Ch. 255                           MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                               631

for payment of salaries and wages of all State employees and agencies and to
provide for the time of assumption of the full powers of this Act by the Bureau
and the determination of the effect of this Act.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 38A be and it is hereby added to Article 64A of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume), title "Merit
System," to follow immediately after Section 38 thereof, and to read as follows:

38A.

(A) THE CENTRAL PAYROLL BUREAU IN THE OFFICE OF THE
COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY SHALL HANDLE AND PROVIDE
FOR THE PAYMENT OF ALL SALARIES AND WAGES (INCLUDING
CUSTODY AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL SUPPORTING PAPERS AND
RECORDS) FOR AND TO ALL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE
STATE OR ANY_ AGENCY_ THEREOF. WHOSE SALARIES OR WAGES
ARE PAID FROM FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF_ THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, AND ALL THEIR OFFICES, BRANCHES, AND
UNITS. THIS SECTION PREVAILS OVER ANYTHING TO THE
CONTRARY IN SECTION 15 OF ARTICLE 77A, ARTICLE 94A, OR
ELSEWHERE IN THE LAWS OF THIS STATE , SUBJECT, HOWEVER,
TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTIONS (B) AND (C) HEREOF.

(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF
SUBSECTION (A) TO THE CONTRARY WITH RESPECT TO ANY
OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES THEREIN DESIGNATED WHOSE
SALARIES OR WAGES ARE NOT ON_ JULY 1, 1973, HANDLED BY THE
CENTRAL PAYROLL BUREAU, THE BUREAU_ SHALL COMMENCE
SUCH HANDLING AT_ SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE
DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNOR FROM TIME TO TIME.

(C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OR
DEFINITIONS OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CONTRARY,_ THE TERM
"EMPLOYEE" AS USED IN THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE
NON-CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES IN THE EVENT OF ANY_ QUESTIONS AS TO WHO
SHALL BE DEEMED OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE MATTER SHALL BE RESOLVED
BY THE SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 7, 1973.