Maryland Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments Section 6-104

      (a)      The Secretary of Human Resources shall be responsible for the budget of the Secretary's office and for the budgets of the other administrations, divisions, boards, commissions, offices and agencies within the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Resources.

      (b)      The Secretary of Human Resources shall be responsible for promulgating rules and regulations for the Secretary's office. The Secretary shall review and shall have the power to approve, disapprove or revise the rules and regulations of all of the administrations, divisions, boards, commissions, offices and other agencies within the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Resources.

      (c)      The Secretary of Human Resources may, in the Secretary's discretion, exercise or perform any power, duty, responsibility or function which any of the administrations, divisions, boards, commissions, offices or other agencies within the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Resources are authorized to exercise or perform.

      (d)      In addition to such advisory boards as are or may be established by law, the Secretary of Human Resources may, with the approval of the Governor, create such advisory boards of such size as the Secretary deems appropriate or utilize as an advisory board any existing commission established by executive order.

      (e)      The Secretary shall be responsible for planning activities of the Department of Human Resources, and the Secretary shall be authorized to review and approve, disapprove or revise the plans, proposals and projects of the agencies within the Department of Human Resources.

      (f)      The Secretary of Human Resources shall have a seal for purposes of authentication of copies of records or papers in his office.