2013 Maryland Code
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
§ 11-1006 - Power to carry out purposes; applicability of other laws; tax exemption

§11-1006.

(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, in exercising its powers, the Corporation:

(i) may carry out its corporate purposes without the consent of any State unit; and

(ii) is not subject to the following provisions of the State Finance and Procurement Article:

1. Title 2, Subtitle 2 (Gifts and Grants);

2. Title 3 (Budget and Management);

3. Title 3A (Department of Information Technology);

4. Title 4 (Department of General Services);

5. Title 6, Subtitle 1 (Studies and Estimates);

6. Title 7, Subtitle 1 (State Operating Budget), Subtitle 2 (Disbursements and Expenditures), and Subtitle 3 (Unspent Balances); and

7. Division II (General Procurement Law).

(2) The Corporation is subject to the Public Information Act and the Open Meetings Act.

(b) (1) The board and the officers and employees of the Corporation are subject to the Public Ethics Law.

(2) The officers and employees of the Corporation are not subject to:

(i) Division II of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; or

(ii) the provisions of Division I of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the State Personnel Management System.

(c) The Corporation, its officers, and its employees are subject to Title 12, Subtitle 4 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(d) The Corporation is exempt from State and local taxes.