# State Government (GSG)

## Title 10. Governmental Procedures

### Subtitle 7. Reorganizations

#### Section 10-701

This subtitle applies if the General Assembly:

(1) abolishes a unit of the State government; or

(2) transfers, wholly or partly, a function or authority of the unit to a successor.

#### Section 10-702

(a) In this section, "property" means:

  (1) a record of a unit; and

  (2) any other property that is in the possession of a unit or any of its members or officers.

(b) Property that relates to a transferred function or authority of an abolished or superseded unit vests in and shall be delivered to the successor of the unit.

(c) Records of an abolished or superseded unit that do not vest in a successor shall be delivered to the State Archives.

(d) Other property of an abolished or superseded unit that does not vest in a successor shall be delivered to the Board of Public Works.

#### Section 10-703

Employees of an abolished or superseded unit who are in the skilled service or professional service of the State Personnel Management System, with the exception of special appointments:

(1) keep their status as skilled service or professional service employees; and

(2) in accordance with the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern skilled service or professional service employees and the regulations adopted under them, are eligible for reemployment by the successor or by another unit in the respective skilled service or professional service position in the State Personnel Management System.

#### Section 10-704

(a) Each petition, hearing, or other proceeding that was pending before an abolished or superseded unit and each proceeding or investigation that was begun by the unit remains in force.

(b) The successor or another unit designated in accordance with law may complete a proceeding or investigation and enforce any penalty or forfeiture to the same extent as the abolished or superseded unit.

#### Section 10-705

Each order, rule, and regulation that relates to a transferred function or authority of an abolished or superseded unit remains in effect until the successor amends or rescinds the order, rule, or regulation.

#### Section 10-706

Each contract and other obligation that relates to a transferred function or authority of an abolished or superseded unit remains in effect and shall be carried out by the successor.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)