WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 682

Article - State Finance and Procurement

14-106.

(a)     In this section, "Committee" means the Pricing and Selection Committee for
Rehabilitation and Employment Programs.

(b)     There is a Pricing and Selection Committee for Rehabilitation and
Employment Programs.

(c)     The Committee consists of the following 6 members:

(1)     the Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Planning TRANSPORTATION or a
designee;

(2)     the Secretary of General Services or a designee;

(3)     the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services or a designee;

(4)     the President of Blind Industries and Services of Maryland or a
designee; and

(5)     2 members of [the Maryland Rehabilitation and Employment
Association, Inc.] MARYLAND WORKS, INC.

(d)     A member of the Committee:

(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.

(e)     The Committee shall:

(1)     establish procedures to govern procurement of supplies and services
from sheltered workshops;

(2)     from the State procurement list, choose appropriate supplies and
services for sheltered workshops to offer for procurement;

(3)     provide that the State procure those supplies and services from a
sheltered workshop;

(4)     if supplies or services are not available for procurement from a unit of
the State government, determine whether supplies or services are available from a
sheltered workshop;

(5)     determine the fair market price of supplies and services that sheltered
workshops provide;

(6)     in accordance with market conditions, adjust prices for the supplies and
services that sheltered workshops provide; and

(7)     at the request of a sheltered workshop, review or change the price of a
supply or service.

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