MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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section of young adults representing both sexes; all
social, economic, and racial groups; and all academic
ability levels.

7.  Determining how the State may ensure that in any
proposed program particular attention will be given to
broadening the awareness of disadvantaged urban youth
regarding the entire spectrum of employment opportunities
related to the maintenance and improvement of urban
environments.

8.  Recommending which State agency or agencies
might most appropriately be charged with the
responsibility for preparing the proposed program, and
for the implementation of the program; and be it further

RESOLVED, That all State agencies capable of
contributing to the study be called upon to assist the
Task Force in gathering and analyzing relevant
information; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Task Force be requested to report
in writing its findings and recommendations to the
Governor and the General Assembly of Maryland by December
31, 1976; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be sent to
the Governor and to the Secretaries of the Department of
Natural Resources, the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene, the Department of Human Resources, the
Department of State Planning and the Department of
Agriculture.

Approved May 4, 1976.

No. 52

(House Joint Resolution No. 66)

A House Joint Resolution concerning

State Employees - Layoffs

FOR the purpose of requesting the State of Maryland to
[[consider]] investigate the feasibility of a system
whereby layoffs would be based on total length of an
employee's service with the State of Maryland and
not on the length of service in the employee's
present classification.

The present system of layoffs as utilized by the
Department of Personnel is unfair to those State
employees who have long years of service with the State.
A more equitable system of layoffs should be based on
total length of state service rather than the present