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<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>
