Section 9-1610 - State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings - Powers and duties; meetings.
§ 9-1610. State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings - Powers and duties; meetings.
(a) Powers and duties.- The Council shall:
(1) advise the Chief Administrative Law Judge in carrying out his duties;
(2) identify issues of importance to administrative law judges that should be addressed by the Chief Administrative Law Judge;
(3) review issues and problems relating to administrative hearings and the administrative process;
(4) review and comment upon policies and regulations proposed by the Chief Administrative Law Judge;
(5) advise the Governor as to those agencies for which a continuing exemption under § 9-1601 of this subtitle should be maintained as consistent with the purposes of this subtitle; and
(6) submit an annual report, which may be prepared in conjunction with the report required under § 9-1604 of this subtitle and is subject to § 2-1246 of this article, to the Legislative Policy Committee of the General Assembly, including a list of the agencies that are exempted from this subtitle under § 9-1601 (c) of this subtitle and the reasons for the exemptions.
(b) Meetings.- The Council shall meet at a regular time and place to be determined by the Council.
[1989, ch. 788; 1991, ch. 55, § 6; 1993, ch. 30; 1994, ch. 662, § 6; 1997, ch. 635, § 9; ch. 636, § 9.]