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<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>
