MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        1765

Resolved, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the members
of the General Assembly from Caroline County be requested to
re-activate the 1967 Study Commission which was appointed pur-
suant to House Joint Resolution No. 52; and be it further

Resolved, That a representative from the Caroline County Board
of County Commissioners, and a representative from the Caroline
County Liquor Control Board be added to said committee; and be
it further

Resolved, That the 1967 report be reviewed and brought to date;
and be it further

Resolved, That said committee recommend a specific legislative
program respecting the alcoholic beverage laws of Caroline County,
which program shall be introduced during the 1970 Legislative Ses-
sion; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to members of
the General Assembly elected from Caroline County, to the Caroline
County Board of County Commissioners, to the Caroline County
Liquor Control Board, and to the former members of the 1967 Study
Commission.

Approved May 2, 1969.

No. 39
(House Joint Resolution 82)

House Joint Resolution requesting the General Assembly to study
the subject of State employees organizing in collective bargaining
units in order to negotiate with the State of Maryland regarding
wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment.

Whereas, The subject of State employees organizing in collective
bargaining units in order to negotiate effectively and in good faith
with the State of Maryland regarding wages, hours, terms and con-
ditions of employment is a matter which has become extremely
important to the future of the State of Maryland; and

Whereas, The Governor's Task Force on Public Employee Labor
Relations in December 1968 reported to former Governor Spiro T.
Agnew, said Task Force having recommended general areas for
legislative implementation; and

Whereas, The present administration has examined said Task
Force report and has conducted additional investigation and con-
sultation with many of the groups affected by this type of legislation,
and has requested the preparation of a draft Bill which implements
the findings of the Task Force as well as the suggestions of many of
the other interested and affected parties, but is not, in its present
form, endorsed by the Administration; and

Whereas, In light of the magnitude and complexity of the subject
matter, as well as the fact that the General Assembly is presently in