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MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1235 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part V - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability|Section 2-1235 - Contents of Evaluation

    (a)    This section does not apply to a performance evaluation conducted in accordance with the Maryland Program Evaluation Act.    (b)    A performance evaluation conducted by the Office may include:        (1)    evaluating the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy with which resources are used;        (2)    determining whether desired program results are achieved;        (3)    determining whether a program aligns with the unit’s mission;        (4)    evaluating whether a program duplicates another program or activity within another unit;        (5)    evaluating whether the governmental activity or unit under evaluation operates:            (i)    in an open and accountable manner, with public access to records and meetings, safeguards against conflicts of interest, and opportunity for public participation; and            (ii)    in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner that complies fully with law and State policy;        (6)    determining the reliability of performance measures, as defined in § 3–1001 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, identified in:            (i)    the managing for results agency strategic plan developed under § 3–1002(c) of the State Finance and Procurement Article; or            (ii)    the StateStat strategic plan and performance measurement report submitted to the Secretary of Budget and Management under § 3–1003(d) of the State Finance and Procurement Article; and        (7)    for a performance evaluation of a local school system:            (i)    evaluating whether or not the school system is complying with federal and State laws and regulations;            (ii)    analyzing grading standards, graduation requirements, assessments, procurement, and equitable use of resources among the schools within the system evaluated; and            (iii)    identifying instances of fraud, waste, and abuse.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1236 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part V - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability|Section 2-1236 - Location for Evaluation

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a performance evaluation conducted by the Office shall be made at the offices of the State unit, county officer or unit, corporation, association, or local school system that is subject to examination.    (b)    If considered appropriate and after consultation with the unit or body being examined, the Director may authorize all or a portion of a performance evaluation to be conducted at the offices of the Office.    (c)    Before the Office removes the original or only copy of any record from the premises of a State unit, county unit, or a school system, the Office shall obtain the approval of the State unit, county unit, or the school system.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1237 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part V - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability|Section 2-1237 - Records and Information to Be Provided

    (a)    (1)    Except as prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code, the employees and authorized representatives of the Office shall have access to and may inspect the records, including those that are confidential by law, of any unit of State government or of a person or other body receiving State funds, with respect to any matter under the jurisdiction of the Office.        (2)    In conjunction with a performance evaluation authorized under this subtitle, the access required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include access to the records of contractors and subcontractors that perform work under State contracts.        (3)    The employees or authorized representatives of the Office shall have access to and may inspect the records, including those that are confidential by law, of any local school system to undertake the performance evaluations authorized under § 2–1234 of this subtitle.    (b)    Each officer or employee of the unit or body that is subject to a performance evaluation shall provide any information that the Director determines to be needed for the examination of that unit or body, or of any matter under the authority of the Office, including information that otherwise would be confidential under any provision of law.    (c)    (1)    The Director may issue process that requires an official of a State unit or school system that is subject to performance evaluation to produce a record that is needed for the performance evaluation.        (2)    The process shall be sent to the sheriff for the county where the official is located.        (3)    The sheriff promptly shall serve the process.        (4)    The State shall pay the cost of process.        (5)    If a person fails to comply with process issued under this subsection or fails to provide information that is requested during a performance evaluation, a circuit court may issue an order directing compliance with the process or compelling that the information requested be provided.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1239 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part V - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability|Section 2-1239 - Reports of Violations

    (a)    (1)    In addition to the reports under § 2–1238 of this subtitle, the Director shall report an apparent violation of law by a unit of State government or other body that is examined.        (2)    A report under this subsection shall be submitted to:            (i)    the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee;            (ii)    the Executive Director;            (iii)    the unit or body that is the subject of the report; and            (iv)    the Office of the Attorney General.    (b)    (1)    If the Director discovers any alleged criminal violation by a person during the course of a performance evaluation, the Director shall report the alleged violation to the Attorney General and the appropriate State’s Attorney.        (2)    A report under this subsection shall ask the Attorney General and State’s Attorney to take appropriate action.        (3)    Unless the Attorney General or State’s Attorney decides to prosecute an alleged criminal violation reported under this subsection, the Attorney General and State’s Attorney shall keep the report of the Director under this subsection confidential.        (4)    The Attorney General may investigate and prosecute any alleged criminal violation reported under this subsection and has all the powers and duties of a State’s Attorney, including the use of a grand jury in any county, to investigate and prosecute the alleged violation.    (c)    (1)    The Office of the Attorney General shall respond, in writing, to a report received from the Director under this section.        (2)    The response of the Attorney General shall include what actions, if any, were taken as a result of the findings of the Director.        (3)    The response of the Attorney General shall be submitted to:            (i)    the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee;            (ii)    the Executive Director;            (iii)    the unit or body that is the subject of the report; and            (iv)    the Director.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1240 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part V - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability|Section 2-1240 - Confidentiality Requirements

