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(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.

[53.

It is the duty of every officer, board, institution and
commission of the State, including special or temporary
officers, boards and commissions, to file with the
Department of Legislative Reference two copies of every
regular or special report, bulletin, periodical, catalog and
other publication issued by him or it, whether the report is
in printed or other form, and also to file with the State
Library, the Hall of Records, the McKeldin Library of the
University of Maryland, the Enoch Pratt Free Library
(central branch), an agency of the respective counties
designated by their governing bodies, and the department of
legislative reference of Baltimore City, at least one copy
of the report or other publication.]

Article - Education

SUBTITLE 2A. STATE PUBLICATIONS AND DEPOSITORY PROGRAM

23-207 23-2A-01.

AS USED IN THIS ACT SUBTITLE:

(1) "STATE PUBLICATION" MEANS INFORMATIONAL
MATERIALS PRODUCED, REGARDLESS OF FORMAT, BY THE AUTHORITY
OF, OR AT THE TOTAL OR PARTIAL EXPENSE OF ANY STATE AGENCY.
IT INCLUDES A PUBLICATION SPONSORED BY A STATE AGENCY,
ISSUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH, OR UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE
INDIVIDUALS, INSTITUTIONS, CORPORATIONS, RESEARCH FIRMS OR
OTHER ENTITIES. IT "STATE PUBLICATION" DOES NOT INCLUDE
CORRESPONDENCE, INTEROFFICE AND INTRAOFFICE MEMORANDA,
ROUTINE FORMS OR OTHER INTERNAL RECORDS. IT ALSO DOES NOT
INCLUDE PUBLICATIONS OF BICOUNTY AGENCIES WHICH COMPLY WITH
THIS PROGRAM AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 23-2A-05 OF THIS ARTICLE
AND IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY INFORMATIONAL LISTING WHICH ANY
STATE STATUTE PROVIDES SHALL BE SOLD TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC FOR A FEE.