48/Maryland Manual

Cosimo C. Abato; Frank S. Astroth; Janet D.
Bacot; Thomas E. Cinnamond; Harriet E.
Cooperman; Harvey A. Epstein; Stephen W
Godoff; Kenneth Golberg; Edward J. Gutman;
Joseph B. Harlan; Robert C. Kellner; Stephen R.
Lohman; Lynette M. Phillips; Carolyn I. Polowy;
Amy S. Scherr; Bernard J. Sevel; Stephen D.
Shawe; G. Joseph Sills, Jr.; John S. Singleton; Sally
Swann; Lawrence S. Wescott; James R. Whattam;
Larry M. Wolf; Alexander Wright, Jr.

STATE PERSONNEL ARTICLE REVIEW COMMITTEE

not yet appointed

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES
DIVISION

Lynda C. Davis, Director

Baltimore area 841-3810
TDD for Deaf: 841-3814
FAX: 841-3940

Washington area 858-3810
TDD for Deaf: 858-3814
FAX: 858-3940

Other areas 1-800-492-7122, ext. 3810

The Library and Information Services Division
provides reference and legislative information ser-
vices to committees, members, and staff of the
General Assembly, and the public as well.

The Library collection of 55,000 volumes con-
sists of Maryland laws and related legislative and
legal materials, laws and publications of other
states, federal documents, and general reference
materials. Library materials circulate to General
Assembly members, their staff, and State agencies.

Bill status and other legislative information is
provided by the Library and its Information Desks.
Through the Library, the Department serves as an
official depository for the publications of Maryland
State agencies and for all local codes published by
county and municipal governments (Code 1957,
Art. 25, sec. 32A; Art. 25A, sec. 7; Art. 25B, secs.
7, 12; State Government Article, sec. 2-1312; Ed-
ucation Article, sec. 23-2A-01). Maryland Docu-
ments, a list of State agency publications, is issued
monthly.

The Library is responsible for publication of the
interim roster, interim hearing schedules, and cer-
tain brochures and flyers about the General Assem-
bly and the Department of Legislative Reference.
The Library's Information Officer arranges tours,
speakers, and materials for school groups, constit-
uents, and foreign visitors.

RESEARCH DIVISION
Myron H. Miller, Director 841 -3875

The Research Division responds to inquiries or
requests from legislators, committees, and their
staff on nonlegal issues with information, surveys,
research, policy analysis, and problem-solving op-
tions.

Research analysts are trained in social sciences
disciplines and participate in a nationwide informa-
tion network of universities, governments, private
laboratories, research centers, and professional or-
ganizations. Division analysts also provide staff sup-
port to special legislative committees, joint task
forces, commissions, and the standing committees
on specialized issues. Their support complements
the legal counsel provided by the Legislative Divi-
sion.

Although the Research Division primarily re-
sponds to questions raised by legislators, research
analysts also initiate independent research on topi-
cal issues of potential interest to legislators. This
research is published in the Legislative Report Series
and may be found in the Department's Library

COMPUTER SERVICES DIVISION
Michael C. Coffin, Director 841-3787

The Computer Services Division operates data
processing equipment for the preparation of bills,
the entry and maintenance of data into the bill
status system, and the preparation of several De-
partmental publications. These publications in-
clude committee hearing schedules, synopses of
laws, and legislative indexes. The work of the
Division's proofreading staff complements the
Division's data processing.

DEPARTMENT OF FISCAL, SERVICES

William S. Ratchford II, Director

Legislative Services Building
90 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401 841-3761

The Department of Fiscal Services originated as
the Fiscal Research Bureau in 1947 (Chapter 605,
Acts of 1947). The Bureau was reorganized in 1968
as the Department of Fiscal Services (Chapter 456,
Acts of 1968). The Department is the financial
service arm of the General Assembly and operates
under the policies and directives of the President of
the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Delegates,
the Legislative Policy Committee, and the Joint
Budget and Audit Committee. The Department
provides staff services to the fiscal committees of the
Legislature and to any commissions or committees
that the General Assembly or the Legislative Policy
Committee may appoint to study taxation or re-
lated questions.