ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 490

(4)      CREATE AWARENESS THROUGHOUT THE STATE ON THE ISSUE OF
WOMEN AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE FINDINGS OF THIS TASK FORCE;

(5)      IDENTIFY AND EXAMINE EXISTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, LAWS,
AND REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO IDENTIFYING PRACTICES THAT BEST
ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT;

(6)      INVESTIGATE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THAT
WILL BETTER MEET THE STATE'S WORKFORCE DEMANDS IN ALL CAREER AREAS
WHERE TECHNOLOGY IS USED;

(7)      DEVELOP A STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE WOMEN AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN AND STRATEGIES FOR PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
AND PUBLIC PROMOTION OF THE PLAN; AND

(8)      FACILITATE COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION AMONG STATE
AND LOCAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF
THE PLAN.

(K) THE TASK FORCE SHALL PRESENT AN ANNUAL REPORT ON ITS FINDINGS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2-1246
OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ON OR BEFORE
OCTOBER 1 OF EACH YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2004.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 2004. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of June
30, 2009, with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be
abrogated and of no further force and effect.

Approved May 26, 2004.

CHAPTER 490
(House Bill 1538)

AN ACT concerning

Task Force on the Status of Women and Information Technology

FOR the purpose of establishing a Task Force on the Status of Women and
Information Technology; providing for the membership, purposes, and staffing of
the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to report to certain persons by a certain
date; providing for the termination of this Act; and generally relating to the Task
Force on the Status of Women and Information Technology.

BY adding to

Article - State Government

Section 9-801 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 8. Task Force on the Status
of Women and Information Technology"

Annotated Code of Maryland

- 2301 -