WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 409
General Fund Appropriation.......................... 3,435,637

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That in order to carry out
the provisions of these appropriations the Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Planning is
authorized:

(a) To allot all or any portion of the funds herein appropriated to the various
departments, boards, commissions, officers, schools and institutions by monthly,
quarterly or seasonal periods and by objects of expense and may place any funds
appropriated but not allotted in contingency reserve available for subsequent allotment.
Upon his own initiative or upon the request of the head of any State agency, the
Secretary may authorize a change in the amount of funds so allotted.

The Secretary shall before the beginning of the fiscal year file with the
Comptroller of the Treasury his schedule of allotments, if any. The Comptroller shall
not authorize any expenditure or obligation in excess of the allotment made and any
expenditure so made shall be illegal.

(b) To allot all or any portion of funds coming into the hands of any department,
board, commission, officer, school and institution of the State, from sources not
estimated or calculated upon in the budget.

(c) To fix the number and classes of positions, including temporary and
permanent positions, or man years of authorized employment for each agency, unit, or
program thereof, not inconsistent with the Public General Laws in regard to
classification of positions. He shall make his determinations before the beginning of the
fiscal year and shall base them on the positions or man years of employment authorized
in the budget as amended by approved budgetary position actions. No payment for
salaries or wages nor any request for or certification of personnel shall be made except
in accordance with the Secretary's determinations. At any time during the fiscal year
the Secretary may amend the number and classes of positions or man years of
employment previously fixed by him; the Secretary may delegate all or part of this
authority. The governing boards of public institutions of higher education shall have the
authority to transfer positions between programs and campuses under each institutional
board's jurisdiction without the approval of the Secretary, as provided in Section 11-202
of the Education Article.

(d) To prescribe procedures and forms for carrying out the above provisions.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That in accordance with
Section 7-109 of the State Finance and Procurement Article of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, it is the intention of the General Assembly to include herein a listing of
nonclassified flat rate or per diem positions by unit of State government, job
classification, the number in each job classification and the amount proposed for each
classification. The President and the Speaker may make adjustments to positions
contained in the legislative portion of this Section that are impacted by changes in

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