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MARYLAND MANUAL 419 minority leaders of both Houses. These appointments are at the pleas- ure of the Legislative Council which also designates the Chairman and the Vice Chairman of the Commission. The Advisory Committee consists of five members appointed by the Governor and who serve at his pleasure. Members must include the Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Planning or his alternate, the Secre- tary 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 participa- tion of the State as a member of the Council of State Governments. It fosters and maintains contacts and liaison with agencies and represen- tativca of the Federal government, concerning Federal program and activities, while circulating information and data thus obtained among the several agencies of the State and its political subdivisions; it en- deavors to advance cooperation between this State and other units of government whenever it seems advisable to do so by formulating pro- posals for the adoption of compacts, the enactment of uniform or re- ciprocal statutes, the adoption of uniform or reciprocal administrative rules; the informal cooperation of governmental offices with one an- other; the interchange and clearance of research and information; and in general, it works to bring the various governments in the United States into close contact and to develop the Council of State Govern- ments for this purpose (Code 1957, 1971 Rep]. Vol., Art. 40, sees. 16-20). COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PROMOTION OF UNIFORMITY OF LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES Chairman: M. King Hill, Jr., 1975 Morton M. Robinson, 1975; William P. Cunningham, 1975 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 1957, 1971 Repl. Vol., Art. 41, sees. 153, 154). The Commissioners meet on call of the chairman to determine what acts to sponsor before the Legislative Council of Maryland. The National Conference drafts Iowa to be submitted to the legislatures of the several states and recommends measures for the promotion of uni- form legislation. Appropriations 1973 1974 General Funds ...................... $5,400 $7,200 Staff: None. |
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