concerning criminal sentencing; establishing the membership of, appointments
to, terms of the members on, and conditions concerning membership on the
Commission; providing for the initial terms of appointment for the appointed
members of the Commission; providing for certain meetings, rules, and
procedures of the Commission; requiring the Commission to hold its first
meeting no later than a certain date at the call of the Chairperson; requiring
certain State units and local governments and local government units to provide
information to and cooperate with the Commission under certain circumstances;
providing for the employment of a staff under certain circumstances; requiring
the Commission to adopt certain sentencing guidelines under certain
circumstances; requiring the sentencing guidelines to contain certain elements;
requiring the Commission to adopt guidelines concerning corrections options;
requiring the Commission to submit an annual report to the General Assembly
on or before a certain date; requiring the annual report to contain certain
information; requiring the Commission to collect sentencing guideline
worksheets and to automate the information in the worksheets under certain
circumstances; requiring the Commission to compile certain information on each
circuit court judge's use of the sentencing guidelines; establishing procedures
and requirements for changes or modifications to the sentencing guideline
matrices by the Commission requiring the Commission to adopt certain
sentencing guidelines as regulations subject to the Regulatory Review and
Evaluation Act under certain circumstances; requiring the Commission to
conduct certain training, make certain consultations, and prepare certain
statements; requiring the Commission to use a certain correctional population
simulation model and to make the model available to certain persons under
certain circumstances; establishing that certain inmates are not eligible for
parole until they have served a certain portion of their aggregate sentences
under certain circumstances; requiring the publication of the sentencing
guidelines in certain State documents; exempting the Commission from the
Regulatory Review and Evaluation Act; defining certain terms; making stylistic
changes; and generally relating to criminal sentencing, review of criminal
sentences, and parole.

BY adding to

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 640

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1996 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 643C, 645JA, 645JA and 645JC
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1996 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

BY adding to 

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments