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Ch. 216 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
the budget bill as approved by the General Assembly. Further provided that
during fiscal 2007 the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall
develop policies and procedures to minimize reliance on budget amendments
for appropriations that could be included in a deficiency appropriation.
DBM shall submit a report to the General Assembly by January 15, 2007,
which explains the policies and procedures that have been developed and the
degree to which those policies and procedures have limited the number and
value of budget amendments submitted and the number and value of
amendments approved.
SECTION 38. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That no funds in this budget
may be expended to pay the salary of a Secretary or Acting Secretary of any
department whose nomination as Secretary has been rejected by the Senate or an
Acting Secretary who was serving in that capacity prior to the 2006 session whose
nomination for the Secretary position was not put forward and approved by the
Senate during the 2006 session.
SECTION 39. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
(1) For fiscal 2007 the total number of full-time equivalent (FTE) regular
positions may not exceed 52,148 52,168 52,432 in Executive Branch
agencies and the number of FTE contractual positions, as reported in the
State Budget Books, may not exceed 2,797 in Executive Branch agencies.
For the purposes of this section, Executive Branch agencies shall exclude
the University System of Maryland, St. Mary's College of Maryland.
Morgan State University. Baltimore City Community College, the
Maryland Aviation Administration, and the Maryland Port
Administration.
(2) The Governor shall submit to the Board of Public Works not later than
June 15, 2006, a schedule for aligning the authorizations in Section 1 of
this Act to the levels established in paragraph (1) of this section, and shall
take such actions as necessary to implement any necessary reductions.
This schedule may only alter position authorizations for agencies of the
Executive Branch, excluding the University System of Maryland, St.
Mary's College of Maryland, Morgan State University, Baltimore City
Community College, the Maryland Aviation Administration, and the
Maryland Port Administration.
(3) In implementing this section, the Governor shall abolish the number of
vacant positions in Executive Branch agencies, excluding the University
System of Maryland, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Morgan State
University, Baltimore City Community College, the Maryland Aviation
Administration, and the Maryland Port Administration, necessary to reach
the limit.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this budget, positions shall not be
created in the executive service, management service, or commission plan
nor shall existing positions be reclassified into or transferred from one
agency, office, or department to another for the purpose of increasing,
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