{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-2-204","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Human Services § 2–204","heading":"","body":"(a) With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall appoint three deputy secretaries.\n(b) The deputy secretaries:\n(1) serve at the pleasure of the Secretary; and\n(2) are entitled to the compensation provided in the State budget.\n(c) The deputy secretaries have the duties delegated by the Secretary.\n(d) The Secretary shall designate a deputy secretary to be the acting secretary when the Secretary is absent from the State or otherwise unavailable.","path":["Article - Human Services"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghu\u0026section=2-204","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:17Z","sha256":"02922935df3fe138b5fca869935459fdef82df97f626ce006635347d44a63c83","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-2-203","next":"us-md/md.-code-human-services-2-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}