Ch. 74

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3)     provide such other assistance as may be required to further the
purposes of §§ 9-304 and 9-305 of this subtitle; and

(4)     meet at the call of the [Director] SPECIAL SECRETARY.
9-303.2.

(b) As authorized by the Governor, the [Director] SPECIAL SECRETARY may
create an Advisory Committee on Black Males to assist and advise the Office in
developing recommendations in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.

9-304.

Subject to the limitations of any law that governs the activities of other units of
the Executive Branch of the State government, the [Director] SPECIAL SECRETARY
shall:

(1)     advise the Governor on:

(i) the activities of the State government that are intended to
promote the employment of minority persons in the State; and

(ii) each other matter that affects the rights and interests of
minority persons and the communities in which they live; and

(2)     as authorized by the Governor:

(i) provide help to minority persons and the communities in which
they live;

(ii) represent the Governor in any matter that relates to minority
persons or generally to the promotion of equality among the people of the State; and

(iii) perform any other responsibility that the Governor assigns.
9-305.

(b) Subject to the limitations of any law that governs the activities of other
units of the Executive Branch of the State government, the [Director] SPECIAL
SECRETARY shall:

(1)     carry out each State or federal program that is created to promote the
growth of or participation in minority business enterprises;

(2)     promote and coordinate the plans, programs, and operations of the
State government that promote or otherwise affect the establishment, preservation,
and strengthening of minority business enterprises;

(3)     promote activities and the use of the resources of the State
government, local governments, and private entities for the growth of minority
business enterprises;

(4)     coordinate the effort of private entities and public agencies to develop
minority business enterprises;

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