HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                       933

Defined term: "Proposed budget" § 7-101
7-106. RESERVED.
7-107. RESERVED.
PART II. BUDGET BILL.
7-108. REQUIRED APPROPRIATIONS.

(A)  ENUMERATED.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MARYLAND CONSTITUTION AND OTHER LAW,
THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE IN EACH BUDGET BILL:

(1)  AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND
INTEREST ON THE STATE DEBT;

(2)  WITHOUT REVISION, THE APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTED
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AS CERTIFIED BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS;

(3)  WITHOUT REVISION, THE APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTED
FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT, AS CERTIFIED
BY THE PRESIDING" OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY;

(4)  WITHOUT REVISION, THE APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTED
FOR THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT, AS CERTIFIED BY
THE COMPTROLLER;

(5)  THE APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT;

(6)  THE APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE INCLUDED
WITH THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH;

(7)  APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SALARIES REQUIRED BY LAW
TO BE PAID BY THE STATE; AND

(8)  ANY OTHER APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED BY THE MARYLAND
CONSTITUTION OR OTHER LAW TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET BILL.

(B)  SALARY PLAN.

THE GOVERNOR SHALL USE THE CURRENT SALARY PLAN OF THE
SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL AS THE BASIS FOR THE APPROPRIATIONS TO PAY
THOSE SALARIES TO WHICH THE PLAN APPLIES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a)(1) of this section is new
language added to reflect the requirement of Md.
Constitution, Art. III, § 52(4)(d).

Subsection (a)(2) of this section is new language
added to reflect the requirements of Md. Constitution,