162                              Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 16

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 or man years of
authorized employment for each agency, unit or program thereof,
not inconsistent with the Public General Laws in regard to classi-
fication of positions. He shall file his determinations with the Secre-
tary of Personnel and the Comptroller of the Treasury before the
beginning of the fiscal year and 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 dur-
ing the fiscal year the Secretary may amend the number and classes
of positions of man years of employment previously fixed by him.

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

Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That no officer, agent or em-
ployee of the State or of any department, bureau or agency of the
State, and no member of any commission or board of the State who
receives remuneration of any kind which is appropriated by this
budget shall, during the time he receives or is entitled to receive
such remuneration, or who is on leave from any such department,
bureau, agency, commission or board of the State, promote or oppose,
in any manner, directly or indirectly, the passage by the General
Assembly of any legislation, or act in any manner as a legislative
agent, lobbyist or counsel before any legislative committee, or other-
wise; this restriction shall not apply to legislation involving or
affecting the department, bureau, agency, commission or board of
the State with which the officer, agent, or employee is connected or
by whom he is employed, nor shall this restriction apply to any
representative of an employees' organization or association who has
been duly authorized as a representative of the organization or asso-
ciation to promote the Legislative program of the organization or
association. No employee of the State or of any department, bureau,
agency, commission or board of the State shall in any event, appear
or act as a legislative agent, lobbyist or counsel without the express
approval of the head of the department, bureau, agency, commission
or board by whom he is employed; provided, however that the pro-
visions of this section shall not prevent the appearance and testi-
mony before any committee or group of members of the General
Assembly of an officer, agent or employee of the State or of any
department, bureau or agency of the State or any member of any
commission or board of the State upon the specific request of a
member of the General Assembly.