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MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-10A-03 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 10A - Miscellaneous Statutory Committees|Section 2-10A-03 - Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance

    (a)    There is a Joint Committee on Workers’ Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight.    (b)    (1)    The Committee consists of 16 members.        (2)    Of the 16 members:            (i)    1.    2 shall be members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; and                2.    2 shall be Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and            (ii)    12 shall be appointed jointly by the President and the Speaker as follows:                1.    1 representative of the business community;                2.    1 representative of the Maryland labor organizations;                3.    1 representative of the Maryland building and construction labor organizations;                4.    1 representative of a self–insured local government entity;                5.    2 members of the public;                6.    1 member of the insurance industry;                7.    1 member of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland;                8.    1 member of a workers’ compensation rating organization;                9.    2 members of the Bar of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1 of whom represents plaintiffs in workers’ compensation cases and 1 of whom represents defendants in workers’ compensation cases; and                10.    1 member who is certified by the Workers’ Compensation Commission as a Maryland rehabilitation service provider.    (c)    The members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the presiding officer who appointed them.    (d)    The President and the Speaker shall jointly appoint a Senator and a Delegate each to serve as cochair.    (e)    (1)    The Committee shall examine and evaluate:            (i)    the condition of the workers’ compensation benefit and insurance structure in the State; and            (ii)    the effect of Chapters 590 and 591 of the Laws of Maryland of 1987 on that structure.        (2)    This examination shall include the regulations adopted by the Workers’ Compensation Commission that are to be used by physicians to measure impairment when preparing medical evaluations of claimants.    (f)    The Insurance Commissioner and the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall:        (1)    cooperate fully with the Committee;        (2)    keep the Committee fully informed as to the condition of workers’ compensation benefits and workers’ compensation insurance in the State; and        (3)    submit an annual report, subject to § 2–1257 of this title, to the Committee on or before October 1 of each year that incorporates the information described in item (2) of this subsection.    (g)    The Committee shall report to the Governor and the Legislative Policy Committee on December 31 of each year.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-10A-08 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 10A - Miscellaneous Statutory Committees|Section 2-10A-08 - Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight

    (a)    There is a Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight.    (b)    (1)    The Joint Committee consists of eight members.        (2)    Of the eight members:            (i)    four shall be members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate; and            (ii)    four shall be members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House.    (c)    The members of the Joint Committee serve at the pleasure of the presiding officer who appointed them.    (d)    The President and the Speaker jointly shall appoint a Senator and a Delegate to serve as cochairs.    (e)    The Joint Committee shall have oversight over:        (1)    employment policies and personnel systems in the Executive Branch of State government, including:            (i)    the State Personnel Management System;            (ii)    the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Management System; and            (iii)    the personnel systems of State institutions of higher education; and        (2)    matters in State government of equal employment opportunity policies and practices for State employees.    (f)    The purposes of the Joint Committee are to:        (1)    review reports;        (2)    evaluate the effectiveness of programs, policies, and practices; and        (3)    identify areas of concern and, as appropriate, recommend corrective measures to the Governor and the General Assembly.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-10A-11 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 10A - Miscellaneous Statutory Committees|Section 2-10A-11 - Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight

    (a)    There is a Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight.    (b)    The Committee consists of the following 15 members:        (1)    three members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;        (2)    three members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates;        (3)    the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary’s designee;        (4)    the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee;        (5)    a representative of the Maryland Retailers Association, designated by the Maryland Retailers Association;        (6)    a representative of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, designated by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce;        (7)    a representative of the National Federation of Independent Business, designated by the National Federation of Independent Business;        (8)    a representative of the Job Opportunities Task Force, designated by the Job Opportunities Task Force;        (9)    two representatives of union labor, designated by the Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL–CIO; and        (10)    a representative of the academic profession who is knowledgeable in unemployment insurance law, designated jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates.    (c)    The members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the presiding officer who appointed them.    (d)    The President and the Speaker shall appoint a Senator and a Delegate, respectively, each to serve as cochair.    (e)    (1)    The Committee shall examine the condition of the unemployment insurance system in the State as a result of the implementation of Chapter 169 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2005.        (2)    The Committee may examine the need for additional alterations to the unemployment insurance system, including the charging and taxation provisions and the eligibility and benefit provisions, in consideration of the fairness of the system and in order to maintain the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund at a level sufficient to ensure that benefits will be paid from the Fund.    (f)    (1)    The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staffing for the Committee.        (2)    The Maryland Department of Labor shall report to the Committee on the condition of unemployment insurance in the State.    (g)    A member of the Committee may not receive compensation for serving on the Committee, but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.    (h)    The Committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of this title, the General Assembly on December 31 of each year in which the Committee meets.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-10A-13 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 10A - Miscellaneous Statutory Committees|Section 2-10A-13 - Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology

