# Human Services (GHU)

## Title 7. Individuals With Disabilities

### Subtitle 1. Department of Disabilities

#### Section 7-107

(a) With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall appoint a deputy secretary.

(b) The deputy secretary shall be an individual with a disability, if the Secretary is not an individual with a disability.

(c) The deputy secretary:

  (1) serves at the pleasure of the Secretary; and

  (2) is entitled to the compensation provided in the State budget.

(d) The deputy secretary has the duties provided by law or delegated by the Secretary.

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Md. Code Ann., Hum. Servs. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)