ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 440

(v) the Appalachian States Low Level Radioactive Waste
Commission established in § 7-302 of the Environment Article;

(vi) except when a court is exercising rulemaking power, any court
established in accordance with Article TV of the Maryland Constitution;

(vii) the Governor's cabinet, the Governor's Executive Council as
provided in Title 8, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article, or any committee of
the Executive Council;

(viii) a local government's counterpart to the Governor's cabinet,
Executive Council, or any committee of the counterpart of the Executive Council;

(ix) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
A SUBCOMMITTEE OF A PUBLIC BODY AS DEFINED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2)(I) OF THIS
SUBSECTION;

(X) the governing body of a hospital as defined in § 19-301(g) of the
Health - General Article; and

[(x)] (XI) a self-insurance pool that is established in accordance
with Title 19, Subtitle 6 of the Insurance Article or § 9-404 of the Labor and
Employment Article by:

1.       a public entity, as defined in § 19-602 of the Insurance
Article; or

2.       a county or municipal corporation, as defined in § 9-404 of
the Labor and Employment Article.

10-502.5.

(c) (2) (I) The public body shall file a written response to the complaint
within 30 days of its receipt of the complaint.

(II)     ON REQUEST OF THE BOARD, THE PUBLIC BODY SHALL
INCLUDE WITH ITS WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT A COPY OF:

1.       A NOTICE PROVIDED UNDER § 10-506 OF THIS SUBTITLE;

2.       A WRITTEN STATEMENT MADE UNDER § 10-508(D)(2)(II) OF
THIS SUBTITLE; AND

3.       MINUTES AND ANY TAPE RECORDING MADE BY THE
PUBLIC BODY UNDER § 10-509 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(III)   THE BOARD SHALL MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF
MINUTES AND ANY TAPE RECORDING SUBMITTED BY A PUBLIC BODY THAT ARE
SEALED IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 10-509(C)(3)(II) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

10-506.

(a) Before meeting in a closed or open session, a public body shall give
reasonable advance notice of the session.

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