The Commission recommends to the General
Assembly the salaries of the Governor and the
Lieutenant Governor. These recommendations are
presented as a joint legislative resolution and must
be introduced no later than the fifteenth day of
the regular session in 1978 and every fourth year
thereafter. The General Assembly may adopt or
reduce the Commission's recommendations, but
may not increase the salaries proposed. If the
General Assembly fails to adopt or amend the
joint resolution within fifty calendar days follow-
ing its introduction, the salaries recommended by
the Commission shall apply. Salaries recommend-
ed by the Commission and endorsed by the Gen-
eral Assembly go into effect at the beginning of
the next term of the Governor. If the Commission
fails to provide salary recommendations, no salary
changes can be made.

The seven-member Commission consists of the
Treasurer of the State, three appointees of the
President of the Senate, and three appointees of
the Speaker of the House of Delegates. Members
serve four-year terms (Const. 1867, Art. II, sees.
1A, 21, 21A).

OFFICE FOR HANDICAPPED
INDIVIDUALS

Director: Gertrude R. Jeffers

1 Market Center, Box 10
300 W. Lexington St.
Baltimore 21201
Telephone: 333-3098
TTY for Deaf: 333-3098

The Office for Handicapped Individuals was es-
tablished within the Office of the Governor in
1984 (Chapter 295, Acts of 1984). Formerly, it
was named the Office for the Coordination of
Services to the Handicapped.

The Office identifies and evaluates programs
and services for handicapped citizens in the State.
It collects information to identify needs and gaps
in services and programs; coordinates and sup-
ports public and private agencies that provide
services and programs to the handicapped; and
provides an information and referral service.

The Office identifies barriers to the delivery of
adequate services and recommends corrective pro-
cedures. It monitors and encourages State govern-
ment compliance with laws and policies that affect
handicapped individuals. Annually, the Office re-
ports to the Governor on the status of services
and programs and recommends to the Depart-
ment of State Planning capital budget projects to

improve access to State-owned facilities. It also
meets with and provides technical assistance to
the State Advisory Council for Handicapped Indi-
viduals on at least a quarterly basis; and promotes
the designation of local or regional offices to coor-
dinate services to the handicapped.

Within the Office for Handicapped Individuals
are the State Advisory Council for Handicapped
Individuals, the Maryland State Planning Council
on Developmental Disabilities, the Governor's
Committee on Employment of the Handicapped,
and the State Coordinating Council for Residen-
tial Placement of Handicapped Children.

Authorization for the agency continues until Ju-
ly 1, 1994 (Code State Government Article, sees.
9-1101 through 9-1110).

STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR
HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS

Chairperson: Joel D. Myerberg, 1988

Joseph I. Cassilly, 1987; Nancy Ruth Darnell,
1987; Carole A. Glowacki, 1987; Ronald J.
Hartman, 1987; Addison Hobbs, 1987; Stephen T.
Jenkins, 1987; Irwin Kaplan, 1987; Rosemary
Malcolm-Rodgers, 1987; Peggy K. Martin, 1987;
Richard A. Batterton, 1988; Barbara Marx
Brocato, 1988; Martha Irvin Fields, 1988;
Michael S. Finkle, 1988; R. Richard Frye, 1988;
Barbara S. Lardieri, 1988; Lois C. Meszaros,
1988; George H. Abbott, Jr., 1989; Thomas J.
Condon, 1989; Robert W. Griner, Jr., 1989;
Thomas H. Hattery, 1989; Harry L. Hamrick,
1989; Charlene Hughins, 1989; Aldon Lockwood,
1989; two vacancies.

Telephone: 333-3098

The State Advisory Council for Handicapped
Individuals advises the Office for Handicapped In-
dividuals in carrying out its duties; reviews state-
wide activities for the handicapped; and fosters
coordination and support for programs for the
handicapped.

The Council, which consists of twenty-six mem-
bers representing public and private agencies and
handicapped individuals, is appointed by the Gov-
ernor. The Governor also appoints the Director.

MARYLAND STATE PLANNING
COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES

Chairperson: Kathleen R. Rollason, 1988