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(3)  carry on continuous formal revision of statutory
law by preparing and submitting to the General Assembly
recommendations for the repeal or modification of statutes that
are obsolete, inconsistent with another statute,
unconstitutional, or otherwise in need of formal revision;

(4)  make recommendations on the correction of
manifest spelling, grammatical, or clerical errors or errors of
addition or omission;

(5)  maintain the clarity, simplicity, and consistency
of style of statutory law;

(6)  have a style manual for statutory law;

(7)  include in the style manual a drafting rule that
requires, to the extent practicable, the use of words that are
neutral as to gender except for a subject matter that
specifically applies only to 1 sex and except for a name or
organizational title;

(8)  serve as assistant director of the Department, if
so designated by the Director; and

(9)  perform any other duty that the Director
requests.

2-1319.

The Division shall provide[:

(1)] continuous full-time formal statutory revision
services for the General Assembly[; and

(2) staff services and support for the Commission to
Revise the Annotated Code of Maryland].

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This deletes obsolete references to the
Commission to Revise the Annotated Code in §§
2-1317(e), 2-1318, and 2-1319 of the State Government
Article.

In July 1985, the Legislative Policy Committee of the
General Assembly adopted a statement of its position
that the Commission be discontinued. The Commission
was created informally by appointment, and is neither
a creature of statute nor of Executive Orders.

The deletion of the obsolete references was suggested
by the professional staff of the Department of
Legislative Reference, in accordance with the decision
of the Legislative Policy Committee.

7-210.