(a) Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.
(b) (1) Subject to § 2–1246 of the State Government Article, the Secretary shall submit to the Department of Legislative Services, on or before July 15, October 15, January 15, and April 15 of each fiscal year:
(i) a list of the position, pay grade and step, title, name, and pay rate of each employee who was included in the Executive Pay Plan as of the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter; and
(ii) the details of any lump–sum increases given to employees in the Executive Pay Plan during the preceding fiscal quarter.
(2) (i) The quarterly reports required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include each flat–rate employee position in the Executive Pay Plan.
(ii) Each flat–rate employee position included in the quarterly reports under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be assigned a unique identifier that:
1. describes the program to which the position is assigned for budgetary purposes; and
2. corresponds to the position identification number used in the budget data provided annually by the Secretary to the Department of Legislative Services.