    (a)    There is a Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology.    (b)    The Committee consists of the following 12 members:        (1)    six members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate; and        (2)    six members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House.    (c)    The members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the presiding officer who appointed them.    (d)    The President and the Speaker shall appoint jointly a Senator and a Delegate to serve as cochairs who shall alternate in serving as the presiding chair of the Committee each year.    (e)    The Committee shall:        (1)    work to broaden the support, knowledge, and awareness of advances in cybersecurity, information technology, and biotechnology to benefit the people of Maryland;        (2)    evaluate State cybersecurity systems and the adequacy of economic development and job skills training programs to advance cybersecurity in the State;        (3)    make recommendations regarding actions to promote cybersecurity, information technology, and biotechnology industries in the State; and        (4)    examine and evaluate additional cybersecurity–, information technology–, or biotechnology–related issues as designated by the cochairs of the Committee.    (f)    The Committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of this title, the Legislative Policy Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Economic Matters Committee on or before December 31 of each year.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-10A-14 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 10A - Miscellaneous Statutory Committees|Section 2-10A-14 - Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government

    (a)    There is a Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government.    (b)    (1)    The Committee consists of 12 members.        (2)    Of the 12 members:            (i)    6 shall be members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate; and            (ii)    6 shall be members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House.    (c)    From among the membership of the Committee, the President of the Senate shall appoint a Senator to serve as the Senate Chair of the Committee, and the Speaker of the House shall appoint a Delegate to serve as the House Chair of the Committee.    (d)    The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff assistance to the Committee.    (e)    The Committee shall:        (1)    review and evaluate legislative information technology systems and goals for the General Assembly and its staff agencies;        (2)    identify areas in which the State can improve its technology, Web sites, programs, and services to increase transparency, citizen engagement, and public awareness of and access to government resources, publications, and actions;        (3)    evaluate the effects of transparency and open government policies and actions on the security of State information technology systems and information held by State units;        (4)    make recommendations regarding:            (i)    legislative information technology systems and goals for the General Assembly and its staff agencies;            (ii)    policies or actions to enhance the security of State information technology systems and information held by State units; and            (iii)    laws, programs, services, or budgetary priorities necessary to ensure and promote transparency and open government in the State; and        (5)    perform any other activity related to legislative information technology systems or open government as designated by the cochairs of the Committee.    (f)    (1)    Subject to § 2–1257 of this title, the Committee shall submit a report to the Legislative Policy Committee on or before December 1 each year.        (2)    The report shall include:            (i)    a description of the work of the Committee; and            (ii)    any recommendations of the Committee.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions on Committees|Section 2-1101 - Duties of Presiding Officers

    (a)    When the General Assembly is not in session, any decision that relates to or affects a member of a committee of the General Assembly shall be made:        (1)    as to a Senate member, by the President; and        (2)    as to a House member, by the Speaker.    (b)    The responsibilities of the President and the Speaker under this section include:        (1)    appointing members of committees;        (2)    appointing officers of committees; and        (3)    setting the dates, times, and places for committee meetings.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions on Committees|Section 2-1102 - Standing Committees Continued

    Each standing committee continues when the General Assembly is not in session.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions on Committees|Section 2-1103 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Standing Committees

    (a)    While the General Assembly is not in session, each standing committee may:        (1)    study and prepare recommendations and reports on any matter that is within the usual and customary jurisdiction of the standing committee; and        (2)    otherwise exercise the usual and customary powers that the standing committee has when the General Assembly is in session.    (b)    If time permits, each standing committee shall send to the Legislative Policy Committee a copy of each proposed bill and joint resolution that the standing committee intends to introduce in the General Assembly.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions on Committees|Section 2-1104 - Authority of Standing Committees as to Subpoenas, Oaths, Testimony, and Depositions

