HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      3395

(2) [Any] ANY other person, other than a using
authority, has an interest, if the member is or within the
previous 12 months has been associated with the other person.

[19-205.] 11-171. RULES AND REGULATIONS.

(a)  The General Selection Board shall adopt rules and
regulations to carry out the provisions of this [subtitle] PART
XV.

(b)  The rules and regulations adopted by the General
Selection Board under this section and those adopted by the
Transportation Professional Services Selection Board under §
[19-105 of this Division II] 11-153 of this article shall provide
for substantially the same procedures.

[19-206.] 11-172. ADVISORY SERVICES.

On request of a school board or political subdivision of
this State, the General Selection Board may provide advisory
services in procuring architectural and engineering services. The
school board or political subdivision shall reimburse the General
Selection Board for the costs of these services.

[19-207.] 11-173. REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

(a)  A using authority that desires to procure architectural
SERVICES or engineering services costing over $50,000 shall
present the request to the General Selection Board at a public
meeting.

(b)  Reasonable and timely public notice shall be given of
any request presented to the General Selection Board.

(c)  Before the General Selection Board approves any request
for architectural SERVICES or engineering services, it shall be
satisfied that the services cannot be provided feasibly or
economically by existing in-house resources.

[19-208.] 11-174. ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPROVAL.

(a)   (1) The General Selection Board shall require uniform
and consistent public announcements of all its approvals of
requests for the procurement of architectural SERVICES or
engineering services.

(2) In addition, an announcement of the approval of
each request shall be mailed to each person that requests
notification.

(b)  Each announcement shall:

(1) [Describe] DESCRIBE generally the architectural
and engineering services to be procured; and