gaming in Maryland through pre emption of local
gaming laws

The Task Force had nine members Five w ere ap-
pointed by the Governor in consultation with the
Senate President and House Speaker Two were
senators chosen by the Senate President, and two
were delegates selected by the House Speaker

On December 15,1995, the Task Force reported to the
Governor, the Senate President, and the House Speaker

TASK FORCE TO STUDY
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL CLIENT
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

S Michael Plaut, Ph D , Chair

Appointed by Governor (who named chair) Carl F
Amennger, Esq , Ann C Birk, M D , Stanley E
Block, D D S , Delores P Brooks, Rev Carol Cole
Flanagan, Francinc B Gemmill, R N , C S -P , Ann
Hennessy, Ph D , John P Herlehv, Hilda I
Houlihan, M D , Emanuel Mandel, Paula J
McCullough Lawrence, D C , Jane E Meyer,
Catherine D Nugent, Suzanne N O'Meara, Sherry
Russell, Judith A Schank, Rabbi Julie Ringold
Spitzer, Cynthia A Sprehe

Appointed, by Senate President Michael J Collins,
Paula C Hollmger

Appointed by House Speaker Leonard H
Tcitelbaum, David M Valderrama

Ex offlcw Joseph P Gill, Esq, deagnee of Attorney
General

Staff Margaret S Mason

c/o Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston St, Room 504
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767 5383

The Task Force to Study Health Professional Cli
ent Sexual Exploitation was formed in 1993 (Chap
ter 299, Acts of 1993) The Task Force charge was
to devise a strategy for preventing sexual exploita
tion of clients bv health professionals (Code 1957,
Art 41, sec 18 304)

On January 1, 1996, the Task Force reported to
the Governor and General Assembly

MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN CORP.

On July 1, 1995, United Student Aid Funds—a
private, nonprofit guaranty agency that had pre
viously administered Federal Family Education
Loan Programs—was designated bv the U S Dc
partment of Education to continue to fulfill the
Corporation's function This met the requirement
tor the Corporation to dissolve befbie June 30,
1996 (Chapter 109, Acts of 1994)

MARYLAND HOUSING RESOURCE CORP.

Abolished in 1995 (Chapter 58, Acts of 1995)

INSURANCE FRAUD ADVISORY COUNCIL

Formerly under the Insurance Fraud Division of the
Maryland Insurance Commission, the Council has
been inactive since 1995

JUVENILE PROBATIONARY SCHOOL OF
BALTIMORE COUNTY

Abolished in 1994 (Chapter 48, Acts of 1994)

LEAD PAINT POISONING COMMISSION

Authorization for the Lead Paint Poisoning Corn
mission ended June 30, 1994 (Chapter 406, Acts
of 1992) In 1994, the Lead Poisoning Pre\cntion
Commission was formed within the Department of
the Environment (Chapter 114, Acts of 1994)

COMMISSION TO SAVE THE LIGHTHOUSES

Staff Myron H Miller

c/o Department of Legislative Reference
90 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 841 3875

The Commission was abolished in 1996 No final
report was issued

PEABODY INSTITUTE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE

Authorization for the Committee ended Juh 1,
1996 (Code State Finance and Procurement Am
cle, sees 7-317 through 7 323)

PUBLIC SERVICE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
ADVISORY BOARD

Formerly under the Maryland Higher fducation
Commission, the Board has been inactiv e since 1993