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JOINT RESOLUTIONS

At 3 meetings conducted July through September, 1985, the
Commission evaluated gubernatorial compensation relative to a
number of principles: growth in the responsibilities of the
office; compensation consistent with the stature of this high
office; changes in the cost of living; maintenance of a
reasonable differential between the Governor's salary and that of
other major State officials in Maryland; and acceptable
comparability with salaries paid the governors of other states.
The Commission selected tentative salaries for the 2 offices and
solicited public views regarding its proposals. Thereafter, the
Commission made its final determinations, which are presented in
this Resolution and discussed in the Commission's Report dated
October, 1985.

Cognizant that its constitutional responsibilities extend
only to gubernatorial salary recommendations, the Commission
nevertheless thought it prudent to review one other important
aspect of the Chief Executive's compensation, viz., the
gubernatorial retirement plan. Comments and suggested retirement
legislation are included in the Commission's Report dated
October, 1985; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That pursuant
to Article II, Section 21A of the Maryland Constitution, the
annual salaries recommended by the Governor's Salary Commission
be adopted as follows, to be effective January 21, 1987, for
4-year terms of office: Governor, $85,000; Lieutenant Governor,
$72,500.

Signed May 13, 1986.

No. 6

(Senate Joint Resolution No. 7)

A Senate Joint Resolution concerning

Gubernatorial Task Force - Teenage Youth Child, Teenage,
and Young Adult Suicide and Other Associated
Mental Health Problems

FOR the purpose of requesting the Governor to establish a task
force to develop and implement a plan to combat teenage
child, teenage, and young adult suicide and other associated
mental health problems confronting today's youth; directing
the task force to consider certain matters and involve
certain State and local government agencies and institutions
and other individuals in the development of its plan;
providing for the membership and staffing for the task
force; providing that the task force issue a report to the
General Assembly and Governor by a certain date; and
generally relating to establishing a task force to address