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delegated by the Secretary. The Secretary, with the approval of the
Governor, shall from time to time by written directive designate
which of the Deputy Secretaries shall be the Acting Secretary of
Public Safety and Correctional Services during periods when the
Secretary may be absent from the State or otherwise unavailable;
and in the event that both the Secretary and one of the Deputy
Secretaries are at the same time absent from the State or otherwise
unavailable, then the other Deputy Secretary shall be the Acting
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services during such
period.

(b)    The Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services
shall also have attached to his office such assistants, professional
consultants and employees as are provided for in the State Budget.
He may establish areas of responsibility within his office and desig-
nate assistants to be in charge of such areas. All staff assistants in
the Secretary's office in charge of particular areas of responsibility,
and all professional consultants shall serve at the pleasure of the
Secretary. All other employees of the Secretary's office, unless other-
wise provided by law, shall be appointed and removed by the Secre-
tary in accordance with the provisions of Article 64A of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland.

(c)    The appointment or removal of personnel by any board, com-
mission, division, or other agency within the jurisdiction of the
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall be sub-
ject, to the approval of the Secretary; however the Secretary is
authorized to delegate this power of approval to the heads or
governing bodies of the boards, commissions, divisions or other agen-
cies within the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety and
Correctional Services.

(d)    The Attorney General shall be the legal advisor to the Depart-
ment of Public Safety and Correctional Services. He shall assign
to the Department such number of Assistant Attorneys General as
are now authorized by law to be assigned to the various Depart-
ments, Agencies, Boards, Commissions, Councils, or Units which are
herein, or may hereafter by law be deemed to be part of the Depart-
ment of Public Safety and Correctional Services; and he shall also
assign to the Department such additional number of Assistant Attor-
neys General as may hereafter be authorized by law for such Depart-
ment. One of the said Assistant Attorneys General shall be desig-
nated, by the Attorney General as Counsel to the Department of
Public Safety and Correctional Services. The Counsel to the Depart-
ment shall have no duty other than to render, subject to the discre-
tion and control of the Attorney General, such legal aid, advice and
counsel as the Secretary and the other officials of said Department
may require, and the supervision of the other Assistant Attorneys
General assigned to the Department. After the Attorney General
has designated an Assistant Attorney General to serve as Counsel
to the Department, he shall not reassign said Counsel without con-
sultation with the Secretary. The Counsel to the Department of
Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the other Assistant
Attorneys General so employed, shall each perform such legal duties
for the Department as the Attorney General may from time to time
assign to them; and the Attorney General is hereby authorized to
assign to them, and each of them, the performance subject to his
discretion and control of any of the duties with respect to said