MANDATED REPORTS

Annual Report to Governor & General Assembly due
Jan. 1.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Jennifer Burdick (appointed by Governor) ..... 333-1715

OPERATIONS

Louis Martin, Deputy Director ....... 333-1711

CASE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT

DIVISION I
Robert Barnes, Afaw<ycr ..... 333-4621

INTAKE UNIT
Charles Harvey Supervisor . . 333-1718

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
J. Neil Bell, Supervisor 333-1772

FIELD OFFICES
Jean Ford, Supervisor ...... 333-1758

DIVISION II
Carolyn Jasmin, Manager ..... 333-4608

INVESTIGATIONS UNIT I
Jonathan Riddix, Supervisor . 333-1740

INVESTIGATIONS UNIT II
Pamela Jenkins-Dobson, Supervisor
................... 333-1724

INVESTIGATIONS UNIT III
Carol Maulsby; Supervisor . . 333-2789

INVESTIGATIONS UNIT IV
Ruth Banks-Crowdcr, Supervisor
................... 333-1766

OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Vacancy, Manager .......... 333-1746

ADMINISTRATION

Benny F. Short, Assistant Director .... 333-1710

FISCAL SERVICES
Blanche M. Sho\A,M»nager ... 333-1712

PERSONNEL SERVICES
Laura Adams, Manager ...... 333-1716

DATA MANAGEMENT
John Nicholsoa, Manager .... 333-2431

LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Michael L. Foreman, General Counsel . 333-1752

The Human Relations Commission originated
in 1927 as the Interracial Commission (Chapter
559, Acts of 1927). In 1943, it was reorganized as
the Commission to Study Problems Affecting the
Colored Population (Chapter 431, Acts of 1943).
Renamed in 1951 as the Commission on Interracial
Problems and Relations (Chapter 548, Acts of
1951), it became the Human Relations Commis-
sion in 1969 (Chapter 83, Acts of 1968).
The Commission's goal is to eliminate dis-
crimination based on race, color, national origin,
religion, sex, marital status, physical or mental
handicap, and age.
The Commission administers and enforces the
Maryland Public Accommodations Law, Dis-
crimination in Housing Law, and the Fair Employ-
ment Practices Law. It also initiates and investigates

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complaints of discrimination in State agencies. The
Commission is authorized to conduct public hear-
ings, administer oaths, and issue subpoenas. It also
compels attendance or testimony of witnesses and
oversees exhibits of books, papers, records, and
documents relevant or necessary for proceeding
under these laws. In addition to other relief, the
Commission can issue a cease and desist order if
evidence shows that a respondent has engaged in a
discriminatory act. In cases of employment dis-
crimination, it may award back pay of up to two
years' duration.
The Commission studies human relations, con-
ditions, and problems to improve human and com-
munity relations. The agency also submits
legislative proposals to the Governor, and oversees
compliance with the Code of Fair Practices, promul-
gated by the Governor.
The Commission's work on behalf of fair
employment practices is supplemented by a deferral
relationship and funding from the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission. Similarly
the Commission's efforts in fair housing are funded
by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development as provided by cooperative agree-
ments which fund case processing as well as com-
munity education.
The Commission consists of nine members ap-
pointed to six-year terms by the Governor with Senate
advice and consent. The Governor also appoints the
Executive Director (Code 1957, Art. 49B).

STATE COMMISSION ON INFANT
MORTALITY PREVENTION

Appointed by Governor: not yet appointed

Exofficiu: Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., Acting Special
Secretary for Children, Youth, & Families; Nelson
J. Sabatini, Secretary of Health &Mental Hygiene;
Carolyn W. Colvin, Secretary of Human
Resources; Bronwyn Mayden, Executive Director,
Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy.

Vacancy, Director

311 W Saratoga St., Room 260
Baltimore, MD 21201 333-0270

MANDATED REPORTS

Annual Report to Governor & General Assembly.

The State Commission on Infant Mortality
Prevention was created in 1991 (Senate Bill 615,
Acts of 1991). The purpose of the Commission is
to reduce infant mortality in Maryland.
The Commission is to establish a perinatal sys-
tem for maternal and infant health care by regions
in the State; formulate policies and strategies to
increase the availability of skilled providers of health