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Subtitle 1 - Department of Disabilities
Part I - Definitions
Section 7-101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Part II - Organization and Administration of Department
Section 7-104 - Department Established - There is a Department of Disabilities, established as a principal...
Section 7-105 - Secretary - (a) (1) With the advice and consent of the Senate,...
Section 7-106 - Administration of Department - (a) The Secretary is responsible for the operation of the...
Section 7-107 - Deputy Secretary - (a) With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall...
Section 7-108 - Staff - (a) In accordance with the State budget, the Secretary may...
Section 7-109 - Legal Counsel - (a) The Attorney General is the legal adviser to the...
Section 7-110 - Regulations - (a) The Secretary shall adopt regulations for the Department and...
Section 7-111 - State Coordinator for Autism Strategy -- Strategic Plan -- Annual Report - (a) There is a State Coordinator for Autism Strategy in...
Section 7-112 - Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs -- Members -- Meetings - (a) There is an Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism–Related Needs....
Part III - Powers and Duties
Section 7-113 - Powers and Duties of Secretary - (a) The Secretary is responsible for the budget of the...
Section 7-114 - Duties of Department - (a) (1) The Department is the principal unit of State...
Section 7-115 - Duties of Other Units of State Government - Unless the disclosure of information is otherwise prohibited by law,...
Section 7-116 - Unit Plans - (a) (1) On or before July 1 of each year,...
Part IV - Maryland Commission on Disabilities
Section 7-119 - Established - There is a Maryland Commission on Disabilities.
Section 7-120 - Membership - (a) The Commission consists of: (1) the following members, appointed...
Section 7-121 - Chair - From among the members of the Commission, the Governor shall...
Section 7-122 - Compensation; Staff - (a) A member of the Commission: (1) may not receive...
Section 7-123 - Duties - Members of the Commission shall: (1) advise the Department in...
Section 7-124 - Meetings of Subcommittees - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a subcommittee of the...
Part V - Interagency Disabilities Board; State Disabilities Plan
Section 7-127 - Interagency Disabilities Board -- in General - (a) There is an Interagency Disabilities Board convened by the...
Section 7-128 - Interagency Disabilities Board -- Membership - The Board consists of the following members: (1) the Secretary...
Section 7-129 - Interagency Disabilities Board -- Chair - (a) The Secretary is the chair of the Board. (b)...
Section 7-130 - Interagency Disabilities Board -- Staff - The Department shall provide staff to the Board as necessary.
Section 7-131 - Interagency Disabilities Board -- Duties - The Board shall: (1) provide ongoing examination of the structure...
Section 7-132 - State Disabilities Plan - (a) The State Disabilities Plan shall provide for the coordination...
Subtitle 2 - Respite Care for Individuals With Developmental or Functional Disabilities
Section 7-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 7-202 - Individuals With Functional or Developmental Disabilities - (a) An individual has a functional disability if the individual...
Section 7-203 - Respite Care Program - (a) (1) There is a Respite Care Program in the...
Section 7-204 - Limitations on Respite Care - Subject to the State budget, within a fiscal year an...
Section 7-205 - Regulations - The Department shall adopt regulations governing respite care services, including:...
Subtitle 3 - Maryland Commission on Caregiving
Section 7-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 7-302 - Established; Purpose - (a) There is a Maryland Commission on Caregiving in the...
Section 7-303 - Membership - (a) (1) The Commission consists of the following members: (i)...
Section 7-304 - Staff; Compensation - (a) (1) The Department shall provide staff for the Commission....
Section 7-305 - Duties - (a) The Commission shall: (1) solicit and gather concerns of...
Subtitle 4 - Attendant Care Program
Section 7-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 7-402 - Established; Purpose; Sliding Payment Scale - (a) (1) There is an Attendant Care Program in the...
Section 7-403 - Director; Support Services - (a) The Secretary shall designate an individual from the Department...
Section 7-404 - Participation in Program - (a) (1) The Department shall ensure that at any given...
Section 7-405 - Funding; Administration - (a) The Program shall be funded as provided in the...
Section 7-406 - Administration of Subtitle; Regulations - (a) The Department shall administer this subtitle. (b) The Department...
