WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                                        Ch. 121

seasonal periods and by objects of expense and may place any
funds appropriated but not allotted in contingency reserve
available for subsequent allotment. Upon his own initiative or
upon the request of the head of any State agency, the Secretary
may authorize a change in the amount of funds so allotted.

The Secretary shall before the beginning of the fiscal year
file with the Comptroller of the Treasury his schedule of
allotments, if any. The Comptroller shall not authorize any
expenditure or obligation in excess of the allotment made and any
expenditure so made shall be illegal.

(b)  To allot all or any portion of funds coming into the
hands of any department, board, commission, officer, school and
institution of the State, from sources not estimated or
calculated upon in the budget.

(c)  To fix the number and classes of positions, including
temporary and permanent positions, or man years, of authorized
employment for each agency, unit, or program thereof, not
inconsistent with the Public General Laws in regard to
classification of positions. He shall make his determinations
before the beginning of the fiscal year and shall base them on
the positions or man years of employment authorized in the budget
as amended by approved budgetary position actions. No payment
for salaries or wages nor any request for or certification of
personnel shall be made except in accordance with the Secretary's
determinations. At any time during the fiscal year the Secretary
may amend the number and classes of positions or man years of
employment previously fixed by him; the Secretary may delegate
all or part of this authority. The governing boards of public
institutions of higher education shall have the authority to
transfer positions between programs and campuses under each
institutional board's jurisdiction without the approval of the
Secretary, as provided in Section 11-202 of the Education
Article.

(d)  To prescribe procedures and forms for carrying out the
above provisions.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the
intention of the General Assembly to include herein a listing of
unclassified flat rate and/or per diem positions by agency, job
classification, the number in each job classification and subject
to modifications provided for in the Annual Salary Review and the
authorization provided in Program 26.01.07.01 - Salary
Adjustments and in the salary adjustments proposed pursuant to
the authorizations in various programs in the legislative
appropriations 21.xx.xx.xx, the amount proposed for each
classification in accordance with Section 7-121 7-109 of the
State Finance and Procurement Article of the Annotated Code of
Maryland. The President and the Speaker may make adjustments to

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