    (a)    With the prior approval of the Legislative Policy Committee, a standing committee, in carrying out any of its functions or powers, may:        (1)    issue subpoenas;        (2)    compel the attendance of witnesses;        (3)    compel the production of any papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony;        (4)    administer oaths; and        (5)    cause the depositions of witnesses, who reside in or outside of the State, to be taken in the manner provided by law for taking depositions in a civil case.    (b)    (1)    If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section or fails to testify on any matter on which the person lawfully may be interrogated, on petition of a member of the standing committee, a circuit court may pass an order directing compliance with the subpoena or compelling testimony and may enforce the order by proceedings for contempt.        (2)    Venue and procedures for a proceeding under paragraph (1) of this subsection to direct compliance with a subpoena or compel testimony are as provided in § 2–1803 of this title.    (c)    False swearing by a witness before a standing committee is perjury.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions on Committees|Section 2-1105 - Studies by Governmental Units

    Within the amounts made available by appropriation, each officer and unit of the State government shall conduct any study that a standing committee requests.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 16 - Investigations|Section 2-1601 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Hearing” means a meeting that an investigating committee holds, during an investigatory proceeding, to take testimony or to receive other evidence.        (2)    “Hearing” does not include a preliminary conference or interview at which testimony is not taken under oath.    (c)    “Investigating committee” means any of the following bodies that may obtain, for the use of the General Assembly, information on a specific subject by compelling the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of books, documents, papers, and records:        (1)    a standing committee or a subcommittee of a standing committee;        (2)    a joint committee of the Senate and the House or a subcommittee of a joint committee; or        (3)    the Legislative Policy Committee or any of its committees or subcommittees.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 16 - Investigations|Section 2-1602 - Scope of Subtitle

    (a)    This subtitle establishes a code of fair procedures for the operation of an investigating committee so that it may hold hearings and otherwise properly carry out its powers and duties fairly, impartially, and consistently with:        (1)    the constitutional rights of a person who is involved in a proceeding of the investigating committee; and        (2)    the public good.    (b)    This subtitle does not limit the acquisition of information or evidence by an investigating committee through a lawful means other than as provided in this subtitle.    (c)    This subtitle does not limit the authority of a committee of the General Assembly or any subcommittee of a committee of the General Assembly to exercise the power to administer oaths and subpoena witnesses and records as otherwise authorized by law.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 16 - Investigations|Section 2-1603 - Establishment of Investigating Committee

    (a)    An investigating committee may be established only by a resolution of the Senate or the House.    (b)    The resolution shall state the investigating committee’s:        (1)    purpose;        (2)    powers;        (3)    duties;        (4)    duration;        (5)    subject matter;        (6)    scope of investigatory authority; and        (7)    size.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 16 - Investigations|Section 2-1604 - Membership

    An investigating committee shall have at least 5 members.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 16 - Investigations|Section 2-1605 - Officers

    (a)    An investigating committee shall have the chairman and vice chairman who:        (1)    are appointed by the resolution that establishes the investigating committee; or        (2)    if the resolution does not appoint these officers, are elected by affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members of the investigating committee.    (b)    The rules of an investigating committee shall provide for the selection of a presiding officer to act if the chairman and the vice chairman are absent or unable to act.    (c)    (1)    At a hearing of an investigating committee, the presiding officer shall be:            (i)    the chairman of the investigating committee;            (ii)    if the chairman is absent or otherwise unable to preside, the vice chairman; or            (iii)    if the chairman and vice chairman are absent or otherwise unable to preside, the individual who is selected under the rules of the investigating committee.        (2)    At a hearing, the presiding officer:            (i)    shall examine the witnesses or supervise the examination by any other member of the investigating committee or by staff who are authorized to examine witnesses; and            (ii)    may direct a witness to answer a relevant question or to provide a relevant book, document, or paper.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 16 - Investigations|Section 2-1606 - Quorum; Voting; Staff

    (a)    (1)    A majority of the full authorized membership of an investigating committee is a quorum.        (2)    Unless there is a quorum, an investigating committee may not act at any meeting or hold a hearing.        (3)    Unless a greater vote expressly is required in this subtitle, an investigating committee may act by a majority vote of its members who are present at a meeting and vote.    (b)    Subject to the requirements of law and any rule of the General Assembly, an investigating committee may employ necessary staff for which funds are available.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  2-1607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 2 - General Assembly|Subtitle 16 - Investigations|Section 2-1607 - Scope of Powers and Duties

    (a)    An investigating committee may exercise its powers:        (1)    when the General Assembly is in session; and        (2)    when the General Assembly is not in session, if the investigating committee is authorized to do so:            (i)    by law;            (ii)    by the resolution that establishes the investigating committee; or            (iii)    by the law or resolution from which the investigating committee derives its investigatory powers.    (b)    (1)    An investigating committee shall adopt rules that govern its procedures, including the conduct of hearings.        (2)    The rules may not be inconsistent with law or any applicable rules of the General Assembly.