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Ch. 518
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2007 Laws of Maryland
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(x) two members, at least one of whom is a member of the
Maryland Classified Employees Association, and each of whom is employed as a case
manager, psychologist, addiction counselor, or warden in a State prison.
(c) A member of the Task Force may not receive compensation as a member
of the Task Force but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard
State Travel Regulations as provided in the State budget.
(d) The Task Force shall meet at least bimonthly at the times and places that
the cochairs determine.
(e) The Task Force shall:
(1) study available information on:
(i) the scope, nature, patterns, and causal relationships of
violence in the State's prisons;
(ii) the impact of illegal drugs on violence in the State's prisons;
(iii) the impact of exposure to lead and other pollutants on
violence in the State's prisons; and
(iv) the best practices of other state correctional systems in
dealing with prison violence;
(v) the impact of contraband on violence in the State's prisons;
(vi) the role of gang activity on violence in the State's prisons;
and
(vii) any other issues that the Task Force considers relevant;
(2) make legislative recommendations; and
(3) prepare a report summarizing the findings and recommendations
of the Task Force.
(f) 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, 2007; and
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