# State Government (GSG)

## Title 8. Organization of Executive Branch

### Subtitle 3. Executive Action

#### Section 8-302

Each secretary of a principal department is responsible for recommending to the Governor:

(1) any change in the organization, placement, or name of a unit in the department;

(2) any change, abolition, or transfer of an advisory body in the department; and

(3) any centralization or coordination of administrative staff or clerical services in the department, for efficiency and effectiveness.

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