Ch. 662                                    1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

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;

(5)     advise the Governor as to those agencies for which a continuing
exemption under § 9-1601 of this subtitle should be maintained as consistent with the
purposes of this subtitle; and

(6)     submit an annual report, WHICH MAY BE PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER § 9-1604 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND IS subject to §
2-1312 of this article, to the Legislative Policy Committee of the General Assembly [that
includes], INCLUDING a list of the agencies that are exempted from this subtitle under §
9-1601(c) of this subtitle and the reasons for the exemptions.

Article - State Personnel and Pensions

2-202.                                                        

(a) The Secretary shall submit to the Governor AND, SUBJECT TO § 2-1312 OF
THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY an annual report
for each fiscal year that:

(1) generally describes the activities of the Secretary under this Division I;

(2)     makes any recommendations about conditions in State employment that
the Secretary considers advisable;

(3)     provides statistics and rankings that compare minority group State
employees to all State employees in all job categories;

(4)     indicates the number and salaries of employees in each unit that the
Department determines under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of this article to be below a fair standard
of. performance and efficiency;

(5)     describes all Whistleblower Law proceedings taken under Title 3,
Subtitle 3 of this article; [and]

(6)     provides the following information about contractual employment
during the previous fiscal year:

(i) a list of exemptions granted under Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this
article;

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