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MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part III - Office of the Executive Director|Section 2-1211 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Director” means the Director of the Office of Operations and Support Services.    (c)    “Office” means the Office of Operations and Support Services.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part III - Office of the Executive Director|Section 2-1212 - Office Established

    (a)    There is an Office of Operations and Support Services in the Department.    (b)    The head of the Office is the Director.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part III - Office of the Executive Director|Section 2-1213 - Legislative Accounting Functions

    (a)    (1)    The Office shall receive and analyze requests from members of the General Assembly for reimbursement and from other persons for payment of legislative expenses, including:            (i)    office rent;            (ii)    secretarial and other services;            (iii)    telephone and other communication expenses;            (iv)    equipment;            (v)    supplies; and            (vi)    travel.        (2)    The Office shall provide the reimbursement or make payments as provided in the State budget and account for the reimbursements and payments.        (3)    The Office shall make payments and reimbursements consistent with the policies of the President and the Speaker, the Management Subcommittee, and the Legislative Policy Committee.    (b)    (1)    The President and the Speaker may authorize the Office to create accounts for revenues received from payment of fees or charges and to utilize the funds to provide services to individuals, organizations, or other units of State or local governments.        (2)    Funds in the accounts may only be expended in accordance with the budget or by budget amendment.        (3)    On directive by the President and the Speaker, unexpended revenues in the accounts may revert to the State or may be retained for expenditure in a subsequent budget.        (4)    The Comptroller’s Office shall be notified of accounts created in accordance with this section.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part III - Office of the Executive Director|Section 2-1214 - Personnel Functions

    (a)    The Office shall manage all personnel activities of the Department and generally carry out the duties set forth in § 2–1205 of this subtitle.    (b)    The Office shall manage the personnel activities of the General Assembly as assigned by the President and the Speaker.    (c)    (1)    The Office shall maintain electronic records that include:            (i)    the name of each member of the General Assembly, each employee of the General Assembly, and each employee of the Department who takes workplace harassment prevention training;            (ii)    the date the workplace harassment prevention training was completed; and            (iii)    the name of the person who conducted the training.        (2)    The Office shall:            (i)    maintain the records required under paragraph (1) of this subsection for at least 5 years after the member or employee takes workplace harassment prevention training; and            (ii)    publish the records related to training of members of the General Assembly on the website of the General Assembly.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part III - Office of the Executive Director|Section 2-1215 - Document Preparation

    In addition to any other duties set forth elsewhere, the Office shall:        (1)    provide for the preparation and publication of legislation, session laws, journals of proceedings, indexes, and other documents;        (2)    directly supervise support services to the General Assembly that are not assigned to one of the Department’s other offices; and        (3)    perform any other function required by the Executive Director, the President and the Speaker, or the Legislative Policy Committee.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1216 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part III - Office of the Executive Director|Section 2-1216 - Physical and Online Services, Technology, Applications, and Information Systems

    The Office shall:        (1)    develop, coordinate, support, and maintain the physical and online services, technology, applications, and information systems that support the work and meet the needs of the General Assembly and the Department;        (2)    evaluate and make recommendations regarding the physical and online services, technology, applications, and information systems that support the work of the General Assembly to ensure maximum efficiency;        (3)    evaluate and ensure that appropriate systems are in place to address cybersecurity threats to the work of the General Assembly and the Department;        (4)    plan for the future information systems needs of the General Assembly, its staff, and the Department; and        (5)    carry out any other function required by the Executive Director, the President and the Speaker, or the Legislative Policy Committee.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1217 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part IV - Office of Legislative Audits|Section 2-1217 - Office of Legislative Audits Established

    There is an Office of Legislative Audits in the Department.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1218 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part IV - Office of Legislative Audits|Section 2-1218 - Legislative Auditor

    (a)    The head of the Office of Legislative Audits is the director of the Office of Legislative Audits, who shall serve as the Legislative Auditor.    (b)    The Legislative Auditor must:        (1)    be licensed as a certified public accountant in the State;        (2)    at the time of appointment, have at least 3 years’ auditing experience; and        (3)    while in office, be covered by a surety bond in the form and amount required by law.    (c)    Subject to the policies and directives of the President and the Speaker, the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, and the overall supervision and control of the Executive Director, the Legislative Auditor has general administrative control of the operation of the Office of Legislative Audits.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1219 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part IV - Office of Legislative Audits|Section 2-1219 - Additional Staff

