ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR, Governor                                 Ch. 5

employees and "as many" laborers as may be required are deleted for
brevity.

Also in subsection (e) of this section, the former references to "clerks" and
"laborers" are deleted as included in the reference to "employees".

Also in subsection (e) of this section, the former phrase "from time to time"
is deleted as surplusage.

In subsection (f) of this section, the former reference to the Adjutant
General "be[ing] responsible for" carrying out the Governor's policies is
deleted as surplusage.

In subsection (g) of this section, the former reference to the seal being
"used" by the Adjutant General's office is deleted as surplusage and
implicit in the reference to the "seal of the Adjutant General's office".

13-303. ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS GENERAL.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

(1)     THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT TWO ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS
GENERAL FOR THE MARYLAND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND TWO ASSISTANT
ADJUTANTS GENERAL FOR THE MARYLAND AIR NATIONAL GUARD.

(2)      AN ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF
THE GOVERNOR

(3)      UNLESS SELECTED FOR A MILITARY POSITION REQUIRING FEDERAL
RECOGNITION AS A MAJOR GENERAL, AN ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL SHALL
HAVE A COMMISSIONED GRADE NOT ABOVE THAT OF BRIGADIER GENERAL.

(B)     QUALIFICATIONS.

TO BE APPOINTED AS AN ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL AN INDIVIDUAL
SHALL:

(1)      HAVE AT LEAST 10 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED FIELD GRADE SERVICE
IN THE NATIONAL GUARD; AND

(2)      HAVE ATTAINED AT LEAST THE RANK OF COLONEL.

(C)     DUTIES.

AN ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL SHALL PERFORM THE MILITARY DUTIES
THAT ARE ASSIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR OR ADJUTANT GENERAL.

(D)     EMPLOYMENT STATUS.

(1) ONE OF THE ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS GENERAL FOR THE MARYLAND
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND ONE OF THE ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS GENERAL FOR
THE MARYLAND AIR NATIONAL GUARD SHALL BE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE
DEPARTMENT IN STATE ACTIVE DUTY STATUS.

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