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, confidential information that an employee or authorized representative of the Office or the Office of Policy Analysis obtains during a performance evaluation:        (1)    remains confidential; and        (2)    may not be disclosed except to another employee or authorized representative of the Office or the Office of Policy Analysis.    (b)    Information obtained during a performance evaluation may be provided in a format that protects the confidentiality of individuals as necessary.    (c)    The Director may authorize the disclosure of confidential information obtained during a performance evaluation only to the following:        (1)    another employee of the Department, with the approval of the Executive Director;        (2)    federal, State, or local officials, or their auditors, who provide evidence to the Director that they are performing investigations, studies, or audits related to that same examination and who provide justification for the specific information requested; or        (3)    the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, if necessary to assist the Committee in reviewing a report issued by the Office.    (d)    Except as provided in § 2–1239 of this subtitle, if information that an employee or authorized representative obtains during a performance evaluation also is confidential under another law, the employee, authorized representative, or the Director may not include in a report or otherwise use the information in any manner that discloses the identity of any person who is the subject of the confidential information.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1241 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part V - Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability|Section 2-1241 - Violation; Penalty

    A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 if the person:        (1)    fails to comply promptly with process that the Director issues under this part; or        (2)    violates any provision of § 2–1238(d) or § 2–1240 of this subtitle.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1244 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VI - Office of Policy Analysis|Section 2-1244 - Definitions

    (a)    In this Part VI the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Director” means the Director of the Office.    (c)    “Office” means the Office of Policy Analysis.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1245 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VI - Office of Policy Analysis|Section 2-1245 - Office Established

    There is an Office of Policy Analysis in the Department.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1246 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VI - Office of Policy Analysis|Section 2-1246 - Director; Workgroups

    (a)    The head of the Office is the Director.    (b)    Subject to the policies and directives of the President and the Speaker and the overall supervision and control of the Executive Director, the Director shall oversee the operation of the Office.    (c)    The Director shall facilitate the creation and oversee the operation of functional, subject matter, special project, and any other workgroups to achieve maximum cooperation and the greatest efficiency in the use of staff and resources in the Office.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1248 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VI - Office of Policy Analysis|Section 2-1248 - Duties -- Legal Affairs

    In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Office shall:        (1)    on request of a member of the General Assembly, analyze and report on:            (i)    the laws of any state on a specific subject and all of the available information about the practical operation and effect of those laws; and            (ii)    the acts and records of any state;        (2)    compile information on and analyze any matter that is the subject of proposed legislation;        (3)    on request of a member of the General Assembly, prepare or help to prepare a bill or resolution that, unless the member specifies otherwise, conforms to the style manual of the Office;        (4)    provide analyses of proposed and emergency regulations of Executive Branch agencies;        (5)    make recommendations for the reclassification, rearrangement, renumbering, rewording, and other formal revision of the public general laws of Maryland;        (6)    make recommendations for appropriate systems to collect and publish:            (i)    the public local laws;            (ii)    executive orders; and            (iii)    the regulations of units of the Executive Branch of the State government;        (7)    complete the formal revision of statutory law for the General Assembly by preparing and submitting to the General Assembly recommendations for the repeal or modification of statutes that are obsolete, inconsistent with another statute, unconstitutional, or otherwise in need of formal revision;        (8)    correct manifest spelling, grammatical, or clerical errors or errors of addition or omission in the Code maintained by the Department, and include any such correction in the Annual Corrective Bill for ratification by the General Assembly;        (9)    maintain the clarity, simplicity, and consistency of style of statutory law;        (10)    have a style manual for statutory law;        (11)    include in the style manual a drafting rule that requires, to the extent practicable, the use of words that are neutral as to gender except for a subject matter that specifically applies only to one gender and except for a name or organizational title;        (12)    assign a chapter number to each bill, and a joint resolution number to each joint resolution, that, by operation of law, becomes law without the signature of the Chief Executive, and notify the Secretary of State in writing of these assignments; and        (13)    carry out any other function related to legal affairs required by the Executive Director.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1249 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VI - Office of Policy Analysis|Section 2-1249 - Duties -- Research Services

    (a)    In addition to any other duties set forth elsewhere, the Office shall:        (1)    subject to subsection (b) of this section, prepare analyses of the fiscal, legal, and policy impact of proposed legislation;        (2)    research and prepare comprehensive assessments and evaluations of issues of concern to the General Assembly; and        (3)    carry out any other function related to research services required by the Executive Director.    (b)    The Office is not required to prepare an analysis of an enabling act, as defined in § 8–101 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, if:        (1)    a financial sheet, in the form that the Office requires, is submitted with the legislation; and        (2)    the Office publishes the financial sheet on the website of the Maryland General Assembly.    (c)    (1)    In order to facilitate the preparation of the analyses required under subsection (a)(1) of this section, a unit of State government shall respond to a request from the Office for information on the fiscal and operational impact of proposed legislation within 3 business days after receipt of the request.        (2)    The Office may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) of this subsection on a case–by–case basis.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1250 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VI - Office of Policy Analysis|Section 2-1250 - Duties -- Committee Staffing Services

