hearing on the bill.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>An economic impact analysis rating and an economic impact analysis, as appropriate, shall be prepared by the Department of Legislative Services for each bill that is introduced by a member of the General Assembly.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A copy of the economic impact analysis rating and the economic impact analysis required under this subsection shall be submitted by the Department of Legislative Services:</text> <level label="i"> <text>to the primary sponsor of the bill; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>to the committee to which the bill is referred prior to the hearing on the bill.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>If the appropriate Executive Branch agency or the Department of Legislative Services determines that a bill will have minimal or no economic impact on small businesses, the agency or Department shall indicate that determination by a brief written statement.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the appropriate Executive Branch agency or the Department of Legislative Services determines that a bill will have a meaningful economic impact on small businesses, the agency or Department shall develop a complete written economic impact analysis.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>If the appropriate Executive Branch agency or the Department of Legislative Services determines that a bill will have a meaningful economic impact on small businesses and is unable to provide a complete written economic impact analysis, the agency or Department shall provide a written explanation of why the agency determined that the bill will have a meaningful economic impact.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The explanation may identify the impact in general terms and need not quantify the specific economic impact.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The economic impact analysis rating and the economic impact analysis required under this section shall include estimates directly relating to the following factors, as appropriate:</text> <level label="1"> <text>cost of providing goods and services;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>effect on the workforce;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>effect on the cost of housing;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>efficiency in production and marketing;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>capital investment, taxation, competition, and economic development; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>consumer choice.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The Executive Branch agency or the Department of Legislative Services preparing the economic impact analysis rating and the economic impact analysis required under this section shall consult with, as appropriate:</text> <level label="i"> <text>other units of State government;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>units of local government; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>business, trade, consumer, labor, and other groups impacted by or having an interest in the legislation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On request of the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services, a unit of the State or a local government shall provide the Department with assistance or information in the preparation of an economic impact analysis rating and economic impact analysis.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services may include an economic impact analysis rating and economic impact analysis prepared by the Department or by the appropriate Executive Branch agency as part of a fiscal note.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services may comment on the economic impact analysis rating and economic impact analysis prepared by the appropriate Executive Branch agency.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services may revise the economic impact analysis rating and economic impact analysis consistent with an amended version of a bill.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall keep a copy of each economic impact analysis rating and economic impact analysis for 3 years after preparation of the rating or the analysis.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The copies shall be reasonably available for public inspection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>Economic impact analysis ratings and economic impact analyses need not be published in the Senate journal or House journal.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>The validity of an enactment of a bill is not affected by the presence, absence, or content of an economic impact analysis rating or an economic impact analysis.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1505.2" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Committee” means the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Economic impact analysis” means an estimate of the cost or the economic benefit to small businesses that may be affected by a regulation proposed by an agency pursuant to Title 10, Subtitle 1 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Economic impact analysis rating” means an estimate that a proposed regulation will have:</text> <level label="i"> <text>minimal or no economic impact on small businesses; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>meaningful economic impact on small businesses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>“Small business” means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other business entity, including its affiliates, that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is independently owned and operated;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is not dominant in its field; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>employs 50 or fewer full-time employees.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An economic impact analysis rating and an economic impact analysis, as appropriate, shall be prepared by the appropriate Executive Branch agency for each regulation that the agency proposes for adoption pursuant to Title 10, Subtitle 1 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A copy of the economic impact analysis rating and the economic impact analysis required under this subsection shall be submitted by the appropriate agency:</text> <level label="i"> <text>to the Department of Legislative Services no later than the time the agency submits the regulation to the Committee to allow the Department to comment on the economic impact analysis rating and the economic impact analysis; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>to the Committee at the time the agency submits the regulation to the Committee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If the appropriate Executive Branch agency or the Department of Legislative Services determines that a regulation will have minimal or no economic impact on small businesses, the agency or Department shall indicate that determination by a brief written statement.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the appropriate Executive Branch agency or the Department of Legislative Services determines that a regulation will have a meaningful economic impact on small businesses, the agency or Department shall develop a complete written economic impact analysis.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>If the appropriate Executive Branch agency or the Department determines that a regulation will have a meaningful economic impact on small businesses and is unable to provide a complete written economic impact analysis, the agency or Department shall provide a written explanation of why the agency determined that the regulation will have a meaningful economic impact.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The explanation may identify the impact in general terms and need not quantify the specific economic impact.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The economic impact analysis rating and the economic impact analysis required under this section shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>estimates directly relating to the following factors, as appropriate:</text> <level label="i"> <text>cost of providing goods and services;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>effect on the workforce;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>effect on the cost of housing;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>efficiency in production and marketing;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>capital investment, taxation, competition, and economic development; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>consumer choice; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a certification stating, after posting the regulation or scope of the regulation as required by § 10–110(d)(3)(vii) of this article, whether the agency has received notice of whether any existing regulation of a comparable nature that is at least as stringent as the proposed regulation has been adopted by a unit of a local government.