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Ch. 139                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) The Governor shall designate the chairman of the Task Force.

(d)     A member of the Task Force:

(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 Task Force shall meet at the times and places that the chairman
determines.

(f)      The Task Force shall:

(1)     study how Maryland can utilize Global Positioning technology to
monitor:

(i) probationers;

(ii) parolees;

(iii) registered sex offenders;

(iv) drug offenders;

(v) juvenile offenders; and

(vi) individuals subject to:

1.       pre-trial supervision;

2.       early release; and

3.       domestic violence restraining orders;

(2)     study how law enforcement can benefit from linkage to Global
Positioning technology to solve crimes and streamline workload;

(3)     study how such a system could be financed, including requiring
offenders to pay for monitoring conduct a feasibility study, including a cost-benefit
analysis, of implementing a global positioning technology program in the State;

(4)     study admissibility of evidence issues and other issues that the task
force considers relevant;

(5)     make legislative recommendations; and

(6)     prepare a report summarizing its findings and recommendations.

(g)     The Task Force shall submit:

(1) an interim report to the Governor and subject to § 2-1246 of the State
Government Article, the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2004; and

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