Ch. 10                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

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 and restrictions provided for in the Annual
Salary Review and the authorization and restrictions 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 7-109 of the State Finance and Procurement Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland. The President and the Speaker may
make adjustments to positions contained in the legislative
portion of this Section that are impacted by changes in the
Annual Salary Review in the executive agencies. The Chief Judge
of the Court of Appeals may make adjustments to positions
contained in the judiciary portion of this Section (other than
judges) that are impacted by changes in the Annual Salary Review
in the executive agencies.

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