Ch. 311

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(a)  The Department of Employment and Training is hereby
created as a principal department of the State government. The
head of the Department of Employment and Training shall be the
Secretary of Employment and Training who shall be appointed by
the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(b)  The Secretary of Employment and Training shall receive
such salary as provided in the State budget. The Secretary shall
serve at the pleasure of the Governor, shall be directly
responsible to the Governor, shall counsel and advise the
Governor on all matters assigned to the Department of Employment
and Training and shall be responsible for carrying out the
Governor's policies with respect to such matters.

(c)  The Secretary of Employment and Training shall be
responsible for the operation of the Department of Employment and
Training and shall establish guidelines and procedures to promote
the orderly and efficient administration thereof. The Secretary
may establish areas of responsibility within the office of the
Secretary and may reorganize or abolish the same as necessary to
fulfill effectively the duties assigned to the Secretary.]

[7-102.

The following agencies, boards, commissions, committees,
councils, departments, divisions, offices, and units of the State
government shall be included within the Department of Employment
and Training: The units established to administer the provisions
of Article 95A of this Code, the Apprenticeship and Training
Council, and other units established pursuant to State or federal
employment, training, or manpower statutes, and such other
agencies, boards, commissions, committees, councils, or units as
may hereafter pursuant to law be declared to be part of the
Department of Employment and Training.]

[7-103.

(a)  The. Secretary of Employment and Training shall appoint,
with the approval of the Governor, a Deputy Secretary who shall
serve at the pleasure of the Secretary and who shall receive such
compensation as is provided in the State budget. The Deputy
Secretary of the Department of Employment and Training shall have
such duties as are delegated by the Secretary and shall be the
acting secretary during periods when the Secretary may be absent
from the State or otherwise unavailable.

(b)  The Secretary of Employment and Training shall also
have attached to the office of the Secretary such assistants,
professional consultants, and employees as are provided for in
the State budget. The Secretary may establish areas of
responsibility within the office and designate assistants to be
in charge of such areas. All staff assistants in the Secretary's
office in charge of particular areas of responsibility, and all

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