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Art. 54

¹ The State Government shall adopt its resolutions with a majority of the votes cast ² If there is a tie of votes, the vote of the Minster-President shall be decisive ³ The majority of the members must be present for a quorum ⁴ No member may abstain from voting

Art. 55

The following principles shall apply to the conduct of the business of the State Government and the individual state ministries

The state administration shall be carried out in accordance with the Constitution, the laws and the budget
The State Government and the individual state ministries shall be responsible for enforcing the laws and the resolutions of the Bavarian State Parliament For this purpose, the State Government may enact the necessary decrees implementing a statute and administrative decrees Statutory instruments which exceed the framework of a decree implementing a statute shall require a special authorisation by law
The State Government shall decide on all bills to be presented to the Bavarian State Parliament The information of the Bavarian State Parliament by the State Government shall be subject to an agreement between the Bavarian State Parliament and the State Government on a legal basis
The State Government shall appoint the senior civil servants of the state ministries and the executive committees of the authorities directly subordinated to the state ministries The other civil servants shall be appointed by the state ministers in charge or the authorities appointed by them
The entire state administration shall be subordinate to the State Government and the competent state ministries The state ministries shall be responsible for the supervision of the municipalities and associations of municipalities and the other bodies corporate under public law and the public trusts
Each state minister shall exercise the administrative supervision of the authorities and civil servants of his/her portfolio
Each state minister shall decide on administrative complaints within the framework of his/her portfolio

Art. 56

All members of the State Government shall swear an oath on the Bavarian Constitution before the Bavarian State Parliament before they assume office

Art. 57

¹ The Minster-President, the state ministers, and the state secretaries must not exercise another paid office, profession, or trade, they must not be members of the supervisory board or management board of a private, for-profit enterprise ² An exception shall be companies where the prevading influence of the state is ensured

Art. 58

The salary, pension and the provision for surviving dependents of the members of the State Government shall be governed by law

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