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whereas, Under such a proposal each of the four agencies would
retain its separate identity, but the purpose of avoiding intra-agency
conflict, duplication of programs and overlap of services would be
achieved; and

WHEREAS, The recent creation of the State Department of Juve-
nile Services was a commendable step but the activities of this De-
partment are but one facet of the overall problem of handling the
criminal offender, and the Joint Committee on Prisons of the Gen-
eral Assembly believes that the office proposed to be created in this
Act is necessary positive approach to the handling of the criminal
offender which ought to produce the greatest results to the public at
the least cost; now, therefore

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 188C be and it is hereby added to Article 41 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume), title
"Governor—Executive and Administrative Departments," subtitle
"The Executive Department," to follow immediately after Section
188B thereof, to be under the new subheading "Executive Adminis-
trator for Correctional Services," and to read as follows:

188C.

(a) There is hereby created the Office of Executive Administrator
for Correctional Services. The Office shall be under the direction of
an Executive Administrator who shall be appointed by the Governor

of Maryland by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of

Maryland. The Executive Administrator shall be a person with edu-
cational training and experience in penology, corrections, sociology,
law or any combination of these. His appointment shall be for an
indefinite term, at the pleasure of the Governor. In the operation

and conduct of his office he shall be responsible soley to the Gover-

nor. The salary of the Executive Administrator shall be as provided
in the annual State budget.

(b) The Executive Administrator shall have the following powers

and duties with respect to the Department of Correction, Board of

Parole and Probation, Department of Parole and Probation, Depart-
ment of Jail Programming, State Department of Juvenile Services
and the Patuxent Institution, notwithstanding any other provision
of law to the contrary:

(1) To direct the formulation of policy by and for the depart-

ments, boards and agencies listed in this subsection;

(2) To coordinate the programs, planning and procedures for
these departments, boards and agencies; and

(3) To recommend personnel policy and personnel changes for
these departments, boards and agencies to the Governor.

(e) The following persons; Commissioner of Correction; members

of the Board of Parole and Probation; Director of Parole and Pro-

bation; Director of the State Department of Juvenile Services; and
Director of the Department of Jail Programming; and Director of
the Patuxent Institution shall exercise the powers and duties as-
signed to them by law under the direction, control and supervision