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Defined terms: "Administration" § 10-101
"Director" § 10-101

(B)   SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES.

THE DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING THE
CUSTODY, CARE, AND TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MENTAL
DISORDERS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from the first clause
of former Article 59, § 4.

This subsection is revised as responsibilities of
the Director, rather than the Administration, for
conformity to the rest of this section.

Defined terms: "Director" § 10-101

"Mental disorder" § 10-101 "Treatment" § 10-101

(C)  ORGANIZATION OF ADMINISTRATION.

(1)  THE DIRECTOR SHALL:

(I)  ORGANIZE AND MANAGE THE ADMINISTRATION
IN A MANNER THAT WILL ENABLE. IT BEST TO DISCHARGE ITS
DUTIES; AND

(II)  APPOINT THE NUMBER OF ASSISTANT
DIRECTORS AND STAFF PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET.

(2)  THE DIRECTOR MAY REMOVE AN ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR FOR INCOMPETENCE OR MISCONDUCT.

(3)  UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE BY LAW,
THE DIRECTOR MAY ASSIGN TO ANY SUBORDINATE UNIT OR
INDIVIDUAL IN THE ADMINISTRATION ANY FUNCTION THAT IS
IMPOSED BY LAW ON THE DIRECTOR.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
59, § 8(a), (f), (h), and, as it related to
assistant directors, (c).

In paragraph (l)(i) of this subsection, the
former reference to duties assigned "by law and
the Secretary" is deleted as unnecessary.

In paragraph (l)(ii) of this subsection, the

generic term "staff" is substituted for the

specific types of staff in former Article 59A, §
8(f).

Also in paragraph (l)(ii) of this subsection, the