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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-4016" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="40" subtitle_name="Office of the Correctional Ombudsman">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Unit shall report in a timely manner to the Executive Director, the Secretary, the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of this article, the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the President of the Senate:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>knowledge of any problem regarding the care, supervision, and treatment of children in facilities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>findings, actions, and recommendations, related to the investigations of disciplinary actions, grievances, incident reports, and alleged cases of child abuse and neglect; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>all other findings and actions related to the monitoring required under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Unit shall report quarterly to the Executive Director and the Secretary.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A copy of the report shall be provided to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of this article, the General Assembly.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The report shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>all activities of the Unit;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>actions taken by the Department resulting from the findings and recommendations of the Unit, including the Department’s response; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a summary of any violations of the standards and regulations of the Department that remained unabated for 30 days or more during the reporting period.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Beginning in 2006, on or before November 30 of each year, the Unit shall report to the Executive Director, the Secretary, the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices, the Governor, and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of this article, the General Assembly, on all the activities of the Office and the actions taken by the Department in response to findings and recommendations of the Unit.</text>
  </level>
</section>
