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Chapter 97, Acts of 1970, combined the State
agencies responsible for the construction, mainte-
nance, and preservation of State-owned property,
the purchasing bureau, and service functions of
all State agencies into the Department of General
Services.
Chapter 96, Acts of 1970, established the De-
partment of Employment and Social Services,
which has the general responsibility for the ad-
ministration of State programs concerned with
social services, manpower development, income
maintenance, and the problems of children, the
aged, and special groups such as injured workers.
The name of this Department was changed to the
Department of Human Resources by Chapter
352, Acts of 1975.
The Department of Public Safety and Correc-
tional Services carries out the laws and policies in
public safety, law enforcement, crime prevention,
criminal correction, treatment of defective delin-
quents, and parole and probation. This depart-
ment was created by Chapter 401, Acts of 1970.
The Department of Licensing and Regulation,
created by Chapter 402, Acts of 1970, controls
over thirty State agencies and boards responsible
for the licensing and regulation of businesses,
professions, and trades.
The Department of Economic and Community
Development, created by Chapter 527, Acts of
1970, includes agencies responsible for the pro-
motion of the economic and cultural welfare of
the community and its citizens and programs
concerning local community development.
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By Chapter 526, Acts of 1970, all agencies con-
cerned with the transportation of people and
goods were concentrated into a Department of
Transportation.
The last department. Agriculture, brought to-
gether into a single cabinet department a dozen
agencies concerned with the farmer, farm prod-
ucts, the land, and the promotion of agriculture.
The Department was created by Chapter 342,
Acts of 1972.
Some departments have Boards of Review,
which were created to hear appeals in a limited
number of cases from decisions and actions of
constituent agencies. Each Board may make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary regarding the op-
eration and administration of the department.
These Boards of Review, which exist only for the
Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene,
Natural Resources, Transportation, and Agricul-
ture, consist of seven members appointed by the
Governor with Senate confirmation for three-year
terms. Four members represent the general pub-
lic, while three must be members knowledgeable
in fields under the department's jurisdiction. The
Governor designates the chairperson from one of
the public members.
Even though a number of agencies were often
absorbed into a particular department, the Gover-
nor still must appoint the members of many
boards. In some cases, however, these appoint-
ments are made with the Secretary's approval and
where the Secretary makes the board appoint-
ments, the Governor must approve them.
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