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(a) In this division the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “County” means a county of the State or Baltimore City. (c) “Department” means the Department of Commerce. (d) “Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, partnership,…
(a) (1) The Secretary is the head of economic development policy and implementation efforts in the State. (2) The Secretary is the head of and is responsible for the operations of the Department of Commerce established under Title 2.5 of this article. (b) (1) The Secretary also monitors the operations of: (i) the Maryl…
(a) The Governor shall appoint the Secretary of Commerce with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b) Before taking office, the appointee shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution. (c) (1) The Secretary serves at the pleasure of the Governor and is responsible directly to the Governo…
(a) The Secretary shall: (1) consult with and advise secretaries of other principal departments on coordination of the activities of the departments that relate to economic development policy and implementation efforts in the State; (2) establish guidelines and procedures to promote the orderly and efficient administra…
The Secretary shall have a seal.
(a) With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall appoint a deputy secretary. (b) The deputy secretary: (1) serves at the pleasure of the Secretary; and (2) is entitled to the compensation provided in the State budget. (c) The deputy secretary shall have the duties provided by law or delegated by the Secretary…
(a) In accordance with the State budget, the Secretary may employ a staff and retain professional consultants in the office of the Secretary. (b) The Secretary may designate a staff assistant to be in charge of a particular area of responsibility in the office of the Secretary. (c) (1) Each staff assistant in the offic…
(a) The appointment or removal of personnel by a unit under the jurisdiction of the Department is subject to the approval of the Secretary. (b) The Secretary may delegate the approval authority under subsection (a) of this section to the head or governing body of the unit.
(a) The Secretary shall adopt regulations for the office of the Secretary. (b) (1) Subject to § 2.5–206 of this article, the Secretary shall review regulations of a unit under the jurisdiction of the Department. (2) The Secretary may approve, disapprove, or revise regulations of a unit.
The Secretary is responsible for the budget of the office of the Secretary and for the budget of each unit under the jurisdiction of the Department.
(a) The Secretary is responsible for the coordination and direction of all planning activities that the office of the Secretary initiates. (b) The Secretary shall keep fully apprised of and may approve, disapprove, or modify the plans, proposals, and projects of units under the jurisdiction of the Department.
The Secretary may not remove an appointee to a particular office in the Department without first obtaining the Governor’s approval if the law provides that: (1) the Secretary is required to make the appointment with the consent of the Governor; and (2) the appointee: (i) serves at the pleasure of the Secretary; or (ii)…
The Secretary may call a meeting of any unit under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to consider any subject.
(a) This section does not apply to a power, duty, responsibility, or function that is granted to the Maryland Economic Development Commission under Subtitle 2 of this title. (b) The Secretary may exercise any power, duty, responsibility, or function of any unit under the jurisdiction of the Department.
Except as otherwise provided by law, each unit under the jurisdiction of the Secretary shall report to the Secretary or to the Secretary’s designee as provided in the regulations or written directives of the Secretary.
(a) In accordance with the State budget, the Secretary may set the compensation of a Department employee in a position that: (1) is unique to the Department; (2) requires specific skills or experience to perform the duties of the position; and (3) does not require the employee to perform functions that are comparable t…
(a) This section does not apply to a unit under the jurisdiction of the Department to the extent that the unit is authorized by law to employ its own legal counsel. (b) The Attorney General is the legal adviser to the Department. (c) The Attorney General shall assign to the Department the number of assistant Attorneys…
(a) There is a Department of Commerce. (b) The Department is a principal department of State government.
The Secretary: (1) is the head of the Department; and (2) is responsible for the operations of the Department.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary: (1) shall determine the organizational structure of the Department; and (2) may create or abolish units in the Department. (b) (1) The Governor or the Secretary may establish advisory or decision–making units for the Department. (2) The units shall advise and assi…
To attract and encourage business development and serve the needs of business, the Department shall: (1) advance the economic welfare of the public through programs and activities that develop in a proper manner the natural resources and economic opportunities of the State; (2) promote and encourage the location and cr…
The Department shall: (1) investigate and assemble information about the economic development, industrial opportunities, and economic resources of the State, including raw materials, power and water resources, transportation facilities, markets, labor, banking and financing facilities, industrial sites, and other field…
(a) The Department shall support industry–led regional technology councils that help private enterprises attempting to establish or expand manufacturing and technology–based businesses. (b) The Department may: (1) select an entity as the regional technology council for a particular region; and (2) determine the geograp…
(a) To the extent practicable, the Department shall use pertinent data obtained from units or instrumentalities of the State when collecting and assembling information. (b) Except to the extent that disclosure is prohibited by law, the Department has access to all records, data, information, and statistics of other uni…
§2.5–109. IN EFFECT (a) In this section, “economic development program” means: (1) the Economic Development Opportunities Program Account established under § 7–314 of the State Finance and Procurement Article; (2) the Partnership for Workforce Quality Program established under Title 3, Subtitle 4 of this article; (3) e…