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MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  19-115 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 19 - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy|Section 19-115 - Certification to Be Included in Request for Bids or Proposals

    All requests for bids or proposals issued for State contracts shall include the following certification to be completed by the bidder:    “The undersigned bidder hereby certifies and agrees that the following information is correct:    In preparing its bid on this project, the bidder has considered all proposals submitted from qualified, potential subcontractors and suppliers, and has not engaged in “discrimination” as defined in § 19–103 of the State Finance and Procurement Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland; to wit: discrimination in the solicitation, selection, or commercial treatment of any subcontractor, vendor, supplier, or commercial customer on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or on the basis of disability or other unlawful forms of discrimination. Without limiting the foregoing, “discrimination” also includes retaliating against any person or other entity for reporting any incident of “discrimination”. Without limiting any other provision of the solicitation for bids on this project, it is understood and agreed that, if this certification is false, such false certification will constitute grounds for the State to reject the bid submitted by the bidder on this project, and terminate any contract awarded based on the bid. As part of its bid or proposal, the bidder shall provide to the State a list of all instances within the immediate past 4 years where there has been a final adjudicated determination in a legal or administrative proceeding in the State of Maryland that the bidder discriminated against its subcontractors, vendors, suppliers, or commercial customers, and a description of the status or resolution of that complaint, including any remedial action taken. As a condition of submitting a bid or proposal to the State, the bidder agrees to comply with the State’s Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy as described under Title 19 of the State Finance and Procurement Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.”.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  19-116 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 19 - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy|Section 19-116 - Language to Be Included in All State Contracts

    Every contract that the State enters into shall include the following language:    “As a condition of entering into this agreement, upon the request of the Commission on Civil Rights, and only after the filing of a complaint against the company under Title 19 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, as amended from time to time, the company agrees to: provide to the State within 60 days after the request a truthful and complete list of the names of all subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers that the company has used in the past 4 years on any of its contracts that were undertaken within the State of Maryland, including the total dollar amount paid by the contractor on each subcontract or supply contract. The company further agrees to cooperate in any investigation conducted by the State pursuant to the State’s Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy as set forth under Title 19 of the State Finance and Procurement Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, to provide any documents relevant to any investigation that is requested by the State. The company understands and agrees that violation of this clause shall be considered a material breach of this agreement and may result in contract termination, disqualification by the State from participating in State contracts, and other sanctions.”.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  19-117 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 19 - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy|Section 19-117 - Remedies Additional to Other Remedies

    The remedies provided by this title are in addition to any other statutory, legal, or equitable remedies that may be available and are not intended to be prerequisite to or exclusive of any other remedies.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  19-118 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 19 - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy|Section 19-118 - Effect of Pending Action

    The filing, investigation, hearing, and appeal of a complaint under this title may not hinder or affect the eligibility for bidding, award of, performance of, or payment on a contract prior to a final adjudicated decision that establishes a violation.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  19-119 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 19 - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy|Section 19-119 - Regulations and Reporting

    (a)    In accordance with Title 10 of the State Government Article, the Commission shall adopt regulations to implement this title.    (b)    The Commission may establish documentation and reporting requirements to further the purposes and intent of this title.
MD. State Finance and Procurement Code Ann. §  19-120 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Finance and Procurement|Division II - General Procurement Law|Title 19 - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy|Section 19-120 - Citation of Title and Regulations

    This title and any regulations adopted under this title may be cited as the “Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy”.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 2-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “House” means the House of Delegates of Maryland.    (c)    “President” means the President of the Senate.    (d)    “Senate” means the Senate of Maryland.    (e)    “Speaker” means the Speaker of the House.    (f)    “Standing committee” means:        (1)    a standing committee of the Senate, as set forth in the Senate rules; or        (2)    a standing committee of the House, as set forth in the House rules.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 2-102 - Required Services

    (a)    The State shall provide the members of the General Assembly with reasonable office space and services, equipment, and secretarial services, as provided in the State budget.    (b)    (1)    A municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivision or its governing body may not subsidize a member of the General Assembly in the maintenance of the space, services, or equipment.        (2)    This subsection does not prohibit the establishment of an office by a political subdivision to maintain liaison between the subdivision and the General Assembly.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 2-103 - Permanent Part-Time Legislative Employees

    (a)    In this section, “permanent part–time legislative employee” means an individual who, for at least 130 days a year, is employed by the General Assembly.    (b)    A permanent part–time legislative employee shall receive employment rights, privileges, and benefits that:        (1)    equal at least 50% of the employment rights, privileges, and benefits of a permanent full–time employee of the Department of Legislative Services; and        (2)    for an individual who is employed for at least 50% of a full workweek, are prorated in proportion to the number of hours worked.    (c)    For auditing purposes, permanent time records shall be kept for each permanent part–time legislative employee.    (d)    The President and the Speaker shall administer this section.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 2-104 - Employees of General Assembly, Department of Legislative Services; Transfer