    (a)    With the approval of the Executive Director, the Legislative Auditor shall appoint a Deputy Legislative Auditor and other professional staff and may contract with consultants as authorized representatives.    (b)    (1)    The Deputy Legislative Auditor must be licensed as a certified public accountant in the State.        (2)    The Deputy Legislative Auditor:            (i)    has the duties delegated by the Legislative Auditor; and            (ii)    may be designated by the Executive Director to act as Legislative Auditor if the office is vacant or the Legislative Auditor is unable to perform the duties of office.    (c)    With the approval of the Executive Director, the Legislative Auditor shall appoint professional staff to conduct audits of local school systems in accordance with § 2-1220(e) of this subtitle.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1219.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part IV - Office of Legislative Audits|Section 2-1219.1 - "Examination" Defined

    In this subtitle, “examination” includes all authorized work and required audits under § 2-1220 of this subtitle.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1221 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part IV - Office of Legislative Audits|Section 2-1221 - Scope of Audit

    (a)    A fiscal/compliance audit conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits shall include:        (1)    examining financial transactions and records and internal controls;        (2)    evaluating compliance with applicable laws and regulations;        (3)    examining electronic data processing operations; and        (4)    evaluating compliance with applicable laws and regulations relating to the acquisition of goods and services from Maryland Correctional Enterprises.    (b)    A performance audit conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits may include:        (1)    evaluating the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy with which resources are used;        (2)    determining whether desired program results are achieved; and        (3)    determining the reliability of performance measures, as defined in § 3–1001(g) 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 agency strategic plan developed under § 3–1003(d) of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (c)    The purpose of financial statement audits conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits shall be to express an opinion regarding the fairness of the presentation of a unit’s financial statements.    (d)    The audits referred to in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.    (e)    (1)    Upon approval of the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, the Office of Legislative Audits shall develop and use a rating system that is based on the results of a fiscal/compliance audit to determine an overall evaluation of a unit’s financial transactions, records, and internal controls and compliance with applicable laws and regulations as a means of comparing the various units of State government.        (2)    When an evaluation is issued, it shall be provided to the unit and shall be available to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee and the Budget Committees of the Maryland General Assembly.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1222 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part IV - Office of Legislative Audits|Section 2-1222 - Place of Audits

    (a)    An examination conducted by the Office of Legislative Audits shall generally 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)    (1)    If considered appropriate and after consultation with the unit or body being examined, the Legislative Auditor may authorize all or a portion of an examination to be conducted at the offices of the Office of Legislative Audits.        (2)    Before the original or only copy of any record is removed from the State unit’s premises, the prior approval of the State unit for the removal is required.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1223 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part IV - Office of Legislative Audits|Section 2-1223 - Audit Procedures

    (a)    (1)    Except as prohibited by the federal Internal Revenue Code, the employees or authorized representatives of the Office of Legislative Audits shall have access to and may inspect the records, including those that are confidential by law, of any unit of the State government or of a person or other body receiving State funds, with respect to any matter under the jurisdiction of the Office of Legislative Audits.        (2)    In conjunction with an examination authorized under this subtitle, the access required by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include the records of contractors and subcontractors that perform work under State contracts.        (3)    The employees or authorized representatives of the Office of Legislative Audits shall have access to and may inspect the records, including those that are confidential by law, of:            (i)    any local school system to perform the audits authorized under § 2–1220 of this subtitle or in accordance with a request for information as provided in § 5–114(d) of the Education Article;            (ii)    the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City to perform the audits authorized under § 2–1220(f)(1) of this subtitle;            (iii)    the board of license commissioners for a county or for the City of Annapolis to perform the audits authorized under § 2–1220(f)(2) of this subtitle;            (iv)    the Board of License Commissioners for Prince George’s County to perform the audits authorized under § 2–1220(g) of this subtitle; and            (v)    the Baltimore Police Department and the Baltimore City government to perform the audits required under § 2–1220(h) of this subtitle.    (b)    Each officer or employee of the unit or body that is subject to examination shall provide any information that the Legislative Auditor determines to be needed for the examination of that unit or body, or of any matter under the authority of the Office of Legislative Audits, including information that otherwise would be confidential under any provision of law.    (c)    (1)    The Legislative Auditor may issue process that requires an official who is subject to examination to produce a record that is needed for the examination.        (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 an examination, 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. §  2-1223.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part IV - Office of Legislative Audits|Section 2-1223.1 - Communicating Preliminary Findings of Examination

