With advice from the Secretary of Budget and Management and in accordance with § 5–103 of this title, the Ethics Commission shall determine whether an individual in an executive unit is a public official for the purposes of this title. The Secretary of Budget and Management shall provide advice under subsection (a) of this section to the Ethics Commission: annually; and at any other time on request of the Ethics Commission. On request of the Ethics Commission, the following entities shall provide to the Ethics Commission in a timely manner any information necessary for the Ethics Commission to make a determination under subsection (a) of this section: the secretary of a principal department in the Executive Branch; the president of a public senior higher education institution, as defined in § 10–101 of the Education Article; and a unit of State government.