Ch. 120

1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b)     (1) The Secretary shall also have attached to his office such assistants,
professional consultants and employees as are provided for in the State budget.

(2)     He may establish areas of responsibility within his office and designate
assistants to be in charge of such areas.

(3)     All staff assistants in the Secretary's office in charge of particular areas
of responsibility, and all professional consultants shall serve at the pleasure of the
Secretary.

(4)     Except as otherwise provided by law, all other employees of the
Secretary's office shall be appointed and removed by the Secretary in accordance with the
provisions of the State Personnel Article that govern classified service employees.

(c)     (1) [The] SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 1 OF THIS ARTICLE,
THE appointment or removal of personnel by an administration, board, [commission]
COMMISSIONS, division, or other agency within the jurisdiction of the Department shall
be subject to the approval of the Secretary.

(2) The Secretary may delegate this power of approval to the heads or
governing bodies of the boards, commissions, divisions or other agencies within the
jurisdiction of the Department.

[1-203.] 2-103.

(a)     The Attorney General shall be the legal adviser to the Department.

(b)     He shall assign to the Department such number of [assistant] attorneys
[general] as are now authorized by law to be assigned to the various departments,
agencies, boards, commissions, councils, or units which are, or may hereafter by law be
deemed to be, part of the Department; and he shall also assign to the Department such
additional number of [assistant] attorneys [general] as may hereafter be authorized by
law for such Department. One [of the said] assistant {attorneys] ATTORNEY general
shall be designated by the Attorney General as counsel to the Department. The counsel
to the Department shall have no duty other than to render, subject to the discretion and
control of the Attorney General, such legal aid, advice and counsel as the Secretary, THE
COMMISSION, and the other officials of said Department may require, and the
supervision of the other [assistant] attorneys [general] assigned to the Department.
After the Attorney General has designated an assistant attorney general to serve as
counsel to the Department, the Attorney General shall not reassign said counsel without
consultation with the Secretary. The counsel to the Department, and the other
[assistant] attorneys [general] so employed, shall each perform such legal duties for the
Department as the Attorney General may, from time to time, assign to them; and the
Attorney General is hereby authorized to assign to them, and each of them, the
performance subject to his discretion and control, of any of the duties with respect to said
Department required of him by law. All [such] assistant attorneys general shall be
practicing lawyers of the State of Maryland, in good standing, and they shall receive such
compensation as shall be provided in the State budget.

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