Subtitle 5 - Ethan Saylor Alliance for Self-Advocates as Educators
Section 7-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 7-502 - General Consideration - (a) There is an Ethan Saylor Alliance for Self–Advocates as...
Section 7-503 - Steering Committee - (a) There is a Steering Committee for the Alliance. (b)...
Section 7-504 - Funding - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the operation...
Subtitle 6 - Assistive Technology Loan Program
Section 7-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 7-602 - Program Established - There is an Assistive Technology Loan Program in the Department.
Section 7-603 - Purpose of Program - The purpose of the Program is to provide assistance for...
Section 7-604 - Board of Directors -- Established - There is a Board of Directors of the Program.
Section 7-605 - Board of Directors -- Membership - (a) The Board consists of: (1) the Secretary of Information...
Section 7-606 - Board of Directors -- Chair - From among its members, the Board annually shall elect a...
Section 7-607 - Board of Directors -- Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff - (a) Six members of the Board are a quorum. (b)...
Section 7-608 - Board Authorized to Guarantee Loans and Provide Interest Subsidies - Subject to §§ 7-609(a) and 7-610 of this subtitle, the...
Section 7-609 - Applications; Board Review of Applications - (a) To apply for a guarantee of a loan or...
Section 7-610 - Requirements - (a) The Board may enter into an agreement with an...
Section 7-611 - Amount and Terms of Loan Guarantees and Interest Subsidies - (a) Except as provided in this subtitle, the Board and...
Section 7-612 - Violations of Loan Provisions - If a borrower violates any provision of a loan guarantee...
Section 7-613 - Assistive Technology Loan Fund - (a) There is an Assistive Technology Loan Fund in the...
Section 7-614 - Assistive Technology Loan Fund -- Composition; Use of Fund - (a) The Fund consists of: (1) premiums and fees charged...
Section 7-615 - Assistive Technology Loan Fund -- Annual Report by Treasurer - Each year, the Treasurer shall report to the Board and...
Section 7-616 - Annual Report by Board - On or before January 1 of each year, the Board,...
Subtitle 7 - Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Mobility Impaired Individuals
Section 7-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 7-702 - State Policy - (a) It is the policy of the State to encourage...
Section 7-703 - Blind Industries and Services of Maryland - (a) In this section, “Board” means the Board of Trustees...
Section 7-704 - Rights of Individuals With Disabilities - (a) Individuals with disabilities, the parents of a minor child...
Section 7-705 - Service Animals - (a) The following individuals have all the same rights and...
Section 7-706 - Construction - (a) This subtitle does not affect § 21-511 of the...
Section 7-707 - Violations; Injunction - (a) (1) A person may not deny or interfere with...
Section 7-708 - Training Requirements - Any organization or agency that requires a professional training program...
Section 7-709 - White Cane Safety Day - The Governor shall take suitable public notice of each October...
Subtitle 8 - Telecommunications Access of Maryland
Section 7-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 7-802 - Governor's Advisory Board for Telecommunications Relay Established - There is a Governor’s Advisory Board for Telecommunications Relay in...
Section 7-803 - Composition of Board -- Terms -- Compensation -- Annual Report - (a) The Board shall be composed of 14 individuals appointed...
Section 7-804 - Department in Consultation With Board - (a) The Department in consultation with the Board shall: (1)...
Section 7-805 - Regulations - The Department in consultation with the Board shall adopt regulations...
Section 7-806 - Universal Service Trust Fund - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the...
Subtitle 9 - Telecommunications Devices and Distribution of Accessible Information for Disabled Individuals
Section 7-901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 7-902 - Program to Provide Specialized Customer Telephone Equipment -- Reimbursement of Costs - (a) In accordance with the State budget and § 7–806...
Section 7-903 - Establishment of System for Obtaining Equipment, Support, and Training - (a) The Department, in consultation with the Board, shall: (1)...
Section 7-904 - Construction - This subtitle may not be construed to establish an entitlement...
Section 7-905 - Regulations - The Department in consultation with the Board shall adopt regulations...
Section 7-906 - Distribution of Newspapers in a Computerized Audio Format - (a) The Department in consultation with the Board shall enter...