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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 506

administrative functions and duties in connection with the
operation of the retirement systems as may be delegated to
him by the Secretary. The assistant secretary of personnel
for retirement systems shall be appointed by the Secretary
with the advice and consent of all three boards of trustees
of the retirement systems. The assistant secretary of
personnel for retirement systems shall serve at the pleasure
of the Secretary and must be removed by the Secretary when
the Secretary is so requested by all three boards of
trustees of the retirement systems. The person who is the
director of the retirement systems as of May 31, 1970, shall
become the assistant secretary of personnel for retirement
systems.] The Secretary of Personnel shall also have such
other assistants, professional consultants and employees as
provided for in this Code or in the State budget. All
assistant secretaries[, except the assistant secretary of
personnel for retirement systems,] and professional
consultants shall be appointed by and shall serve at the
pleasure of the Secretary[, except as provided in Article
73B, §§ 12(9) and 87 and § 54(9) of Article 88B of the
Code]. All other employees, unless otherwise provided by
law, shall be appointed and removed by the Secretary in
accordance with the provisions of Article 64A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland.

216.

(a)  The following agencies and boards shall be
included within the Department of Personnel: the office of
the Secretary of Personnel as provided for in this article
and in Article 64A of the Code; the Board of Ethics
established by the Governor pursuant to § 14A of this
article and Article 19A, § 3, of the Code; [the board of
trustees of the Employees' Retirement System of the State of
Maryland provided for in Article 73B, § 12, of the Code; the
board of trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of the
State of Maryland provided for in Article 73B § 87 of the
Code; the board of trustees of the State Police Retirement
System of the State of Maryland provided for in Article 88B,
§ 54, of the Code;] and such other agencies, commissions,
boards, committees, councils or units of government as may
hereafter pursuant to law be declared to be part of the
Department of Personnel.

217.

(b)  The Secretary of Personnel shall be responsible
for promulgating rules and regulations for his office. He
shall review and shall have the power to approve or
disapprove or revise the rules and regulations of all of the
boards, offices and agencies within the jurisdiction of the
Department of Personnel[, except for the rules and
regulations of the boards of trustees of the retirement
systems and the administration of the funds created by
Article 73B, and Article 88B, subtitle "State Police
Retirement System," of the Code).