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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-4003" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="40" subtitle_name="Office of the Correctional Ombudsman">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Office shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a full–time Correctional Ombudsman;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>staff as provided in the State budget; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit established in § 9–4012 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Governor shall appoint the Correctional Ombudsman with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Correctional Ombudsman shall serve for a term of 5 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>At the end of a term, the Correctional Ombudsman continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Salaries of the Ombudsman and staff and expenses for rent, equipment, supplies, and general operating expenses necessary for the work of the Office shall be as provided in the State budget.</text>
  </level>
</section>
