PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 347

(b) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena or refuses to be sworn or to testify,
then, on complaint of the Secretary, a circuit court may order the person to comply with
the subpoena, to be sworn, or to testify.

[2-111.] 4-110.

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

(b)     The Attorney General shall assign to the Department the number of assistant
attorneys general authorized by law for the Department [and its units].

(c)     (1) The Attorney General shall designate an assistant attorney general
assigned to the Department as counsel to the Department. After the Attorney General
designates the counsel to the Department, the Attorney General may not reassign the
counsel without consulting the Secretary.

(2)     The counsel to the Department [may have no other duty than to]
SHALL:

(i) give the legal aid, advice, and counsel required by the Secretary or
another official of the Department;

(ii) supervise the other assistant attorneys general assigned to the
Department; and

(iii) perform for the Department the duties that the Attorney General
assigns.

(3)     The counsel to the Department shall perform these duties subject to the
discretion and control of the Attorney General.

SUBTITLE 2. CLASSES AND POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS.
4-201.

(A) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THOSE UNITS OF STATE
GOVERNMENT WITH AN INDEPENDENT PERSONNEL SYSTEM.

(B) IN THE STATE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THE SECRETARY
SHALL:

(1)     ESTABLISH CLASSES;

(2)     ASSIGN A RATE OF PAY TO EACH CLASS;

(3)     ENSURE THAT EACH CLASS COMPRISES ONE OR MORE POSITIONS:

(I) THAT ARE SIMILAR IN THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES;

(II) THAT ARE SIMILAR IN THE GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED TO PERFORM THOSE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES;

(III) TO WHICH THE SAME STANDARDS AND, IF REQUIRED, TESTS
OF FITNESS CAN BE APPLIED; AND

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