HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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responsibility of the Secretary extends to the
orderly operation of the Department, although the
Secretary's power over specific functions of
certain units of the Department is limited. See
Article 41, § 3A(a) of the Code and § 2-104(f)
and (h) of this subtitle.

The seventh sentence of former Article 41, §
206(b), which abolished the State Board of Health
and Mental Hygiene, is deleted as obsolete. See
the General Revisor's Note to this article.

Defined terms: "Department" § 1-101
"Secretary" § 1-101

2-103. DEPUTY, ASSISTANTS, CONSULTANTS, AND OTHER STAFF.

(A)  DEPUTY SECRETARY.

(1)  WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR, THE
SECRETARY SHALL APPOINT A DEPUTY SECRETARY.

(2)  THE DEPUTY SECRETARY SERVES AT THE PLEASURE
OF THE SECRETARY.

(3)  THE DEPUTY SECRETARY IS ENTITLED TO THE
SALARY PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET.

(4)  THE DEPUTY SECRETARY HAS THE DUTIES PROVIDED
BY LAW OR DELEGATED BY THE SECRETARY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from the third and
fourth sentences of former Article 41, §
206(c)(1).

The Commission to Revise the Annotated Code
notes, for consideration by the General Assembly,
that, while appointment of the Deputy Secretary
requires approval of the Governor, similar
approval is not required for removal. The laws
governing 7 principal departments require
approval to remove any officer appointed with the
approval of the Governor: i.e., AG § 2-102(c), NR
§ l-101(d), TR § 2-102(e), and Article 41, §§
204B(e), 205B(e), 221B(c), and 257E(f) of the
Code. The laws governing the other 5 principal
departments -- including the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene — contain no comparable
provision.

Defined term: "Secretary" § 1-101

(B)  ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS.