EXECUTIVE ORDERS

[(12)] (13) Five public members with knowledge or experience in some
aspect of drug and alcohol abuse prevention and control who shall be appointed
by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

C. The Governor shall appoint a Chair and Vice Chair from the members.

D. The Commission shall prepare and submit to the Governor by September 30,
1989, a comprehensive and integrated plan for reducing illegal drug related
activities and drug and alcohol abuse in Maryland.

(1) The plan shall:

(a) Describe a comprehensive and coordinated strategy that
emphasizes all relevant areas of prevention, education, treatment and law
enforcement;

(b) Review existing programs and recommend the development of
new programs, as necessary;

(c) Recommend ways to improve the coordination of the activities of
all appropriate federal, State and local government agencies, private community
service agencies, and the business sector; and

(d) Aim to assure the cost effective expenditure of State, local and
federal funds.

(2) The Commission shall prepare and submit to the Governor a revised
and updated plan each September 30 after 1989. Copies of the annual plan shall
also be made available to the members of the General Assembly and disseminated
to the general public. The annual plan shall report:

(a) The level of drug and alcohol abuse in Maryland; and

(b) The effectiveness of efforts to prevent, treat, and control drug
and alcohol abuse.

E. In the plan, the Commission shall provide for:

(1) A centralized drug and alcohol abuse information center that will
collect, store and analyze data relating to drug and alcohol abuse, and that will
distribute such information to federal, State and local government agencies; and

(2) The prevention and control of illegal drug activities and drug and
alcohol abuse to be researched, evaluated and analyzed from a policy standpoint.

F. The Commission shall compile an inventory of available drug and alcohol
abuse services within the public and private sectors within the scope of this
Executive Order.

G. The Commission shall consult, on a continuous basis, with representatives of
local governments and the private sector to assure the coordination of State, local,
and private resources in preparing its plan. To that effect, the Commission shall

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