Section 65. The secretary having charge of any of the executive offices established by chapters six A and seven may by rule or regulation not inconsistent with the law delegate to one officer within the office of the secretary, in whole or in part, the authority to exercise in his name any power, or to discharge in his name any duty conferred upon such secretary by the provisions of sections twenty-seven A, twenty-seven B, twenty-nine, and twenty-nine A; sections twenty-four C, twenty-five B, thirty-six and paragraph (5A) of section forty-six of chapter thirty; and section fifteen, section fifteen F, section sixteen A, and section sixteen B of chapter thirty-one.
The commissioner of administration shall from time to time make a random examination of approvals granted and actions taken by such secretary or his designee under the provisions of the aforementioned sections, in order to determine the extent of compliance with the provisions of such sections and the rules or regulations established thereunder. Following any such examination, the commissioner of administration may, after consultation with the secretary, by order transfer from such officer to the commissioner of administration, for such period of time as said commissioner deems appropriate, the authority to give such approvals or to take such actions. Upon making such order, the commissioner of administration shall forthwith file a copy of said order with the budget director, the comptroller, the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the joint legislative committee on post audit and oversight of the general court, specifying the scope of the authority so transferred and the duration of said transfer.
Section 65. The secretary having charge of any of the executive offices established by chapters six A and seven may by rule or regulation not inconsistent with the law delegate to one officer within the office of the secretary, in whole or in part, the authority to exercise in his name any power, or to discharge in his name any duty conferred upon such secretary by the provisions of sections twenty-seven A, twenty-seven B, twenty-nine, and twenty-nine A; sections twenty-four C, twenty-five B, thirty-six and paragraph (5A) of section forty-six of chapter thirty; and section fifteen, section fifteen F, section sixteen A, and section sixteen B of chapter thirty-one.
The commissioner of administration shall from time to time make a random examination of approvals granted and actions taken by such secretary or his designee under the provisions of the aforementioned sections, in order to determine the extent of compliance with the provisions of such sections and the rules or regulations established thereunder. Following any such examination, the commissioner of administration may, after consultation with the secretary, by order transfer from such officer to the commissioner of administration, for such period of time as said commissioner deems appropriate, the authority to give such approvals or to take such actions. Upon making such order, the commissioner of administration shall forthwith file a copy of said order with the budget director, the comptroller, the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the joint legislative committee on post audit and oversight of the general court, specifying the scope of the authority so transferred and the duration of said transfer.
Section 65. The secretary having charge of any of the executive offices established by chapters six A and seven may by rule or regulation not inconsistent with the law delegate to one officer within the office of the secretary, in whole or in part, the authority to exercise in his name any power, or to discharge in his name any duty conferred upon such secretary by the provisions of sections twenty-seven A, twenty-seven B, twenty-nine, and twenty-nine A; sections twenty-four C, twenty-five B, thirty-six and paragraph (5A) of section forty-six of chapter thirty; and section fifteen, section fifteen F, section sixteen A, and section sixteen B of chapter thirty-one.
The commissioner of administration shall from time to time make a random examination of approvals granted and actions taken by such secretary or his designee under the provisions of the aforementioned sections, in order to determine the extent of compliance with the provisions of such sections and the rules or regulations established thereunder. Following any such examination, the commissioner of administration may, after consultation with the secretary, by order transfer from such officer to the commissioner of administration, for such period of time as said commissioner deems appropriate, the authority to give such approvals or to take such actions. Upon making such order, the commissioner of administration shall forthwith file a copy of said order with the budget director, the comptroller, the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the joint legislative committee on post audit and oversight of the general court, specifying the scope of the authority so transferred and the duration of said transfer.
