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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-1A-38" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="1A" subtitle_name="Video Lottery Terminals">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Joint Committee on Gaming Oversight.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Committee consists of the following eight members:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>four members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>four members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>At least one Senator and one Delegate appointed under this subsection shall be a member of the minority party.</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 of the House shall appoint a Senator and a Delegate, respectively, to serve as cochairs.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Committee shall examine:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the status of the State’s gaming program; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the implementation of new laws relating to gaming.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Committee shall make recommendations for potential improvements to the State’s gaming program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staffing for the Committee.</text>
  </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>On or before December 31 of each year, the Committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of this article, the General Assembly.</text>
  </level>
</section>
