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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="3-204" title_number="3" title_name="Governor and Lieutenant Governor" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Gubernatorial Transitions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>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.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>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:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a description of a program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a recommendation and justification for expansion, limitation, or elimination of a service;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a projection of future developments or needs in a program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a recommendation for an administrative change;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>a comment on anticipated federal developments that might affect a program or the State budget; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>an elaboration of procedural details.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The incumbent Governor shall direct that all official documents, vital information, and procedural manuals are to be made available to the Governor–elect.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Governor–elect shall consult with the State Ethics Commission to begin the process of establishing a certified blind trust or divesting of private interests in accordance with § 5–501.1 of the General Provisions Article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
