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snowy day. They are accompanied by two
teachers, Mr. David Myers and Mr. Paul
Welch. I would appreciate all of you join-
ing me in extending them a welcome.
(Applause. )
THE CHAIRMAN: Before reaching the
consideration of the Minority Report, which
pertains to Section 4. 18, the Chair desires
to inquire of Delegate Gallagher — Is Dele-
gate Gallagher here? Will the page see if
Delegate Gallagher is in the lounge? Will
the doorkeeper see if Delegate Gallagher is
in the corridor outside?
Delegate Gallagher, do you still desire to
offer your amendment AP, to section 4. 17?
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: No.
THE CHAIRMAN: Thank you.
The Chair now recognizes Delegate
Boyce to present the Minority Report
EB-1(E).
Delegate Boyce.
DELEGATE BOYCE: Mr. President, as
we discussed, it seems essential that we get
in the hand of the delegates three amend-
ments. They are numbered, E, F and G,
and they have to be, unfortunately, com-
plicated by the fact that they almost do go
together, so I think that we ought to be
thinking in terms of all three, if we are
going to act on any of the three, because
otherwise it would disturb considerably the
executive branch report.
THE CHAIRMAN: Very well. Let's have
the pages distribute amendments E, F and
G. The amendment marked E, you will
please number 13; the amendment marked
F, you will please number 14; the amend-
ment marked G, you will please number 15.
So that they may be on the journal, will
the Reading Clerk please read each of the
amendments.
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 13
to accompany Minority Report EB-1(E),
by Delegates Boileau, Boyce, Fornos, Har-
ris, Robey and Sickles: On pages 6, 7 and 8
strike out all of Section 4. 18 Organization
of the Executive Branch, Section Initial
Organization and Section 4. 20 Heads of
Principal Departments of the Executive
Branch and insert in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing:
"Section 4. 18 Structure of the Executive
Branch.
All offices, agencies and instrumentalities
of the executive branch of state govern-
ment shall be allocated by law among and
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within not more than twenty principal de-
partments, except that the governing
boards of institutions of higher education
or of the public school system, and regula-
tory, quasi-judicial and temporary agencies
need not be allocated within a principal
department. The number of principal de-
partments may be increased to a number
greater than twenty by a three-fifths vote
of all members of each house of the Gen-
eral Assembly. The head of each principal
department shall be a single executive. "
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 14
to accompany Minority Report EB-1(E),
by Delegates Boileau, Boyce, Fornos, Har-
ris, Robey, and Sickles: On page 7 strike
out all of Section 4. 19 Reorganization of
the Executive Branch; and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
"Section 4. 19 Reorganization of the Ex-
ecutive Branch.
The General Assembly by law may real-
locate offices, agencies and instrumentali-
ties among the principal departments, may
increase, modify, diminish and change their
functions, powers and duties and may as-
sign new functions, powers and duties to
them. The governor may make changes in
the organization of the executive branch,
including the establishment or abolition of
principal departments, and in the assign-
ment of functions among its units which he
considers necessary for efficient adminis-
tration. Such changes when they require
the force of law shall be submitted to the
General Assembly in executive orders in
statutory form within the first ten days of
a regular session and shall become law at
a time designated therein, unless specifically
disapproved within fifty legislative days
after submission by a resolution of disap-
proval concurred in by a majority of all
members of either house of the General
Assembly. "
READING CLERK: Amendment No. 15
to accompany Minority Report EB-1(E), to
Committee Recommendation No. EB-1. By
Delegates Boileau, Boyce, Fornos, Harris,
Robey and Sickles: On pages 8 and 9 strike
out all of Section 4. 21 Appointment of
Heads of Principal Departments and Chief
Administrative Officers and Section 4. 22
Terms of Office and insert in lieu thereof
the following:
"Section 4. 20 Appointment and Removal.
The Governor shall, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, appoint each indi-
vidual executive serving as head of a prin-
cipal department of the executive branch.
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