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Senate and three members of the House of Delegates appointed from the membership of each body on the Legislative Council. The Legisla- tive Council members are appointed following each regular session of the General Assembly in odd years. These appointments are at the pleasure of the Legislative Council which also appoints the Chairman. The Advisory Committee consists of five members appointed by the Governor and who serve at his pleasure. Members must include the Director of the Department of Budget and Procurement or his alter- nate, the Director of State Planning or his alternate, the Attorney General or his alternate, and two other members. It is the function of this Commission to carry forward the partici- pation of the State as a member of the Council of State Governments. It encourages and assists the legislative, executive, administrative, and judicial officials and employees of Maryland to develop and maintain friendly contact with officials and employees of the other States, of the Federal government, and of local units of government. It formu- lates proposals for, and works towards, the adoption of compacts, uniform or reciprocal statutes and administrative rules; it promotes the cooperation of government officials with one another; and in gen- eral it works to bring the various governments in the United States into closer contact and to develop the Council of State Governments for this purpose. The Commission may establish delegations and com- mittees to carry on its work and is required by the creating Act to report to the Governor and to the Legislature within fifteen days after the convening of each regular session and at other times deemed appropriate (Code 1957, 1965 Repl, Vol., Art. 40, sees. 15-26). COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PROMOTION OF UNIFORMITY OF LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES Chairman: M. King Hill, Jr., 1971 Morton M. Robinson, 1971; William P. Cunningham, 1971 17th Floor, One Charles Center, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 727-1164 The General Assembly, by Chapter 264, Acts of 1896, established the Commission for the Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation. The Gov- ernor, every four years, appoints three Commissioners, who represent Maryland in the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. They receive no salary but are allowed their actual dis- bursements for expenses (Code 1967, 1965 Repi. Vol., Art. 41, sees. 153, 154). The Commissioners meet on call of the chairman to deter- mine what acts to sponsor before the Legislative Council of Maryland. The National Conference drafts laws to be submitted to the legisla- tures of the several states and recommends measures for the promo- tion of uniform legislation. Appropriations 1967 1968 General Funds . $3,450 ?3,450 Staff: None. EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE STATES Maryland Educational Council members: Spiro T. Agnew, Governor; Marvin Mandel, Speaker of the House of Delegates; Senator Mary Nock; Wilson H. Elkins, President, University of Maryland; Wesley N. Dorn, Director, Maryland Advisory Council for Higher Education; Eli Frank, Jr., President Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City; James A. Sensenbaugh, State Superintendent of Schools. |
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