Title 03, Title 03: Executive

§ 2221. Appointment and salary (a) The Agency shall be under the direction and supervision of a Secretary, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (b) [Repealed.] (Added 1971, No. 92, § 4(a)…

§ 2222. Powers and duties; budget and report (a) In addition to the duties expressly set forth elsewhere by law, the Secretary shall: (1) As principal administrative aide to the Governor, plan, organize, direct, control, integrate, coordinate, and supervise all functions and prog…

§ 2223. Deputy Secretary; acting Secretary (a) The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may appoint a Deputy Secretary to serve at his or her pleasure and to perform such duties as the Secretary prescribes. The Deputy Secretary shall be exempt from the classified service…

§ 2224. Transfer of personnel The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may transfer classified positions between State departments and other components of the Agency, subject only to personnel laws and rules. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 4(f), eff. June 1, 1971.)

§ 2226. Public highways; conduit standards (a) Intent. The intent of this section is to provide for the construction of infrastructure sufficient to allow telecommunications service providers seeking to deploy communication lines in the future to do so by pulling the lines throug…

§ 2251. Commissioners—Appointment; term (a) The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may appoint a commissioner of each department, except the Department of Libraries, who shall be the chief executive and administrative offic…

§ 2252. Mandatory duties (a) The commissioner shall determine the policies of the department, and may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties required for its effective administration. (b) In addition to other duties imposed by law, the commissioner shall: (1) administer…

§ 2253. Permissive duties; approval of Secretary Each commissioner may, with the approval of the Secretary: (1) Transfer classified positions within or between divisions subject only to State laws and regulations. (2) Cooperate with the appropriate federal agencies and administer…

§ 2254. Directors A director shall administer each division within the agency. (Added 1971, No. 92, § 6, eff. June 1, 1971; amended 1977, No. 105, § 1; 1977, No. 109, § 30, eff. July 3, 1977; 1983, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1, 5, eff. April 11, 1984; 1983, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), §§…

§ 2281. Department of Finance and Management The Department of Finance and Management is created in the Agency of Administration and is charged with all powers and duties assigned to it by law, including the following: (1) To administer the financial transactions of the State, in…

§ 2282. Department of Taxes The Department of Taxes is created in the Agency of Administration to exercise all powers and perform all duties assigned to it by law, including the collection and administration of all taxes levied under the law and payable to the State that are not …

§ 2283. Department of Human Resources (a) The Department of Human Resources is created in the Agency of Administration. In addition to other responsibilities assigned to it by law, the Department is responsible for fulfilling the payroll functions and for the provision of central…

§ 2283a. Department of Buildings and General Services The Department of Buildings and General Services is created in the Agency of Administration as the successor to and continuation of the Department of Buildings and the Department of General Services. In addition to all other r…

§ 2289. Division of Property Valuation and Review (a) There is created within the Department of Taxes of the Agency of Administration, a Division of Property Valuation and Review. (b) In addition to other responsibilities assigned to it by law, the Division shall assist in the ad…

§ 2290. Compensation of members of boards and commissions The members of boards and commissions in the Agency of Administration, except those members serving ex officio or otherwise receiving compensation for service to the State in other capacities for the time spent in serving …

§ 2291. State Agency Energy Plan (a)(1) When used in this title, “life-cycle costs” shall mean the present value purchase price of an item, plus the replacement cost, plus or minus the salvage value, plus the present value of operation and maintenance costs, plus the energy and e…

§ 2291a. State agency planning and coordination State agencies shall engage in a continuing planning process to ensure that programs and actions are consistent with the goals established in the State Agency Energy Plan required by section 2291 of this title. This planning process…

§ 2291b. Adoption of State agency energy implementation plans After review by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services and approval by the Secretary of Administration, each State agency shall adopt an implementation plan on or before August 31, 2010 to ensure compliance…

§ 2292. Department of Libraries The Department of Libraries is created in the Agency of Administration as the successor to and continuation of the State Department of Libraries. In addition to other duties assigned to it by law, the Department shall administer the programs and pe…

§ 2310. Chief Performance Officer (a) There is created the permanent, exempt position of Chief Performance Officer within the Agency of Administration for the purpose of better developing a culture of performance accountability and continuous improvement across State government. …

§ 2311. Chief Performance Officer; annual State Outcomes Report (a) Report. (1) Annually, on or before September 30, the Chief Performance Officer within the Agency of Administration shall submit to the General Assembly a State Outcomes Report demonstrating the State’s progress i…

§ 2312. Performance accountability liaisons to the General Assembly (a) The Chief Performance Officer shall designate an employee in each agency of State government to be a performance accountability liaison to the General Assembly. A liaison designated under this section shall b…

§ 2313. Performance contracts and grants (a) The Chief Performance Officer shall assist agencies as necessary in developing performance measures for contracts and grants. (b) Annually, on or before July 30 and as part of any other report requirement to the General Assembly set fo…

§ 2321. Chief Prevention Officer (a) There is created the permanent position of Chief Prevention Officer within the Office of the Secretary in the Agency of Administration for the purpose of coordinating, across State government and in collaboration with community partners, polic…