HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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or affiliation, marital status, physical or mental
handicap, race, color, creed, national origin, sex, or
age shall promptly advise the Equal Employment
Opportunity Coordinator if the complaint involves
discrimination in State employment. With respect to
all other complaints of discrimination, it shall
advise the Maryland Commission on Human Relations.]
ANY STATE AGENCY RECEIVING FROM A STATE EMPLOYEE OR
APPLICANT A COMPLAINT OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
RELIGIOUS OPINION OR AFFILIATION, MARITAL STATUS,
PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HANDICAP, RACE, COLOR, CREED,
NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, OR AGE SHALL PROMPTLY REFER THE
COMPLAINT TO THE MARYLAND COMMISSION ON HUMAN
RELATIONS.

If the Human Relations Commission [receives] CERTIFIES
FOR PUBLIC HEARING a complaint of unlawful
discrimination by any person licensed by a State
agency, it shall notify the licensing agency of the
pendency of [any public] THAT hearing [(if the
complaint is a formal one) or of the filing of the
complaint (if the complaint is an informal one)].

ARTICLE IX - CONDUCT BY THE STATE'S REPRESENTATIVES;

FAIR PRACTICES OFFICER

State officials and employees shall be ever mindful of
the democratic heritage of the State which abhors any
discrimination on the basis of political or religious
opinion or affiliation, marital status, physical or
mental handicap, race, color, creed, sex, age, or
national origin, and shall take all necessary steps to
effectuate the provisions and intent of this Code of
Fair Practices.

The Secretary or other Chief Executive Officer of each
department in the Executive Branch shall appoint an
Assistant Secretary or [some] other employee [of his
department of equal stature,] OF EQUAL STATURE IN THE
DEPARTMENT as Fair Practices Officer. The Fair
Practices Officer[, as part of his duties,] shall be
charged with the enforcement of this Code, THE
DEPARTMENT'S EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM, and
the Affirmative Action Plan adopted pursuant to
Article I (c) of this Code AND [within the department,
including but not limited to] the development and
conduct of plans, programs and policies to establish
and promote non-discriminatory employment and
personnel policies within the department. The
Departmental Fair Practices Officer shall cooperate
and coordinate [his] activities with the Equal
Employment Opportunity Coordinator.