§ 8-506
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§8–506.
(1)In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)“Department” means a principal department established under § 8–201 of this title.
(3)“Independent unit” means a unit in the Executive Branch of State government that is not a department.
(b)On or before October 1, 2024, each department and independent unit shall:
(1)create a catalog of each type of permit, license, or certificate that it issues; and
(2)submit the catalog required under item
(1)of this subsection to the Governor.
(c)A catalog created under subsection
(b)of this section shall include:
(1)a description of each permit, license, or certificate;
(2)the term for which each issued permit, license, or certificate is valid;
(3)the statutory and regulatory authority that:
(i)authorizes or requires the department or independent unit to issue the permit, license, or certificate; and
(ii)establishes a timeline within which a department or independent unit must process and issue the permit, license, or certificate, if any;
(4)the method and process used by the department or independent unit to accept applications for each permit, license, or certificate, including a list of:
(i)prior significant updates to the method and process; and
(ii)the current information technology system used, and any remaining associated tasks still performed manually with the system;
(5)an estimate of the length of time to:
(i)determine if an application is complete; and
(ii)make a final determination to issue, waive, or deny the permit, license, or certificate;
(6)the application fee charged for each permit, license, or certificate and how the revenue collected from application fees is allocated;
(7)any statutory or regulatory authority that may impact an applicant’s ability to receive a permit, license, or certificate based on the criminal history of the applicant;
(8)an analysis and any recommendations by the department or independent unit on the appropriate length of time to promptly process completed applications for each permit, license, or certificate and factors impeding the timely processing of each permit, license, or certificate; and
(9)statutory or regulatory changes and resources that could expedite the processing timeline.
(d)On or before December 1, 2024, each department and independent unit shall post on its website an interim description, to the extent practicable, of the application process for each permit, license, or certificate it issues, including:
(1)any updates to the application process in the preceding 12–month period; and
(2)the time to process each application type.
(e)On or before October 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, each department and independent unit shall post on its website a completed update of the information required under subsection
(d)of this section applicable to the immediately preceding 12–month period.