Eo 292_administrative Code of 1987_book Iv_ch 3_dept Services

E.O. 292 - THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987 BOOK IV THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH CHAPTER 3 DEPARTMENT SERVICES SECTION 12. Depart ment Services. —Excep t as otherwise provided by law, each Depar tment shall have Department Services which shall include the Planning Service, the Financial and Management Service, the dministrative Service, and whenever necessary the !echnical and "egal Services. SECTION 13. Planni ng Servi ce.—!he Planni ng Servi ce shall provide the depart ment with economical, e##icie nt and e## ectiv e servi ces relat ing to planni ng, progra mming , and pro$ec t development, and discharge such other #unctions as may be provided by law. %here the wor& o# the department does not call #or substantial planning and programming, the Planning Service sha ll be consti tut ed as a sin gle uni t wit hout subdiv isi ons. %he re substa nti al pri mar y dat a' gathering is essential to the operations o# the department, a statistical unit may be constituted as part o# a technical service. SECTION 14. Financial and Management Services.—!he Financial and Management Services shall advise and assi st the Secret ary on budgeta ry , #inancial and manage ment matters and shal l per#orm such other #unctions as may be provided by law. SECTION 15. dmi nis tra tiv e Ser vic e.—!he dmi nis tra tiv e Ser vic e sha ll provide the Department wit h economical, e## icient and e## ect ive ser vic es rel ati ng to per sonnel , legal assistance, in#ormation, records, delivery and receipt o# correspondence, supplies, e(uipment, collections, disbursement, security and custodial wor&. )t shall also per#orm such other #unctions as may be provided by law. SECTION 16. !echnical Service.—%henever necessary, one or more technical services shall be established to ta&e charge o# technical sta## activities essential to a department and which cannot be allocated to the three other services or to the bureaus. SECTION 17. "egal Service.— "egal Service shall be provided where the operations o# the department involve substantial legal wor&, in which case the dministrative Service shall not have a "egal Division. !he "egal Service shall provide legal advice to the department* interpret laws and rules a##ecting the operation o# the department* prepare contracts and instruments to which the department is a party, and interpret provisions o# contracts covering wor& per#ormed #or the Department by private entities* assist in the promulgation o# rules governing the activities o# the department* prepare comments on proposed legislation concerning the department* answer legal (ueries #rom the public* assist the Solicitor +eneral in suits involving the Department or its o##icers, or employees or act as their principal counsel in all actions ta&en in their o##icial capacity be#ore $udicial or administrative bodies* and per#orm such other #unctions as may be provided by law. %here the wor&load o# the department does not warrant a "egal Service or a "egal Division, there shall be one or more legal assistants in the ##ice o# the Secretary.

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E.O. 292 - THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987

BOOK IV

THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

CHAPTER 3

DEPARTMENT SERVICES

SECTION 12. Department Services.—Except as otherwise provided by law, each Department

shall have Department Services which shall include the Planning Service, the Financial andManagement Service, the dministrative Service, and whenever necessary the !echnical and

"egal Services.

SECTION 13. Planning Service.—!he Planning Service shall provide the department witheconomical, e##icient and e##ective services relating to planning, programming, and pro$ect

development, and discharge such other #unctions as may be provided by law. %here the wor& o#

the department does not call #or substantial planning and programming, the Planning Service

shall be constituted as a single unit without subdivisions. %here substantial primary data'gathering is essential to the operations o# the department, a statistical unit may be constituted as

part o# a technical service.

SECTION 14. Financial and Management Services.—!he Financial and Management Services

shall advise and assist the Secretary on budgetary, #inancial and management matters and shall per#orm such other #unctions as may be provided by law.

SECTION 15. dministrative Service.—!he dministrative Service shall provide the

Department with economical, e##icient and e##ective services relating to personnel, legalassistance, in#ormation, records, delivery and receipt o# correspondence, supplies, e(uipment,

collections, disbursement, security and custodial wor&. )t shall also per#orm such other #unctions

as may be provided by law.

SECTION 16. !echnical Service.—%henever necessary, one or more technical services shall beestablished to ta&e charge o# technical sta## activities essential to a department and which cannot

be allocated to the three other services or to the bureaus.

SECTION 17. "egal Service.— "egal Service shall be provided where the operations o# the

department involve substantial legal wor&, in which case the dministrative Service shall nothave a "egal Division. !he "egal Service shall provide legal advice to the department* interpret

laws and rules a##ecting the operation o# the department* prepare contracts and instruments to

which the department is a party, and interpret provisions o# contracts covering wor& per#ormed#or the Department by private entities* assist in the promulgation o# rules governing the activities

o# the department* prepare comments on proposed legislation concerning the department* answer

legal (ueries #rom the public* assist the Solicitor +eneral in suits involving the Department or its

o##icers, or employees or act as their principal counsel in all actions ta&en in their o##icialcapacity be#ore $udicial or administrative bodies* and per#orm such other #unctions as may be

provided by law.

%here the wor&load o# the department does not warrant a "egal Service or a "egal Division,there shall be one or more legal assistants in the ##ice o# the Secretary.