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Executive Branch agency or the Department of Legislative Services preparing the economic impact analysis rating and the economic impact analysis required under this section shall consult with, as appropriate:</text> <level label="i"> <text>other units of State government;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>units of local government; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>business, trade, consumer, labor, and other groups impacted by or having an interest in the regulation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On request of the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services, a unit of the State or a local government shall provide the Department with assistance or information in the preparation of an economic impact analysis rating and economic impact analysis.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the promulgating unit certifies, after posting the regulation or scope of the regulation as required by § 10–110(d)(3)(vii) of this article, that the unit has received notice of and determined that an existing regulation of a comparable nature that is at least as stringent as the proposed regulation has been adopted by any unit of local government, the unit may include in the unit’s proposed regulation a statement that compliance with the local regulation will constitute compliance with the proposed regulation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>comment on the economic impact analysis rating and economic impact analysis prepared by the appropriate Executive Branch agency; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>transmit its comment to the Committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall revise the economic impact analysis rating and economic impact analysis consistent with an amended version of a regulation.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall keep a copy of each economic impact analysis rating and economic impact analysis for 3 years after preparation of the rating or the analysis.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The copies shall be reasonably available for public inspection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>Economic impact analysis ratings and economic impact analyses shall be published in the Maryland Register at the same time as:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a notice of proposed adoption of a regulation is published in the Maryland Register; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a notice of emergency adoption for a regulation is published in the Maryland Register.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>The validity of an enactment of a regulation is not affected by the presence, absence, or content of an economic impact analysis rating or an economic impact analysis.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department of Budget and Management shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate entity to provide training to promulgating Executive Branch agencies on the preparation of the economic impact analyses required under this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The training required to be provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be provided at least once every 2 years.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1505.3" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <text>The Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with the Legislative Policy Committee, shall develop a process to assess the health equity impacts of relevant legislation.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1506" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <text>When the General Assembly passes a bill, it shall be returned to the house of origin.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1508" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <text>In this Part II of this subtitle, “bill” does not include a joint resolution.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1509" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <level label="a"> <text>As soon as practicable after a bill is returned to the house of origin, the presiding officer shall have the State seal affixed to the bill and shall present the bill to the Governor or a designee of the Governor.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The presiding officer who presents the bill or the clerk designated by the presiding officer shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in the presence of the individual to whom the bill is presented, make and sign, on the back of the bill, a written memorandum of the day and hour of presentment; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>have a corresponding entry made in the Senate journal or the House journal.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1510" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <level label="a"> <text>The Governor may designate another individual to receive bills while the Governor is ill or necessarily absent from the seat of the State government.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A designation under this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall be in writing;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall be sent to the presiding officer of the Senate and the presiding officer of the House;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on receipt by those officers, shall be entered in full in the Senate journal and the House journal; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>is effective during the period that the Governor specifies.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1511" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <level label="a"> <text>The Governor shall deliver to the Secretary of State or a designee in the Secretary’s office:</text> <level label="1"> <text>each bill that the Governor approves, immediately after the approval;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each bill that becomes law without the approval of the Governor, on the day the bill becomes law;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>each bill that the Governor vetoes; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>each executive order effective under Article II, § 24 of the Maryland Constitution.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to § 2–1248 of this title, the Secretary of State shall assign a chapter number to each bill that becomes law and to each executive order issued pursuant to Article II, § 24 of the Maryland Constitution.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Chapter numbers shall be assigned in the order in which the bills become law.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1512" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <level label="a"> <text>The Secretary of State shall keep, for each session, a permanent record of the bills and executive orders that the Governor delivers to the Secretary under this subtitle. The record shall be known as the record of chapter numbers.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Secretary of State shall enter, in the record, the chapter number of each bill that becomes law and each executive order.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Near the chapter number, the Secretary of State shall enter:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Senate bill number, the House bill number, or the executive order number;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a brief summary of the subject of the bill or executive order;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>as to a bill, the date of its presentment to the Governor; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the date on which the bill or order was approved by the Governor or otherwise became law.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>After the last chapter number, the Secretary of State shall enter, by Senate bill number or House bill number, a list of the bills that the Governor vetoed.