Commission on the Status of Women. The Gover-
nor directed the Commission to review the previous
Commission's recommendations on education, em-
ployment, and community and civic participation,
and to implement those most pertinent. The Com-
mission also cooperated with State and local organi-
zations to identify problems and improve
opportunities for women to serve in a variety of
fields.
In 1971 the Commission on the Status of Women
became part of the Department of Human Resources
(Chapter 57, Acts of 1971). The Commission adopted
its present name in 1976 (Chapter 119, Acts of 1976).
The Maryland Commission for Women pro-
motes the study and review of the status of women
in the State. To strengthen home life, it directs
attention to critical problems confronting women
as wives, mothers, homemakers, and employees.
The Commission recommends ways to overcome
discrimination m public and private employment
and encourages women to become candidates for
public office. In addition, the Commission pro-
motes ways for women to develop skills, continue
education, and secure retraining.
The Governor appoints to the Commission twenty-
four members who seek to improve the status of
women. Members include both men and women and
represent various fields of interest to women of different
ages and geographic regions of the State. Members
serve four-year terms (Code 1957, Art. 49C, secs. 1 -8).

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON MIGRATORY
& SEASONAL FARM LABOR
Leon Johnson, Chairperson
E. Dolores Street, Executive Director

311 West Saratoga St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-7631

At the request of the General Assembly, the
Governor created the Commission in 1959 as the
Governor's Committee for the Regulation and
Study of Migratory Labor in Maryland (Joint Reso-
lution no. 9, Acts of 1959). In 1971, the Committee
was assigned by Executive Order to the Depart-
ment of Employment and Social Services and reas-
signed in 1976 to the Department of Human
Resources. In 1981, the Governor, by Executive
Order, reconstituted the Commission under its pre-
sent name within the Department of Human Re-
sources and expanded its mandate to include
seasonal farm workers within the State.
The Commission develops and recommends
standards for housing, sanitation, health, and wel-
fare for out-of-state farm laborers who travel, live,
and work in Maryland.
Appointed by the Governor, the Commission
consists of representatives from State agencies, la-
bor, grower and management organizations, and
the general public.

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS
Pedro Sierra, Chairperson, 1993
Jose Ruiz, Executive Director

311 West Saratoga St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-7549

As the Commission on the Concerns of Spanish-
Speaking People, the Commission originally was ap-
pointed by the Governor in 1971. It was renamed the
Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs in 1978.
The Commission advises the Governor, the Gen-
eral Assembly, and agencies within the Executive
Department on matters relating to the Hispanic
peoples of Maryland. It works with the Hispanic
community, private groups, and agencies of State
and local government to serve and represent the
State's Hispanic people.
The Commission is comprised of twenty mem-
bers. Fifteen are appointed to three-year terms by
the Governor. Five serve ex officio.

OFFICE OF ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Violeta de la Pena, Executive Director
(410) 767-7138

In 1992, at the request of the General Assembly,
the Governor established the Office of Asian-Pacific
American Affairs to assist and promote the interests of
Maryland's Asian-Pacific American community
(Chapter 397, Acts of 1991). Asian-Pacific Americans
came originally from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, In-
donesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Korea, the Philippines,
U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Republic of
the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia,
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga,
Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldive Islands, or Nepal.

GOVERNOR'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Calvin Chin, Chairperson, 1995
(410) 767-7138

The Governor's Advisory Committee on Asian-Pa-
cific American Affairs was created by the Governor in
June 1992 (Executive Order 01.01.1992.14). The
Committee advises the Governor and the Office of
Asian-Pacific American Affairs on issues which affect
Maryland's Asian-Pacific Americans.
The Committee's fifteen members are appointed
by the Governor to three-year terms and represent
the major population groups of Asian-Pacific
Americans residing in the State.

OFFICE OF ADULT SERVICES
Vacancy, Director

311 West Saratoga St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-7694