Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 6-204
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 6-204
- Adult: means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law. See
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Bylaws: means those bylaws established by the Interstate Commission for its governance, or for directing or controlling the Interstate Commission's actions or conduct. See
- Compacting state: means any state which has enacted the enabling legislation for this Compact. See
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Interstate Commission: means the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision established by this Compact. See
- Member: means the commissioner of a compacting state or designee, who shall be a person officially connected with the commissioner. See
- Offender: means an adult placed under, or subject to, supervision as the result of the commission of a criminal offense and released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, paroling authorities, corrections, or other criminal justice agencies. See
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any other territorial possessions of the United States. See
(a) The compacting states hereby create the “Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision”. The Interstate Commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the compacting states. The Interstate Commission shall have all the responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth herein, including the power to sue and be sued, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the compacting states in accordance with the terms of this Compact.
(b) The Interstate Commission shall consist of commissioners selected and appointed by resident members of a State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision for each state. In addition to the commissioners who are the voting representatives of each state, the Interstate Commission shall include individuals who are not commissioners but who are members of interested organizations; such noncommissioner members must include a member of the national organizations of governors, legislators, state chief justices, attorneys general, and crime victims. All noncommissioner members of the Interstate Commission shall be ex officio (nonvoting) members. The Interstate Commission may provide in its bylaws for such additional, ex officio, nonvoting members as it deems necessary.
(c) Each compacting state represented at any meeting of the Interstate Commission is entitled to one vote. A majority of the compacting states shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the Interstate Commission. The Interstate Commission shall meet at least once each calendar year. The chairperson may call additional meetings and, upon the request of 27 or more compacting states, shall call additional meetings. Public notice shall be given of all meetings and meetings shall be open to the public.
(d) The Interstate Commission shall establish an Executive Committee which shall include Commission officers, members, and others as shall be determined by the bylaws. The Executive Committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission during periods when the Interstate Commission is not in session, with the exception of rulemaking and/or amendment to the Compact.
(e) The Executive Committee shall:
(1) Oversee the day-to-day activities managed by the Executive Director and Interstate Commission staff;
(2) Administer enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the Compact and its bylaws, as directed by the Interstate Commission; and
(3) Perform other duties as directed by the Commission or set forth in the bylaws.