    On the preliminary completion of an examination of a public senior higher education institution by the Office of Legislative Audits, the Legislative Auditor shall send a copy of the discussion notes of the examination relating to any preliminary findings of substantial fiscal impropriety to the following individuals and governing boards of the respective institutions that were subject to the examination:        (1)    the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Audit Committee;        (2)    the President of Morgan State University and the Finance and Facilities Committee of the Board of Regents of Morgan State University; or        (3)    the President of St. Mary’s College of Maryland and the Finance, Investment, and Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1225 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part IV - Office of Legislative Audits|Section 2-1225 - Reports on Violations and Defaults

    (a)    (1)    In addition to the reports under § 2-1224 of this subtitle, the Legislative Auditor shall report an apparent violation of any law on use of State funds by the unit of the State government or other body that is examined.        (2)    A report under this subsection shall be submitted to:            (i)    the Joint Audit 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 Legislative Auditor discovers any alleged criminal violation by a person during the course of an examination, the Legislative Auditor shall report the alleged violation to the Attorney General and an 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 Legislative Auditor 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 or Baltimore City, 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 Legislative Auditor 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 Legislative Auditor.        (3)    The response of the Attorney General shall be submitted to:            (i)    the Joint Audit Committee;            (ii)    the Executive Director;            (iii)    the unit or body that is the subject of the report; and            (iv)    the Legislative Auditor.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1226 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part IV - Office of Legislative Audits|Section 2-1226 - Confidentiality

    (a)    Except as provided in § 2–1225 of this subtitle and subsection (b) of this section, information that an employee or authorized representative of the Office of Legislative Audits obtains during an examination:        (1)    is confidential; and        (2)    may not be disclosed except to another employee or authorized representative of the Office of Legislative Audits.    (b)    The Legislative Auditor may authorize the disclosure of information obtained during an examination 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 Legislative Auditor 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 Legislative Auditor.    (c)    Except as provided in § 2–1225 of this subtitle, if information that an employee or authorized representative obtains during an examination also is confidential under another law, the employee, authorized representative, or the Legislative Auditor 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. §  2-1227 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 12 - Staff and Services -- Department of Legislative Services|Part IV - Office of Legislative Audits|Section 2-1227 - Penalties

    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 Legislative Auditor issues under this Part IV of this subtitle; or        (2)    violates any provision of § 2–1224(b) or § 2–1226 of this subtitle.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1230 (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 2-1230 - Definitions

    (a)    In this Part V the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Committees of jurisdiction” means the committees of the General Assembly that routinely handle the policy issues and legislation related to a specific governmental activity or unit subject to review under this part.    (c)    “Director” means the Director of the Office.    (d)    “Office” means the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability.    (e)    “Performance evaluation” means the review of a governmental activity or unit used to determine:        (1)    whether the governmental activity or unit, if subject to termination, should be reestablished or terminated; and        (2)    what, if any, statutory or nonstatutory changes should be recommended to the General Assembly to improve the operations and efficiency of the governmental activity or unit.    (f)    (1)    “Unit” includes each State department, agency, unit, and program, including each register of wills and each local school system.        (2)    “Unit” does not include a department, an agency, or a unit in the Legislative or Judicial Branch of State government.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1231 (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 2-1231 - Office Established

    There is an Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability in the Department.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1232 (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 2-1232 - Director

    (a)    The head of the Office is the Director.    (b)    Subject to the policies and directives of the President and the Speaker, the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, and the overall supervision and control of the Executive Director, the Director has general administrative control of the operation of the Office.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1233 (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 2-1233 - Deputy Director and Staff

    (a)    With the approval of the Executive Director, the Director may appoint a Deputy Director and other professional staff and contract with consultants as authorized representatives.    (b)    The Deputy Director:        (1)    has the duties delegated by the Director; and        (2)    may be designated by the Executive Director to act as Director if the office is vacant or the Director is unable to perform the duties of office.