HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(e)   Seek to formulate a single recommended course of
action based on review comments;

(f)   Coordinate responses when federal agencies
advise that they cannot accommodate the concerns
of State, regional, and local public officials;

(g)   Coordinate efforts by State agencies to simplify
and consolidate federally-required State plans;
and

(h) Periodically prepare any necessary reports on
the activities of the review process.

EXECUTIVE ORDER OF OCTOBER 24, 1983

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PRIVACY AND STATE DATA SYSTEM SECURITY

WHEREAS, There is a constitutional right of privacy under
certain circumstances; and

WHEREAS, The privacy of an individual is directly affected by
the collection, maintenance, use and security of personal
records by State agencies; and

WHEREAS, The increasing use of computers and sophisticated
information technology, while essential to the efficient
operation of State agencies, has greatly magnified the
potential harm to individual privacy and the proper
functioning of government;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY HUGHES, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND, BY VIRTUE
OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY THE CONSTITUTION AND THE
LAWS OF MARYLAND, DO HEREBY PROMULGATE THE FOLLOWING
EXECUTIVE ORDER, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

1. Purpose - The purpose of this Executive Order is to
direct adherence by State agencies to the following
principles of information practice:

(a)   There should be no personal record system whose
existence is secret;

(b)   Personal records should not be collected unless
the need for the information has been clearly