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Whereas, He is noted for his good working relationships with
neighbors, trappers, farmers and persons under his supervision as
refuge manager; and

Whereas, He was given a special act award for outstanding
accomplishments in cooperation with the Accelerated Public Works
Program under Secretary of the Interior in the development of
recreational areas, he was cited for Meritorious Service to the
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Department of the Interior
by Secretary Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior in 1969,
and by Secretary of Interior Stewart J. Udall in 1966 for his con-
tributions to Birds in Our Lives, a publication of the Bureau of
Sport Fisheries and Wildlife; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the best
good wishes of every member of the Senate are sent to Cornelius
W. Wallace and his wife, Florence Creighton Wallace, for a long and
happy retirement, and that the sincere gratitude of the people of
the State of Maryland goes to Cornelius W. Wallace for his outstand-
ing vision and work in pioneering the conservation and development
of natural resources and of the wild water fowl of the State of
Maryland; and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate is instructed to send
copies of this Resolution to Cornelius W. Wallace and his wife.

Approved April 22, 1970.

No. 39
(Senate Joint Resolution 60)

Senate Joint Resolution requesting the Governor to appoint a Com-
mission to study public employee-employer labor relations among
professional and non-professional employees employed by various
public education agencies in the State.

Whereas, The Professional Negotiations Act of 1968 granted
professional public school employees the right to negotiate "salaries,
wages, hours, and other working conditions" with their employers;
and

Whereas, Other public employees, including professional em-
ployees of the State Colleges and non-professional employees of local
boards of education, desire similar negotiation rights; and

Whereas, Certain questions have arisen in relation to the scope
of negotiations, work stoppages in the public sector, unit designa-
tions, arbitration of grievances, resolution of impasses, procedures
for determining exclusive representation rights, and time and
manner of budget determination by agencies not involved in nego-
tiations; and

Whereas, Present conditions surrounding the negotiation process
affecting the 42,000 professional public school employees suggest that
a State Commission made up of State legislators, local elected offi-
cials and persons presently involved in the negotiation process in
Maryland needs to study means of establishing improved guidelines;
now, therefore, be it