1. (a) To inform career civil servants about program goals and new policies and to establish communication with the administration of the incumbent Governor, the Governor-elect may circulate questionnaires or otherwise obtain information from the administration.

2. (b) The Governor-elect may ask any question that will help to carry out the purpose of this subtitle, including a question that is intended to obtain:

   1. (1) a description of a program;
   2. (2) a recommendation and justification for expansion, limitation, or elimination of a service;
   3. (3) a projection of future developments or needs in a program;
   4. (4) a recommendation for an administrative change;
   5. (5) a comment on anticipated federal developments that might affect a program or the State budget; or
   6. (6) an elaboration of procedural details.
3. (c) The incumbent Governor shall direct that all official documents, vital information, and procedural manuals are to be made available to the Governor-elect.
4. (d) The Governor-elect shall consult with the State Ethics Commission to begin the process of establishing a certified blind trust or divesting of private interests in accordance with § 5-501.1 of the General Provisions Article.

Added by Acts 1984, c. 284, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 615, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 2025, c. 300, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.

Formerly Art. 41, § 15H.