570 ADDRESSES AND STATE PAPERS

ARTICLE I Appointment, Assignment and Promotion of State

Personnel

State officials and supervisory employees shall appoint, assign and
promote State personnel on the basis of merit and fitness, without
regard to race, color, sex, creed or national origin. State agencies shall
bar from all employment application forms any inquiry expressing
any limitation or specification as to race, color, sex, creed, or national
origin. No State personnel shall be dismissed, demoted or in any way
penalized on account of race, color, sex, creed or national origin.

ARTICLE II State Action

In performing their service to the public, the agencies and indi-
vidual employees of the State shall not discriminate because of race,
color, sex, creed, or national origin, nor shall they authorize the use
of State facilities in furtherance of discriminatory practices.

ARTICLE III Public Contracts

Every State contract for public works (including contracts in con-
nection with State roads, bridges and highways) or for goods or
services shall contain the causes prescribed by Section 7A of Article
78A Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Cum. Sup. ) barring discrimi-
nation on account of race, color, sex, creed or national origin, and
such contractual provisions shall be fully and effectively enforced.

ARTICLE IV State Employment Services

Any State agencies engaged in employment referral and placement
services for private industry or public agencies shall fill all job orders
on a nondiscriminatory basis, and shall decline any job order carry-
ing a specification or limitation as to race, color, sex, creed, or na-
tional origin, unless it relates to a bona fide occupational qualification.

ARTICLE V Training for Job Opportunities

All educational and vocational guidance counseling programs and
all apprenticeship and on-the-job training programs of the State shall
be conducted to encourage the fullest development of interests and
aptitudes, without regard to race, color, sex, creed or national origin.

ARTICLE VI State Financial Assistance

In granting State financial assistance, State agencies shall be vigilant
to further the State's policy of nondiscrimination and shall give ap-
propriate attention to discriminatory practices engaged in by any ap-
plicant or recipient.

ARTICLE VII Other Governmental Bodies

All political subdivisions, school districts and other instrumentalities