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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-2407" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing">
  <text>On or before January 1, 2002, and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of this article, to the members of the General Assembly, a report on:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>the activities of the Office;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>the status of programs and services facilitated by the Office;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>the activities of the Board, including:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>the number of sign language interpreters licensed by the Board;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>the number of licensed sign language interpreters in each county:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>determined by the licensee’s home address; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>the licensee’s county or region of planned employment, if known; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>the number of complaints received by the Board, differentiated by the type of complaint;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>statistics on compliance with State and federal laws related to deaf and hard of hearing individuals; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>recommendations for improved delivery of services for deaf and hard of hearing individuals.</text>
  </level>
</section>
