HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                  4905

STATE PUBLICATIONS MAY BE REQUESTED FROM THE DEPARTMENT. IN
ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRESERVE AND CATALOGUE ALL

STATE PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT, IN

COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION OR OTHER SECTIONS OF THE CODE;
AND MAY SELECT, PRESERVE, AND CATALOGUE OTHER PUBLICATIONS
IT DEEMS NECESSARY.

(e) The Department of Legislative Reference shall
accept requests for reports and publications from members of
the General Assembly and shall obtain those materials from
the appropriate agency and distribute them to the members.

(f) Any State agency or official required to submit an
annual or periodic report to the General Assembly shall
comply with this reporting requirement by submitting [five]
THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF copies of each report to the [State
Department of Legislative Reference] STATE PUBLICATIONS
DEPOSITORY AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. Additional copies shall
be distributed to members of the General Assembly in
accordance with the procedure set forth in this section.

51.

(d) [Each State agency or official shall provide to
the Department of Legislative Reference a list of all
reports and publications issued by them which are either
required by law or intended by them for distribution to the
General Assembly. The Department shall compile and maintain
a list of all these reports and publications and shall
periodically forward these lists to the members of the
General Assembly for the purpose of furnishing them a
reference source from which they may request reports and
publications from the Department of Legislative Reference.
In addition, the Department shall preserve, catalogue, and
index all reports and publications filed with or submitted
to the Department by the various State agencies and
officials in compliance with either the requirement of § 53
of this article or the requirements of numerous sections
elsewhere in the Code; and may select, preserve, catalogue,
and index other reports and publications it deems
necessary.]

THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SHALL PROVIDE A
LIST OF ALL STATE PUBLICATIONS, AS SET FORTH IN THE EDUCATION
ARTICLE, TITLE 23, SUBTITLE 2A, AND SHALL PERIODICALLY
FORWARD THE LIST TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR
THE PURPOSE OF FURNISHING A REFERENCE SOURCE FROM WHICH
STATE PUBLICATIONS MAY BE REQUESTED FROM THE DEPARTMENT. IN
ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRESERVE AND CATALOGUE ALL
STATE PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT, IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION OR OTHER SECTIONS OF THE CODE;
AND MAY SELECT, PRESERVE, AND CATALOGUE OTHER PUBLICATIONS
IT DEEMS NECESSARY.