MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             1681

(d) Operation of office; Deputy Secretary;
Appointment and removal of heads of units; Approval of
appointment or removal of other personnel. —The
Secretary is responsible for the operation of his office
and shall establish guidelines and procedures to promote
its orderly and efficient administration. He may
establish areas of responsibility within his office and
may reorganize or abolish them as necessary to fulfill
the duties assigned to him; AMD HE MAY APPOINT SUCH STAFF
ASSISTANTS AS ARE NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER THESE AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY. He shall appoint, with the approval of
the Governor, a Deputy Secretary who shall have the
duties provided by law or delegated by the Secretary.
The Deputy secretary serves at the pleasure of the
Secretary and shall receive the compensation provided in
the State budget. All Assistant Secretaries, STAFF
ASSISTANTS, and professional consultants are appointed by
and serve at the Secretary's pleasure. Wherever it is
provided by law that the Secretary makes an appointment
to a particular office within the Department with the
approval of the Governor, the Secretary may not remove
the appointee without first obtaining the Governor's
approval. Unless otherwise provided by law, he shall
appoint and remove all other personnel in accordance with
the provisions of the State merit system law. The
Secretary may delegate his authority to appoint or remove
personnel of any unit to the administrator of the unit.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved April 30, 1974.

CHAPTER 437
(House Bill 270)
AN ACT concerning
Building, Savings, and Loan Associations — Investments

FOR the purpose of permitting State chartered Savings and
Loan Associations to invest in [[other State
associations; and authorizing associations to invest
in certain stocks and obligations of the United
States Government, including the "Guaranteed Student
Loan Program."]] obligations or other instruments or

securities of the Student Loan____Marketing

Association; and authorizing associations to invest
in insured accounts in other associations with