Section 3-204 - Information. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-204. Information.
 

(a)  Authority to obtain.- To inform career civil servants about program goals and new policies and to establish communication with the administration of the incumbent Governor, the Governor-elect may circulate questionnaires or otherwise obtain information from the administration. 

(b)  Scope of inquiry.- The Governor-elect may ask any question that will help to carry out the purpose of this subtitle, including a question that is intended to obtain: 

(1) a description of a program; 

(2) a recommendation and justification for expansion, limitation, or elimination of a service; 

(3) a projection of future developments or needs in a program; 

(4) a recommendation for an administrative change; 

(5) a comment on anticipated federal developments that might affect a program or the State budget; or 

(6) an elaboration of procedural details. 

(c)  Duty of Governor.- The incumbent Governor shall direct that all official documents, vital information, and procedural manuals are to be made available to the Governor-elect. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 15H; 1984, ch. 284, § 1; 1995, ch. 615.]