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Ch. 331 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(10) the State Fire Marshal, or the Fire Marshal's designee;
(11) one member from the Maryland Legislative Action Committee for the
Community Associations Institute;
(12) one member from the National Association of the Deaf;
(13) one member from the Maryland Chapter of the AARP;
(14) one member each from the Columbia and Frederick campuses of the
Maryland School for the Deaf;
(15) one member from a Maryland association representing landlords of
rental apartments, appointed by the Governor;
(16) one member from the Maryland Multi-Housing Association;
(17) one member from the Maryland Realtors Association; and
(18) two members of the public who are deaf, appointed by the Governor.
(c) The See-rotary of the Department of Disabilities Director of the Governor's
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing shall serve as the chair of the Task Force.
(d) The Department of Disabilities Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing shall provide staff for the Task Force.
(e) A member of the Task Force:
(1) may not receive compensation; but
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
(f) The Task Force shall study and make recommendations regarding:
(1) emergency evacuation plans in the State for people who are deaf and
hard of hearing and who are living in apartments and condominiums;
(2) the availability of emerging technology and the costs of the
technology related to the security and safety of people who are deaf and hard of
hearing;
(3) the costs of installation in the common areas and individual units
within apartment buildings and condominiums of alarm systems specifically designed
for people who are deaf and hard of hearing;
(4) a comparison of other states' emergency evacuation plans and the
costs of those plans for emergency evacuation of people who are deaf and hard of
hearing and are living in apartments or condominiums;
(5) an examination of all public and private funding sources available for
the purpose of providing emergency evacuation plans, devices, and equipment to
people who are deaf and hard of hearing and living in apartments or condominiums.
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