Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB440 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDE D TO EXISTING LAW .
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 440
8	8	L2 5lr1905
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10	10	By: Senator Lam
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 21, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Anne Arundel County – Office of the Inspector General – Establishment 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the Anne Arundel County Council to establish an Office of 3
21	21	the Inspector General in the county; requiring the County Council to enact a certain 4
22	22	local law and include a projected budget for the Office of the Inspector General in the 5
23	23	county’s annual operating budget proposal; establishing an Office of the Inspector 6
24	24	General Advisory Board to select and appoint and, under certain circumstances, 7
25	25	remove the Inspector General; and generally relating to the Office of the Inspector 8
26	26	General in Anne Arundel County. 9
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28	28	BY adding to 10
29	29	Article – Local Government 11
30	30	Section 9–114 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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34	34	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
35	35	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
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37	37	Article – Local Government 17
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39	39	9–114. 18
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41	41	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 19
42	42	INDICATED. 20
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44	44	(2) “ADVISORY BOARD” MEANS THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 21
45	45	GENERAL ADVISORY BOARD. 22
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47	47	(3) “OFFICE” MEANS THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 23 2 SENATE BILL 440
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51	51	(B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. 1
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53	53	(C) THE COUNTY COUNCIL SHALL ESTABLI SH AN OFFICE OF THE 2
54	54	INSPECTOR GENERAL IN THE COUNTY . 3
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56	56	(D) THE COUNTY COUNCIL SHALL: 4
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58	58	(1) ENACT A LOCAL LAW TH AT ESTABLISHES: 5
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60	60	(I) THE QUALIFICATIONS F OR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL; 6
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62	62	(II) THE TERM OF OFFICE O F THE INSPECTOR GENERAL; 7
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64	64	(III) THE POWERS AND DUTIE S OF THE OFFICE; AND 8
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66	66	(IV) ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT THE COUNTY COUNCIL 9
67	67	CONSIDERS NECESSARY FOR THE OPERATION OF THE OFFICE; AND 10
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69	69	(2) INCLUDE IN THE COUNT Y’S ANNUAL OPERATING B UDGET 11
70	70	PROPOSAL A PROJECTED BUDGET FOR THE OFFICE FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL 12
71	71	YEAR. 13
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73	73	(E) (1) THERE IS AN OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ADVISORY 14
74	74	BOARD IN THE COUNTY . 15
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76	76	(2) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE 16
77	77	ADVISORY BOARD CONSISTS OF SEVEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY 17
78	78	EXECUTIVE AND SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY T HE COUNTY COUNCIL. 18
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80	80	(3) A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY BOARD MAY NOT BE AN ELECTED 19
81	81	OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE OF: 20
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83	83	(I) THE STATE; 21
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85	85	(II) THE COUNTY; OR 22
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87	87	(III) ANY OTHER FEDERAL , STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT . 23
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89	89	(4) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 24
90	90	ADVISORY BOARD: 25
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94	94	1. SHALL SELECT AND APP OINT THE INSPECTOR 1
95	95	GENERAL; AND 2
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97	97	2. MAY REMOVE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL ONLY FOR 3
98	98	NEGLECT OF DUTY , MALFEASANCE , CONVICTION OF A FELO NY, OR OTHER GOOD 4
99	99	CAUSE. 5
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101	101	(II) AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE O F A MAJORITY OF THE ADVISORY 6
102	102	BOARD IS NECESSARY FOR THE SELECTION , APPOINTMENT , OR REMOVAL OF THE 7
103	103	INSPECTOR GENERAL. 8
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105	105	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 9
106	106	October 1, 2025. 10