WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

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(3)     any unit of the Legislative Branch;

(4)     the Comptroller of the Treasury;

(5)     the inmate adjustment hearing officers;

(6)     the Public Service Commission;

(7)     the State Workers' Compensation Commission;

(8)     the Parole Commission;

(9)     the Health Services Cost Review Commission; [and]

(10)   the Health Resources Planning Commission; AND

(11)    UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT DETERMINATIONS; AND
EMPLOYER OBLIGATION DETERMINATIONS, AND APPEALS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT, AND APPEALS FROM THOSE
DETERMINATIONS.

(b)     Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, this subtitle shall apply to
each agency that employs or engages one or more hearing officers to adjudicate contested
cases unless the agency has been exempted by the Governor under subsection (c) of this
section.

(c)     Until July 1, 1994, the Governor may temporarily exempt an agency from this
subtitle.

9-1610.

(a)     The Council shall:

(1)     advise the Chief Administrative Law Judge in carrying out his duties;

(2)     identify issues of importance to administrative law judges that should be
addressed by the Chief Administrative Law Judge;

(3)     review issues and problems relating to administrative hearings and the
administrative process;

(4)     review and comment upon policies and regulations proposed by the
Chief Administrative Law Judge; [and]

(5)      ADVISE THE GOVERNOR AS TO THOSE AGENCIES FOR WHICH AN A
CONTINUING EXEMPTION UNDER § 9-1601 OF THIS SUBTITLE WOULD BE SHOULD BE
MAINTAINED AS CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND

[(5)] (6) submit an annual report, subject to § 2-1312 of this article, to the
Legislative Policy Committee of the General Assembly that includes a list of the agencies
that are exempted from this subtitle under § 9-1601(c) of this subtitle and the reasons for
the exemptions.

(b)     The Council shall meet at a regular time and place to be determined by the
Council.

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