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mine, to eliminate discrimination based on race, religion, sex or national origin. The Commission consists of nine members appointed by the Gov- ernor with the advice and consent of the Senate for six-year terms so staggered that three terms expire every two years. The Governor designates the Chairman of the Commission. The Executive Secretary is appointed by the Commission. By Chapter 550, Acts of 1963, new appointments to the Commission were required to be made according to residence requirements. One member must represent Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's or Talbot counties; one member must represent Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester, or Somerset counties; three mem- bers must represent Baltimore City; one member must represent Alle- gany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery or Washing- ton counties; and two members must represent Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's or St. Mary's counties. The Commission is empowered to administer and enforce the Mary- land Public Accommodations, Fair Employment Practices Law, and the Fair Housing Law. The Commission receives, investigates, and mediates complaints which allege violation of these laws. The Com- mission has the power to conduct public hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and to compel the attendance, the testimony of wit- nesses, the production of books, papers, records, and documents relevant or necessary for proceeding under these laws and to dismiss complaints where evidence shows an absence of discriminatory acts or, issue a Cease and Desist Order if evidence shows that a re- spondent has engaged in a discriminatory act. The Commission submits an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly together with recommendations, if any, for addi- tional legislation (Code 1967, 1964 Repl. Vol., Art. 49B, sees. 1-3). Appropriations 1967 1968 General Funds $76,517 $93,065 Staff: 12. STATE COORDINATING COMMISSION ON PROBLEMS OF THE AGING Chairman: Margaret C. Schweinhaut, 1969 Ex officio members: William J. Peoples, M.D„ Commissioner, State Department of Health; Isadore Tuerk, M.D., Commis- sioner, Department of Mental Hygiene; Raleigh C. Hobson, Director, State Department of Public Welfare; James A. Sen- senbaugn, State Superintendent of Schools; J. Donn Aiken, Director, Employment Service, Department of Employment Se- curity; James J.O'Donnell, Director, State Planning Department. Appointed members: William J. Culbertson, 1968; Harold J. Lips- comb, 1968; Robert W. Benner, 1969; Nathan W. Shock, 1969; Wilson A. Heaps, 1970; Matthew L. Tayback, 1970; William E. Henry, 1971; M. Shakman Katz, 1971; Herman Seidel, 1973; Emerson C. Walden, 1973. Gerald Monsman, Executive Director 301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3010 The State Coordinating Commission on Problems of the Aging was created by Chapter I, Acts of 1959, in response to problems created by the rapidly increasing population of older persons. The Commis- sion consists of seventeen members, of whom eleven are appointed by the Governor for staggered six-year terms. Of these eleven, one must |
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