OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Alvm C Collins, Secretary of Human Resources

311 West Saratoga St
Baltimore, MD 21201—3521 (410) 767-7109

The Secretary of Human Resources directs the
Department Appointed by the Governor with Senate
advice and consent, the Secretary serves on the Gov-
ernor's Executive Council, the Governor's Sub-
cabinet for Children, Youth, and Families, the Cabinet
Council on Criminal and Juvenile Jusuce, the Gover-
nor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy, the Gover
nor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, and the
Governor's Commission on Service The Secretary
also serves on the State Information Technology
Board, the State Board of Victim Services, the Dorm
ciliary Care Facilities Board, the State Commission on
Infant Mortality Prevention, the Interagency Com-
mittee on Aging Services, and the Interdepartmental
Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs

MARYLAND CITIZEN BOARD FOR REVIEW OF
FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN

Sharon E Gottheb, Chair, 1997
Charles R Cooper, Administrator

2701 North Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21218 (410) 767 7781

The Maryland Citizen Board for Review of
Foster Care for Children was established in 1978
to coordinate the activities of local citizen review
boards (Chapter 980, Acts of 1978) The State
Board promulgates policies and procedures relating
to the functions of local review boards It also makes
recommendations to the General Assembly on fos
ter care policies and procedures (Code Family Law
Article, sees 5 535 through 5 547)
Every six months, the local boards review cases
of children who have resided in foster care for more
than six months to evaluate the progress made
towards their permanent placement For each child
reviewed, a recommendation is sent to the local
department of social services and the juvenile court
With the concurrence of the Social Services Ad-
ministration, the State Board may establish catego
nes of foster children for whom a satisfactory
permanent arrangement has been made and who
may be exempt from local review
Local review board members are appointed by
the Governor to four year terms. Each local board
has seven members
The State Board's eleven members represent the
jurisdictions encompassed by judicial circuits In
Judicial Circuits nos 1-7, each local review board
elects a member to the State Board From Balti
more City (Judicial Circuit no 8), local review
boards choose three State Board members The
Governor also appoints one member from the ex-

ecutive staff Members serve two year terms con
current with their service on the local review board
The Administrator is appointed by the State Board
with the approval of the Secretary of Human Resources

OFFICE OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Shu Ping Chan, Executive Director
(410) 767 7138

In 1992, at the request of the General Assembly,
the Governor established the Office of Asian-Pa-
cific American Affairs to assist and promote the
interests of Maryland's Asian Pacific American
community (Chapter 397, Acts of 1991) Asian-Pa
cific Americans came originally from Burma, Thai-
land, Malaysia, Indonesia, 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, Ma-
cao, 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, Chair, 1998
(410)767 7138

The Governor's Advisory Committee on Asian
Pacific American Affairs was created by the Gover-
nor in June 1992 (Fxecutive Order
01 01 1992 14) The Committee advises the Gov
ernor and the Office of Asian-Pacific American
Affairs on issues which affect Maryland's Asian-Pa
cific Americans
The Committee's fifteen members are ap
pointed by the Governor to three-year terms

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON HISPANIC
AFFAIRS
William H Stagg, Chair, 1997
Lms S Ortega, Executive Director

311 West Saratoga St, Room 279
Baltimore, MD 21201—3521 (410) 767-7857

As the Commission on the Concerns of Spanish-
Speaking People, the Commission originally was ap
pointed by the Governor in 1971 Itwas renamed the
Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs in 1978
The Commission advises the Governor, the
General Assembly, and agencies within the Fxecii
tive Department on matters relating to the His
panic peoples of Maryland It works with the
Hispanic community, private groups, and agencies
of State and local government to serve and repre-
sent 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