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VETOES
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S.B. 257
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Very truly yours,
Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
Governor
Senate Bill No. 257
AN ACT concerning
Maryland Commission for Women
FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the Maryland Commission for
Women; providing for the appointment of members of the Commission; repealing
provisions that require the membership of the Commission to include certain
persons; requiring that certain members of the Commission shall be appointed
from among applicants who have been nominated and recommended for
appointment by certain organizations; requiring that certain members of the
Commission shall be appointed from applicants applying on their own behalf;
providing for the terms of the members of the Commission; repealing a provision
requiring the Governor to designate from the members a chairman and vice
chairman; providing that commissioners are not entitled to receive certain
compensation; providing that a commissioner who fails to attend a certain
number of meetings during a certain period is considered to have resigned;
requiring the members of the Commission to elect a chair and vice chair;
repealing a provision stating that the chair of the Commission is the chief
executive officer of the Commission; requiring the Secretary of Human
Resources to appoint an executive director; providing that the executive director
is a merit employee of the Department of Human Resources and is entitled to a
certain salary; requiring the Commission to advise certain branches of
government on issues concerning women, including offering certain testimony
before certain bodies; defining certain terms; making stylistic changes;
providing for the expiration of the terms of authorizing, the members serving on
the Commission on the effective date of this Act to continue serving until the
expiration of certain terms; authorizing certain commissioners whose terms end
on a certain date to reapply as commissioner providing for the rotating
appointment of certain commissioners; requiring, to the extent practicable, that
the appointments to the Commission ensure geographic diversity; and generally
relating to the Maryland Commission for Women.
BY repealing
Article 49C - Maryland Commission for Women
Section 1, 2, and 3
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2003 Replacement Volume and 2004 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article 49C - Maryland Commission for Women
Section 1, 2, 3, and 3A
Annotated Code of Maryland
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