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<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="14-880" title_number="14" title_name="Procedure" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Collection">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each year, the Department shall issue a report that includes:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>an analysis and summary of the information collected through the survey under § 14–879 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the following information concerning the activities of the State Tax Sale Ombudsman established under § 2–112 of this article in the preceding taxable year:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the number of homeowners who contacted the Ombudsman;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the number of homeowners assisted by the Ombudsman to apply for each of the tax credits under § 9–104 or § 9–105 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the number of homeowners assisted by the Ombudsman to apply for other discount programs or public benefits and a brief summary of those programs and benefits;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the number of homeowners referred by the Ombudsman to legal services, housing counseling, and other social services, and a brief summary of those services;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>the number of homeowners enrolled in the Homeowner Protection Program under Part VII of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>a summary of the implementation of the Homeowner Protection Program under Part VII of this subtitle, including outreach to homeowners under § 14–886(d) of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>the total number of persons making a voluntary donation to the Homeowner Protection Program under Part VII of this subtitle through the website under § 4–201.1 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>the total amount of voluntary donations made to the Homeowner Protection Program under Part VII of this subtitle through the website under § 4–201.1 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>the balance of funds in the Homeowner Protection Fund established under § 14–891 of this subtitle as of the date of the report, and a detailed accounting of revenues received by the Homeowner Protection Fund and expenditures made from the Homeowner Protection Fund in the preceding taxable year;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>any statutory or administrative changes the Ombudsman recommends to improve the administration of the Homeowner Protection Program under Part VII of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xi">
        <text>any other relevant information.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>On or before November 15 each year, the Department shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>publish the report required under subsection (a) of this section on the Department’s website; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>submit the report required under subsection (a) of this section, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Committee on Ways and Means.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