    In addition to any other duties set forth elsewhere, the Office shall:        (1)    provide professional staffing services, as required by the Executive Director, to any standing committee, statutory committee, or special joint or unicameral committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly;        (2)    with the consent of the President and the Speaker, provide professional staffing services, as required by the Executive Director, to any joint legislative and executive body; and        (3)    carry out any other function related to committee staffing services required by the Executive Director.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1251 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VI - Office of Policy Analysis|Section 2-1251 - Duties -- Library and Public Information Services

    In addition to any other duties set forth elsewhere, the Office shall:        (1)    provide library and information services to the General Assembly and the general public;        (2)    index and preserve all information prepared as a result of the provisions of § 2–1248 of this subtitle; and        (3)    carry out any other function related to library and public information services required by the Executive Director.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1254 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VII - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 2-1254 - Compilation and Indexing for and Printing of Session Laws; Maintenance of Integrity and Accuracy of Laws

    (a)    (1)    After each regular session, the Department shall compile and index:            (i)    the laws that are enacted during that session;            (ii)    the executive orders that have been adopted pursuant to Article II, § 24 of the Maryland Constitution since the last compilation; and            (iii)    the certificates of the State Board of Elections as to the referendum vote on a law, if the vote has not been published previously.        (2)    After each special session, the Department shall compile and index the laws that are enacted during that session.    (b)    (1)    After completion of the compilation and index, the Department shall deliver copies of the laws, executive orders adopted pursuant to Article II, § 24 of the Maryland Constitution, certificates, and titles to the printer who is designated to print the session laws.        (2)    The printer shall print promptly:            (i)    the documents delivered under this section; and            (ii)    with the compilation for a regular session, the statement of receipts and expenditures of public money delivered under § 2–103 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (3)    The printer shall deliver the volumes to the Executive Director.        (4)    The Department shall publish other executive orders delivered to it in accordance with § 3–406(b) of this article.    (c)    The Department shall:        (1)    create and maintain, in the form of a statutory database, a code comprising the public general laws of the State; and        (2)    maintain the structural integrity and textual accuracy of that code.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1255 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VII - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 2-1255 - Distribution of Session Laws and Journals

    (a)    The Department shall sell, exchange, or otherwise distribute bound volumes of the laws, the Senate journal, and the House journal.    (b)    Distribution under this section shall include provision of 1 copy of a volume to each public, circulating library or library association that requests the volume if, when the request is made, the Department has at least 26 copies of the requested volume.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1256 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VII - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 2-1256 - Additional Compilation of Public Local Laws

    The Department shall:        (1)    keep a current list of the public local laws of the State;        (2)    keep the list accessible to the members of the General Assembly at all times; and        (3)    subject to § 2–1257 of this subtitle, annually submit the list to the General Assembly.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1257 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part VII - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 2-1257 - Publications

    (a)    In this section, “publication” includes any report, study, or notification.    (b)    For each publication that an official or unit of the State government intends to distribute or submit to the General Assembly or to any committee, staff agency, or employee of the General Assembly, the official or unit shall:        (1)    submit one copy to the President and one copy to the Speaker in the format requested by the President and the Speaker;        (2)    submit five printed copies to the library of the Department; and        (3)    in the case of a publication to be distributed to a committee of the General Assembly:            (i)    unless the publication is being submitted to the committee as specifically required by law, obtain approval for the distribution from the committee chair; and            (ii)    comply with the distribution requirements of the committee.    (c)    An official or unit:        (1)    shall submit to the library of the Department, in addition to the copies of a publication required under subsection (b)(2) of this section, any additional copies of the publication requested by the library on behalf of a member of the General Assembly; and        (2)    may give a publication directly to a member of the General Assembly only if:            (i)    the President and the Speaker have given written approval for distribution of the publication to each member of the General Assembly; or            (ii)    the member asks for the publication.    (d)    To assist the Department in carrying out its duties under subsection (f) of this section, each publication submitted to the General Assembly or to any committee, staff agency, or employee of the General Assembly in fulfillment of a duty imposed by law shall specify the law under which the publication is being submitted.    (e)    The Department shall:        (1)    keep a list of the publications of the officials and units;        (2)    periodically send the list to each member of the General Assembly; and        (3)    on request of a member of the General Assembly, obtain a publication of an official or unit for the member.    (f)    The library of the Department shall:        (1)    catalog and preserve the publications that officials and units submit as required by law; and        (2)    collect, catalog, and preserve any other publication that the Department considers necessary or that the Department is directed by the President or the Speaker to collect, catalog, and preserve.