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Apprenticeship and Training Council Ex officio member: Henry Miller, Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry. Appointed employee organization members: Bernard A. Carpenter, 1968; Harold K. Ritter, 1969; John E. Ruke, 1971. Appointed employer members: George A. Foy, 1968; Sidney C. Blumenthal, Jr., 1969; Hyman Weiss, 1971. The Apprenticeship and Training Council, created by Chapter 671, Acts of 1966, consists of seven members, six of whom are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The seventh member is the Commissioner of Labor and Industry who serves ex officio and who votes only in case of a tie vote. Of the six appointive members, three are representatives of employee organiza- tions, and three are representatives of employers. The Council encour- ages the development of an apprenticeship and training system through the voluntary cooperation of management and labor and interested State agencies and in cooperation with other States and the Federal government, formulates policies for the overall appren- ticeship program, formulates and adopts standards of apprenticeship which safeguard the welfare of apprentices, registers apprentices who have successfully completed their apprenticeship, provides guidance and counsel on the establishment of other forms of on-the-job train- ing and performs such other functions as the Governor may direct or as may come within the scope of the Council (Code 1957, 1964 Repl. Vol., 1967 Supp., Art. 89, sees. 50-57). Appropriations 1967 1968 General Funds $658,385 $832,677 Staff, 1967: 91; Staff, 1968: 101. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION Chairman: Daniel T. Doherty, 1968 William R. Hughes, 1969; J. Franklyn Bourne, 1970; Harold Lee Frankel, 1977; Joseph 1. Paper, 1977; Maurice Cardin, 1978; Helen Elizabeth Brown, 1979. DeLancey B. Scrivner, Secretary Edward C. Jones, Director of Claims Virginia R. Barnes, Director of Administration Meyer M. Ohen, Legal Assistant 108 E. Lexington Street, Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 539-4360 The Workmen's Compensation Commission, created by Chapter 800, Acts of 1914 as the State Industrial Accident Commission, re- ceived its present name by Chapter 584, Acts of 1957. Under the provisions of Chapter 238, Acts of 1961, the Commission was in- creased from five to seven members, all of whom must be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The initial appointments of the Chairman and four associate com- missioners dated from February 1, 1958, and were for periods of eight, nine, ten, eleven, and twelve years. The appointments of the two additional commissioners dated from February 1, 1961, and were for four years each. As each term expires, the Governor shall appoint a person to the full term of twelve years, or until his successor has been appointed and qualified. Like its predecessor, the Commission administers the Workmen's Compensation Law. It hears contested cases and holds hearings throughout the State; it receives reports of accidents and adjudicates |
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