    (a)    (1)    All full–time permanent employees of the General Assembly of Maryland and the Department of Legislative Services shall be considered as full–time permanent State employees for the purposes of transferring to a position in the Executive or Judicial Branch of State government.        (2)    These employees shall receive credit for service with the General Assembly for the purposes of transferring accumulated sick and vacation leave, service credit in the Employees’ Retirement System, and all other benefits.        (3)    These employees shall be granted the same salary consideration that would be provided to an employee transferring within the Executive or Judicial Branch.    (b)    On the transfer of a General Assembly employee or an employee of the Department of Legislative Services to a position in the Executive Branch, the Secretary of Budget and Management may request that the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Delegates or their representative certify as to the full–time permanent status of that employee. The certification shall be satisfactory evidence for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    If any employee of the General Assembly transferred to a position in the Executive or Judicial Branch on or after July 1, 1977, and suffered any loss of compensation or benefits solely as a result of the employee’s prior service with the General Assembly not being recognized as full–time permanent service, the employee’s compensation and benefits shall be reinstated at the appropriate level and the employee shall be reimbursed for any loss in salary from the effective date of the transfer.    (d)    Any full–time permanent employee of the General Assembly of Maryland or the Department of Legislative Services who separates from State service and returns to State service in the Executive or Judicial Branch within 3 years from the time of separation from active duty shall be eligible for reinstatement and shall receive full credit for any prior State service.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 2-105 - Leaves of Absences for Sessions

    While the General Assembly is in session, each member or employee of the General Assembly who also is employed by the State or any of its political subdivisions:         (1)    is entitled automatically to a leave of absence from the other employment; and        (2)    except for a right to a salary or wages, may not be deprived of or otherwise have impaired any incident of the employment, including tenure, seniority, annual or sick leave, promotional rights, or rights to salary increments.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 2-106 - "Force" Defined; Established; Composition; Responsibilities

    (a)    In this section, “Force” means the Legislative Security Force.    (b)    There is a Legislative Security Force.    (c)    The Force consists of the members of the Department of State Police who are assigned for duty with the General Assembly.    (d)    Under the guidance of the presiding officers of the General Assembly, the Force shall maintain order during the conduct of the legislative process.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 2-107 - Restrictions on Relative Employment

    (a)    In this section, “relative” means:        (1)    a spouse;        (2)    a parent or stepparent;        (3)    a sibling or step sibling;        (4)    a child, stepchild, foster child, or ward;        (5)    a mother–in–law or father–in–law;        (6)    a son–in–law or daughter–in–law;        (7)    a grandparent; or        (8)    a grandchild.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a member of the General Assembly may not employ for legislative business the member’s own relative, or the relative of another member from the same legislative district, using public funds over which the member has direct control.        (2)    Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to a member of the General Assembly who:            (i)    has a physical impairment that necessitates the employment of a particular relative; and            (ii)    discloses the employment to the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 2-108 - Use of Public Resources

    (a)    Public resources may be used by members of the General Assembly only for public purposes.    (b)    This section does not prohibit incidental use of public resources for nonpublic purposes.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 2 - Legislative Districting Plan of 2012|Section 2-201 - General Provisions

    (a)    The State of Maryland is divided into 47 districts for the election of members of the General Assembly of Maryland.    (b)    Each legislative district shall elect 1 Senator and 3 Delegates.    (c)    Each legislative district may be subdivided into 3 single member delegate districts or into 1 single member delegate district and 1 multimember delegate district.    (d)    In any legislative district which contains more than 2 counties:        (1)    where Delegates are to be elected at large by the voters of the entire district, a county, or part of a county, may not have more than 1 Delegate residing in that district; and        (2)    where Delegates are to be elected by the voters of a multimember subdistrict which contains more than 2 counties or parts of more than 2 counties, a county or a part of a county may not have more than 1 Delegate residing in that subdistrict.    (e)    (1)    The descriptions of legislative districts in this subtitle, including all references to:            (i)    election districts and wards are to the geographical boundaries of the election districts and wards as they existed as of April 1, 2010; and            (ii)    precincts are to the geographical boundaries of the precincts as reviewed and certified by the local board of supervisors of elections or their designees, before they were reported to the U.S. Bureau of the Census as part of the 2010 Census Redistricting Data Program and as those precinct lines are specifically indicated in the P.L. 94–171 data or shown on the P.L. 94–171 census block maps provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and as reviewed and corrected by the Maryland Department of Planning.        (2)    Where precincts are split between legislative districts, census tract and block numbers, as indicated in the P.L. 94–171 data or shown on the P.L. 94–171 census block maps provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and referred to in § 2–202 of this subtitle, are used to define the boundaries of legislative districts.    (f)    For purposes of elections, the provisions of this subtitle shall be applicable to elections for members of the General Assembly beginning with the primary and general elections of 2014 and, for purposes of representation, shall be applicable beginning with the second Wednesday of January 2015.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 2 - Legislative Districting Plan of 2012|Section 2-204 - Repeal of Inconsistent Laws

    All provisions of this article, and all other laws or parts of laws, public general or public local, inconsistent with the provisions of this subtitle, are repealed to the extent of any such inconsistency.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 2 - Legislative Districting Plan of 2012|Section 2-205 - Severability

