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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-2402" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In the Office of the Governor, there is an Office of the Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The head of the Office is the Director.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Director is appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Director serves at the pleasure of the Governor and is responsible directly to the Governor.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Director shall be:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a deaf or hard of hearing person; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>knowledgeable and experienced with issues affecting deaf and hard of hearing individuals.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Director is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Office shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>advise the Governor on all matters assigned to the Office; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>carry out the Governor’s policies on the matters assigned to the Office.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Director shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>manage the operation of the Office and establish guidelines and procedures to promote the orderly and efficient operation of the Office; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the Director may establish, reorganize, or consolidate areas of responsibility in the Office as necessary to fulfill the responsibilities assigned by the Director.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Office shall be given adequate staff and funding to carry out its duties.</text>
  </level>
</section>