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Near the bill number, the Secretary of State shall enter:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a brief summary of the subject of the bill;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the date of presentment to the Governor; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the date of veto.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1513" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <level label="a"> <text>The Secretary of State shall deliver to the clerk of the Supreme Court of Maryland each bill that becomes law.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>With respect to bills that the Governor vetoes, the Secretary of State shall deliver:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to the house of origin, each bill that the Maryland Constitution requires to be returned to that house; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to the State Archives, every other bill.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1514" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Legislation"> <level label="a"> <text>If the General Assembly adopts a joint resolution that asks the Governor or an official of a unit of the Executive Branch of the State government to take any action, the Governor or the official shall give the Legislative Policy Committee and each sponsor of the resolution notice of the action taken under the resolution.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Notice under this section shall be given on or before any date established by the resolution.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1601" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Investigations"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>“Hearing” means a meeting that an investigating committee holds, during an investigatory proceeding, to take testimony or to receive other evidence.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Hearing” does not include a preliminary conference or interview at which testimony is not taken under oath.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Investigating committee” means any of the following bodies that may obtain, for the use of the General Assembly, information on a specific subject by compelling the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of books, documents, papers, and records:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a standing committee or a subcommittee of a standing committee;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a joint committee of the Senate and the House or a subcommittee of a joint committee; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Legislative Policy Committee or any of its committees or subcommittees.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1602" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Investigations"> <level label="a"> <text>This subtitle establishes a code of fair procedures for the operation of an investigating committee so that it may hold hearings and otherwise properly carry out its powers and duties fairly, impartially, and consistently with:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the constitutional rights of a person who is involved in a proceeding of the investigating committee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the public good.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This subtitle does not limit the acquisition of information or evidence by an investigating committee through a lawful means other than as provided in this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>This subtitle does not limit the authority of a committee of the General Assembly or any subcommittee of a committee of the General Assembly to exercise the power to administer oaths and subpoena witnesses and records as otherwise authorized by law.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1603" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Investigations"> <level label="a"> <text>An investigating committee may be established only by a resolution of the Senate or the House.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The resolution shall state the investigating committee’s:</text> <level label="1"> <text>purpose;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>powers;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>duties;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>duration;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>subject matter;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>scope of investigatory authority; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>size.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1604" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Investigations"> <text>An investigating committee shall have at least 5 members.</text> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1605" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Investigations"> <level label="a"> <text>An investigating committee shall have the chair and vice chair who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>are appointed by the resolution that establishes the investigating committee; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the resolution does not appoint these officers, are elected by affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members of the investigating committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The rules of an investigating committee shall provide for the selection of a presiding officer to act if the chair and vice chair are absent or unable to act.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>At a hearing of an investigating committee, the presiding officer shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the chair of the investigating committee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the chair is absent or otherwise unable to preside, the vice chair; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>if the chair and vice chair are absent or otherwise unable to preside, the individual who is selected under the rules of the investigating committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At a hearing, the presiding officer:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall examine the witnesses or supervise the examination by any other member of the investigating committee or by staff who are authorized to examine witnesses; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>may direct a witness to answer a relevant question or to provide a relevant book, document, or paper.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1606" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Investigations"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A majority of the full authorized membership of an investigating committee is a quorum.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Unless there is a quorum, an investigating committee may not act at any meeting or hold a hearing.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Unless a greater vote expressly is required in this subtitle, an investigating committee may act by a majority vote of its members who are present at a meeting and vote.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to the requirements of law and any rule of the General Assembly, an investigating committee may employ necessary staff for which funds are available.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1607" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Investigations"> <level label="a"> <text>An investigating committee may exercise its powers:</text> <level label="1"> <text>when the General Assembly is in session; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>when the General Assembly is not in session, if the investigating committee is authorized to do so:</text> <level label="i"> <text>by law;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>by the resolution that establishes the investigating committee; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>by the law or resolution from which the investigating committee derives its investigatory powers.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>An investigating committee shall adopt rules that govern its procedures, including the conduct of hearings.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The rules may not be inconsistent with law or any applicable rules of the General Assembly.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1608" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Investigations"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>By a majority vote of all of the members of an investigating committee, the investigating committee may issue a subpoena that requires the appearance of a person, the production of relevant records, and the giving of relevant testimony.