    If any part of this subtitle, including any section or subsection or portion of it, shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the unconstitutionality or invalidity may not affect the remaining parts of this subtitle. It is the intention that the remaining parts of this subtitle would have been enacted into law if that unconstitutionality or invalidity had been known. To this end, all parts of this subtitle are declared to be severable.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-2A-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 2A - Creation of the Legislative Districting Plan|Section 2-2A-01 - Use of Population Count

    (a)    The population count used after each decennial census for the purpose of creating the legislative districting plan for the General Assembly:        (1)    may not include individuals who:            (i)    were incarcerated in State or federal correctional facilities, as determined by the decennial census; and            (ii)    were not residents of the State before their incarceration; and        (2)    shall count individuals incarcerated in the State or federal correctional facilities, as determined by the decennial census, at their last known residence before incarceration if the individuals were residents of the State.    (b)    Beginning with the 2020 decennial census:        (1)    on or before October 31 in the year of each decennial census, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall submit to the Maryland Department of Planning and the Department of Legislative Services the following identifiable information, in electronic form, for each individual incarcerated in a State correctional facility on April 1 in the year of the decennial census:            (i)    the name of the individual;            (ii)    the address of the individual’s last known residence;            (iii)    the individual’s race or ethnicity; and            (iv)    any other information necessary to fulfill the purposes of this section; and        (2)    on or before August 1 in the year of each decennial census, the Maryland Department of Planning and the Department of Legislative Services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, the terms of which shall require the Department of Planning and the Department of Legislative Services to work collaboratively to:            (i)    summarize the results of the geocoded data created by the Department of Planning as required under COMAR 35.05.01;            (ii)    using the geocoded data, identify the individuals incarcerated in a State correctional facility or federal correctional facility in the State that will be included in the adjusted census data under this section;            (iii)    make any necessary changes to the Department of Planning’s geocoded database;            (iv)    jointly review for accuracy any changes to the census data by any software vendor or other entity; and            (v)    jointly certify, on or before March 15 in the year following each decennial census, the adjusted census data to be used for redistricting under this section.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 4 - Legislative Policy Committee|Section 2-401 - "Committee" Defined

    In this subtitle, “Committee” means the Legislative Policy Committee.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 4 - Legislative Policy Committee|Section 2-402 - Established

    There is a Legislative Policy Committee.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 4 - Legislative Policy Committee|Section 2-403 - Membership

    (a)    The Legislative Policy Committee consists of the following 28 members:        (1)    from the Senate:            (i)    the President;            (ii)    the President Pro Tem;            (iii)    the Majority Leader;            (iv)    the Chairman of the Budget and Taxation Committee;            (v)    the Chairman of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee;            (vi)    the Chairman of the Finance Committee;            (vii)    the Chairman of the Judicial Proceedings Committee;            (viii)    the Minority Leader; and            (ix)    1.    6 other Senators, appointed by the President and approved by majority vote of the Senate; or                2.    if a Senator simultaneously serves in 2 of the positions set forth in items (ii) through (vii), inclusive, of this paragraph, 7 other Senators, appointed by the President and approved by majority vote of the Senate; and        (2)    from the House:            (i)    the Speaker;            (ii)    the Speaker Pro Tem;            (iii)    the Majority Leader;            (iv)    the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee;            (v)    the Chairman of the Health and Government Operations Committee;            (vi)    the Chairman of the Economic Matters Committee;            (vii)    the Chairman of the Environment and Transportation Committee;            (viii)    the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee;            (ix)    the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee;            (x)    the Minority Leader; and            (xi)    1.    4 other Delegates, appointed by the Speaker and approved by majority vote of the House; or                2.    if a Delegate simultaneously serves in 2 of the positions set forth in items (ii) through (ix), inclusive, of this paragraph, 5 other Delegates, appointed by the Speaker and approved by majority vote of the House.    (b)    (1)    As far as possible, the Senators appointed by the President, under subsection (a)(1)(ix) of this section, shall be representative of the various sections and interests of the State.        (2)    As far as possible, the Delegates appointed by the Speaker, under subsection (a)(2)(xi) of this section, shall be representative of the various sections and interests of the State.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 4 - Legislative Policy Committee|Section 2-404 - Cochairmen

    The President and the Speaker are cochairmen of the Committee.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 4 - Legislative Policy Committee|Section 2-405 - Vacancies During Interim

    (a)    This section applies only to a vacancy on the Committee that occurs while the General Assembly is not in session.    (b)    (1)    If a vacancy occurs in one of the offices of cochairmen of the Committee, a successor shall be elected:            (i)    for the Senate cochairman, by the Senators on the Committee; and            (ii)    for the House cochairman, by the Delegates on the Committee.        (2)    If vacancies occur in both offices of the cochairmen of the Committee, the successors shall be elected from among the remaining members of the Committee by those members. One of the cochairmen shall be a Senator, and one shall be a Delegate.    (c)    (1)    If a vacancy occurs among the Senators on the Committee, a successor shall be appointed by the President.        (2)    If a vacancy occurs among the Delegates on the Committee, a successor shall be appointed by the Speaker.