2013 Maryland Code
STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT
§ 7-213 - Reductions
§7-213.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, with the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Governor may reduce, by not more than 25%, any appropriation:
(1) that the Governor considers unnecessary; or
(2) that is subject to budgetary reductions required under the budget bill as approved by the General Assembly.
(b) (1) The Governor may not reduce an appropriation to the Legislative Branch or the Judicial Branch of the State government.
(2) The Governor may not reduce an appropriation for:
(i) payment of the principal of or interest on the State debt;
(ii) public schools, including the Maryland School for the Deaf;
(iii) the Maryland School for the Blind; or
(iv) the salary of a public officer, during the term of office.
(3) Except as provided in § 8-109 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the Governor may not reduce an appropriation for the salary of any nontemporary employee in the State Personnel Management System.
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