Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 5-206

  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The Governor, with the advice of the Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight, shall appoint an Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinator.

(b) The Coordinator shall:

(1) administer and enforce the Program; and

(2) investigate and, as appropriate, resolve complaints that involve allegations of violations of this subtitle.