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To ease the transition, however, the Committee recommends
a temporary provision dealing with the initial organiza-
tion of the executive branch pursuant to the terms
of Section 4.18. This temporary Constitutional provision
gives the General Assembly two years within which to restruc-
ture the executive branch so that the mandate of Section
4.18 is met.
If the General Assembly fails to act, the
governor is then given one year within which to make the
initial allocation by executive order. It is the intent
of the Committee that the transitional schedule to be
attached to the Constitution should make clear that exist-
ing units within the executive branch shall be able to
continue to function up until such time as this initial
organization is accomplished.
Section 4.19 deals with the reorganization of
the Executive Branch and gives the governor power to
initiate reorganization plans for the Executive Branch.
Perhaps the most important recommendation of the Curlett
Commission was that the governor be given a clearly
defined role and responsibility in the initiation of