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A request to appear, appearance, or submission of evidence does not limit the subpoena power of the investigating committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The subpoena shall be served:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in the manner provided by law for service of a subpoena in a civil action;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at least 7 days before the time that the subpoena sets for appearance or production of records; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>with the following documents:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a copy of the resolution that establishes the investigating committee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a copy of the rules of the investigating committee;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a statement of the subject of the investigation or inquiry of the investigating committee; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>if the subpoena requires the appearance of a person, notice that counsel may accompany the person.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who is subpoenaed to appear at a hearing is entitled to receive the fees and allowances that are provided for a person who is subpoenaed by a circuit court.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A person may be held in contempt if the person unjustifiably:</text> <level label="i"> <text>fails or refuses to comply with a subpoena for appearance;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>appears but fails or refuses to testify under oath; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>unless the directive is overruled by a majority vote of the members of the investigating committee who are present at the hearing, disobeys a directive of the presiding officer at the hearing to answer a relevant question or to produce a relevant book, document, or paper that has been subpoenaed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an investigating committee fails, in any material respect, to meet the requirements of this subtitle and the person who is subpoenaed is prejudiced by the failure:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the person need not comply; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the failure is a complete defense in a proceeding against the person for contempt or other punishment.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>By a majority vote of all of the members of an investigating committee, the investigating committee may apply for a contempt citation:</text> <level label="i"> <text>when the General Assembly is not in session, to a circuit court; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>when the General Assembly is in session:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to the General Assembly;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to the Senate, if the Senate established the investigating committee; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>to the House, if the House established the investigating committee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The General Assembly, the Senate, or the House:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may consider the application as though the alleged contempt had been committed in or against that body; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in addition to any penalty that a court imposes, may impose any other punishment that the body has the inherent power to impose.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1609" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="16" subtitle_name="Investigations"> <level label="a"> <text>An investigating committee may hold any hearing that the investigating committee considers appropriate, at the times and places that it determines.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The rules of an investigating committee shall provide for written notice of a hearing to be given to the members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>at least 3 days before the hearing, if it is held when the General Assembly is in session; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>at least 7 days before the hearing, if it is held when the General Assembly is not in session.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Notice of a hearing shall include a statement of the subject matter.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A hearing and action that is taken at a hearing are not invalid only because notice is not given as provided in this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A hearing shall be public unless, by a majority vote of all of the members of the investigating committee, the investigating committee determines otherwise.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>With the consent of a majority of the members of an investigating committee who are present at a hearing, a witness or counsel for the witness may submit to the investigating committee a sworn statement that is relevant to the purpose, subject, and scope of the investigation or inquiry.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an investigating committee believes that a person may be affected adversely because the person is named or otherwise identified at a hearing, the person may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>on request of the person or a member of the investigating committee, testify in the person’s behalf; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>with the consent of the investigating committee, submit a sworn statement or other documentary evidence.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>With the consent of a majority of the members of the investigating committee, any other person may testify or submit a sworn statement or other documentary evidence.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>At a hearing, a person shall testify under oath unless, by a majority vote of the members who are present at the hearing, the investigating committee waives the requirement for the person.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any member of the investigating committee may administer an oath.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Counsel may accompany a witness at a hearing and advise the witness of the rights of the witness.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An investigating committee may set limits to prevent obstruction of or interference with the orderly conduct of the hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>A witness at a hearing or counsel for the witness may submit to the investigating committee a proposed question, for the witness or any other witness.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The investigating committee shall ask the question if the investigating committee considers the question appropriate to the subject matter of the hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>An investigating committee shall have a record made of each hearing.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The record shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>each ruling of the presiding officer;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>each question of the investigating committee and its staff;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the testimony and responses of each witness;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>each sworn statement or other documentary evidence that the investigating committee permits a person to submit; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>any other matter that the investigating committee or its chair directs.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The investigating committee shall provide to a witness a certified transcript of the witness’ testimony, if the witness asks in advance and pays for the transcript.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection does not:</text> <level label="i"> <text>prevent the disclosure of evidence by the person who gives evidence, if only that person could claim a privilege against disclosure; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>limit any power of the General Assembly, the Senate, or the House to discipline a member or employee or to impose a penalty if a State’s Attorney or court does not act under this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a hearing of an investigating committee is closed to the public, testimony and other evidence that is given at the hearing may not be made public unless, by a majority vote of all of the members of the investigating committee, the investigating committee permits disclosure and specifies the form and manner of disclosure.