MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                          371

THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE PLANNING
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(a)    The Department of State Planning is hereby created as a prin-
cipal department of the State Government. The head of the Depart-
ment of State Planning shall be the Secretary of State Planning, who
shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the
Senate.

(b)    The Secretary of State Planning shall serve at the pleasure
of the Governor. He shall be directly responsible to the Governor,
shall counsel and advise him on all matters assigned to the Depart-
ment of State Planning and shall be responsible for carrying out
the Governor's policies with respect to such matters. The Secretary
shall be a person qualified by training or experience in State,
regional or local planning or having significant civic, governmental
or business experience in matters connected with urban or rural
planning. He shall receive such salary and have such assistants,
professional consultants and employees as provided in the State
budget. Any assistant secretaries, professional consultants and offi-
cials hereinafter specifically provided for, shall serve at the pleasure of
the Secretary. All other employees shall be appointed and removed by
the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of Article 64A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland.

(c)    The Secretary shall be responsible for the operation of the
Department of State Planning and shall establish guidelines and
procedures to promote the orderly and efficient administration
thereof. He may establish areas of responsibility within the Depart-
ment and may reorganize or abolish the same as necessary to fulfill
effectively the duties assigned to him. He shall appoint, with the
approval of the Governor, a Deputy Secretary who shall have such
duties as are provided by law or delegated by the Secretary. The
Deputy Secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary and
shall receive such compensation as is provided in the State budget.

(d) The Secretary may also appoint, with the approval of the
Governor and upon the determination of the Governor that the De-
partment needs a full time legal advisor, a General Counsel who

shall be a member of the Maryland Bar and who shall receive such

compensation as is provided in the State budget. The General
Counsel shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary, and shall render
legal advice and assistance to the Secretary and other officials of the
Department. The General Counsel may not represent the Secretary
or the Department of State Planning in litigation except as may be
otherwise provided by law or authorized by the Attorney General.

226.

(D) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL BE THE LEGAL
ADVISOR TO THE DEPARTMENT. HE SHALL, AT