HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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[(ii)] Is not a judge, master,
commissioner, examiner, auditor, or referee.

(4) EXCEPT FOR ANY FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME
FACULTY MEMBER AT A STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION,
ANY INDIVIDUAL IN AN EXECUTIVE AGENCY WHO, AS DETERMINED BY
THE ETHICS COMMISSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-103(H), IS
CHARGED, INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE
AGENCY, WITH DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY OR ACTS AS A
PRINCIPAL ADVISOR TO ONE WITH SUCH AUTHORITY IN DRAFTING
SPECIFICATIONS FOR, NEGOTIATING, OR EXECUTING CONTRACTS
WHICH COMMIT THE STATE OR ANY EXECUTIVE AGENCY TO EXPEND IN
EXCESS OF $10,000 PER ANNUM.

[(aa)] (BB) Registrant. — "Registrant" means any
person required to register pursuant to § 5-103(a).

[(bb)] (CC) Respondent. — "Respondent" means an
official OR, EMPLOYEE , OR PERSON SUBJECT TO TITLE 5 who is
the subject of a complaint before the Commission.

[(cc)] (DD) State official. — "State official" means
a member or member-elect of the General Assembly, a judge or
judge-elect of a court created by Article IV, Section 1 of
the Constitution and a person defined in Rule 11 of Maryland
Rule No. 1232 or a constitutional officer or officer-elect
in the executive branch AN EXECUTIVE AGENCY of the State
government. State official also means" a person holding
office as State's Attorney, clerk of the circuit court for
each county or of a court of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City, register of wills, and sheriff.

Title 2.

Administration.

2-101. Ethics agencies to administer article.

This article shall be administered and implemented by
the following three ethics agencies:

(1)  The Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics,
established pursuant to Article 40, Section 89, acting as an
advisory body as to the application of the provisions of
Title 3 of this article to members of the General Assembly,
within the limitations and procedures prescribed by this
article.

(2)  The Judicial Disabilities Commission or a
body to be designated by the Court of Appeals, acting as an
advisory body as to the application of the provisions of
Titles 3 and 4 to State officials of the judicial branch,
within the limitations and procedures prescribed by this
article.

(3)  The State Ethics Commission, established
pursuant to Section 2-102 of this article, as to all other