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>On application of a person who claims to have been injured or prejudiced by an unauthorized disclosure or on motion of a State’s Attorney, the State’s Attorney may begin proceedings for imposition of penalties under this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A person who violates any provision of this subsection is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1701" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>A person who is not a member of the General Assembly may not operate an electrical voting machine to vote on a question before the Senate or the House.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In addition to any penalty that the Senate or the House sets, a person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not more than 5 years.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1702" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not willfully disrupt, interfere with, attempt to disrupt, or attempt to interfere with a session, meeting, or proceeding of the General Assembly, the Senate, or the House or any of their committees, by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>making, alone or with another person, a noise that tends to be disruptive;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>using abusive or obscene language;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>making an obscene gesture;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>engaging in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>refusing to comply with the lawful order of the police to disperse; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>doing any other disruptive or interfering act.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not picket willfully in a building where:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Senate or the House has a chamber;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a member of the General Assembly has an official office; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a committee of the General Assembly, the Senate, or the House has an office.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person may not prevent or attempt to prevent, willfully and with force, the performance of a function, power, or duty by a member, officer, or employee of the General Assembly, the Senate, or the House or any of their committees.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>willfully and without legal authority, obtain, withhold, destroy, deface, or alter an official document or record of the General Assembly, the Senate, or the House or any of their committees; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>without legal authority, possess, withhold, destroy, or deface real or personal property that the General Assembly, the Senate, or the House or any of their committees owns or uses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection does not apply to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a law enforcement officer of any state or of the federal government who is carrying out duties of the office; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a person whom the officer summons to help in making an arrest or in preserving the peace.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person may not willfully bring an assault weapon or other firearm or destructive device, as defined in § 4-501 of the Criminal Law Article, into or have an assault weapon or other firearm or destructive device in a building where:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Senate or the House has a chamber;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a member, officer, or employee of the General Assembly has an official office; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a committee of the General Assembly, the Senate, or the House has an office.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1801" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Privileges from testifying for members of the General Assembly are found in § 9-122 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Provisions relating to civil immunity for acts and omissions in the performance of constituent services by members of the General Assembly are found in § 5-525 and § 5-526 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1802" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Papers, books, accounts, documents, testimony, and records sought in accordance with a subpoena issued under § 2–408, § 2–507, § 2–807, § 2–1104, or § 2–1608 of this title in connection with a lawfully authorized legislative inquiry or examination must be pertinent to the inquiry or examination.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, papers, books, accounts, documents, testimony, or records are considered pertinent if they:</text> <level label="1"> <text>relate to the matters under inquiry or examination;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>assist in assessing the credibility of a witness;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>contradict or corroborate the testimony of a witness; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>demonstrate the existence of undue influence on a witness.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1803" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to a petition for an order directing compliance with a subpoena or compelling testimony under § 2–408, § 2–507, § 2–807, or § 2–1104 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The petition shall be filed in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County or, at the election of the petitioner, in any county in which venue would be appropriate under § 6–201 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the petition shall set forth the questions or requests that were asked or made of the party whose conduct necessitated the petition and, if any, the answers or objections provided or raised by that party.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The petitioner may satisfy the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection by attaching the relevant portions of a transcript to the petition.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The petitioner need not comply with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection if there has been no response to the subpoena.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Any response to the petition shall be filed by the party served with the petition within 15 days after being served with the petition, unless that time period is shortened by order of the court.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A response to a petition filed by the party whose conduct necessitated the petition is the only pleading that an objecting party may file to object to a subpoena.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The party whose conduct necessitated the petition may not file a motion to quash or a petition for an injunction with respect to the subpoena.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Except for cases that the court considers to require a higher priority, a proceeding under this section, including any subsequent appellate judicial review, shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>take precedence on the court’s docket;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>be heard at the earliest practicable date; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>be expedited in every way.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In any hearing on the petition in a proceeding under this section, the court may not allow any additional evidence.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a party to a proceeding under this section may appeal the decision of the circuit court only by a petition to the Supreme Court of Maryland for the issuance of a writ of certiorari.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="2-1804" title_number="2" title_name="General Assembly" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Personal information” means an individual’s:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Social Security number; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>driver’s license number.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Publicly post or display” means to intentionally make available to the public.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as otherwise provided by law, on or after June 1, 2010, the General Assembly, to the extent practicable, may not publicly post or display on an Internet website maintained or paid for by the General Assembly an individual’s personal information.</text> </level> </section>