HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(B)  TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.

A GOVERNING BOARD TO WHICH THIS SECTION APPLIES MAY TRANSFER
MONEY AMONG OBJECTS AND, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION IN SUBSECTION
(C) OF THIS SECTION, AMONG PROGRAMS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
GOVERNING BOARD WITHOUT SUBMITTING A PROPOSED AMENDED SCHEDULE
UNDER § 7-209 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(C)  LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.

DURING A FISCAL YEAR, A GOVERNING BOARD MAY NOT TRANSFER
FROM A PROGRAM MORE THAN 5% OF THE APPROPRIATION IN THE STATE
BUDGET FOR THAT PROGRAM.

(D)  REPORT.

AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, EACH GOVERNING BOARD TO
WHICH THIS SECTION APPLIES SHALL GIVE TO THE COMPTROLLER, THE
DEPARTMENT OF FISCAL SERVICES, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND
FISCAL PLANNING, FOR INFORMATION ONLY, A SUMMARY OF THE TRANSFERS
AMONG PROGRAMS MADE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.

(E)  INAPPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS.

SECTION 7-209 OF THIS SUBTITLE DOES NOT APPLY TO A TRANSFER
UNDER THIS SECTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section is new
language added to avoid repetition of the names of the
governing boards to which this section applies.

Subsections (b) through (d) of this section are new

language derived without substantive change from

former Art. 15A, § 8(h)(2) and, except for the
introductory phrase, (1).

Subsection (e) of this section is new language
substituted for the introductory phrase of former Art.
15A, § 8(h)(1), "[notwithstanding subsection (a),
subsection (e), subsection (f), or subsection (g)", to
clarify that the referenced § 7-209 does apply if a
board wants, e.g., to transfer more than 5% of an
appropriation or elects to submit a proposed amended
schedule.

The substituted language is, in some respects, broader
than the former language, since § 7-209(b)(l) and (2)
and (d)(2)(i) of this subtitle are derived from or
based on former Art. 15A, §§ 20(d) and 27. However,
if a board is exempted from the requirement to submit
a proposed amended schedule to the Governor, the
requirement to submit the proposed amended schedule to
the Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Planning and the
limitations on the scope of the amendment also seem
inapplicable.