878                              Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 402

as prescribed in this section. Members of the advisory board shall
serve without pay but shall be reimbursed for their travel and
reasonable expenses in amounts approved by the Commissioner of
Labor and Industry.

Sec. 29. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Sections 85 (a) and 106 of Article 100 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition, 1964 Replacement Volume,
1969 Supplement), title "Work, Labor and Employment," subtitles
"Wage and Hour Law" and "Contracts for Public Works," be and
they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, all to
read as follows:

85.

(a) The Secretary of Licensing and Regulation, with the approval
of the Governor of Maryland is authorized to appoint a committee
to be composed of three representatives of employers, an equal num-
ber of representatives of employees, and an equal number of dis-
interested persons representing the public, one of whom shall be
designated by the [Governor] Secretary as chairman, such repre-
sentatives to be geographically apportioned over the State. The
committee shall be a part of the State Department of Licensing and
Regulation. The [Governor] Secretary of Licensing and Regulation
shall appoint one representative of employers, one of employees and
one of the public, each for a two-year term, one representative of
each group for a four-year term, and one representative of each group
for a six-year term. Appointments shall thereafter be for a term
of six years, except that in the event of any vacancy the appoint-
ment shall be for the unexpired term of the holder thereof. The
Commissioner with the approval of the committee, shall make such
regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of
this subtitle.

(1)  These regulations may include, but are not limited to regu-
lations defining outside salesmen, allowances for board, lodging, or
other facilities or services customarily furnished; a suitable scale
of wages for learners and apprentices, not to be less than 80% of
the fixed minimum wage; and such special cases or classes of cases
as the Commissioner finds appropriate to prevent the curtailment
of employment opportunities, avoid undue hardships and safeguard
the minimum fair wage herein established.

(2)  On request of the Committee the Commissioner shall make
available to them information showing rates currently being paid and
other relevant information which shall have a bearing upon any of
the consultations for subsection (a) (1).

(3)  Regulations of the Commissioner issued pursuant to subsection
(a) (1) of this section shall be made only after publication and public
hearings by the Commissioner, at which hearing any person may be
heard.

106.

(a) There is hereby established an Advisory Council on Prevailing
Wage Rates (hereinafter referred to as the "Council") which shall
be a part of the State Department of Licensing and Regulation and
which shall consist of six members to be appointed in the following