EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, & ADVISORY BOARDS

Through special study boards, the Governor draws upon the expertise of private citizens and public servants to help solve problems of government. Many of these boards must complete their work by a prescribed date. Others are ongoing. They may receive staff or other administrative support from an executive department or agency. Interagency committees and councils often are formed to coordinate the work of government agencies in a particular field.

For commissions, committees, task forces, and advisory boards that have concluded their work, see Defunct Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards

State House, Annapolis, Maryland, June 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• African-American History & Culture, Commission on
• Aging, Commission on
• Aging Services, Interagency Committee on
• Agricultural Commission, Maryland
• Agricultural Education & Rural Development Assistance Board, Maryland
• Agricultural Fair Board, Maryland
• Agriculture, Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for
• Agriculture Task Force, Incentives for
• Air Quality Control Advisory Council
• Airport Zoning Appeals, Board of
• Amusement Ride Safety Advisory Board, State
• Anatomy Board, State
• Apprenticeship & Training Council
• Aquaculture Coordinating Council
• Aquaculture Review Board
• Archaeology, Advisory Committee on
• Architectural Review, State Board of
• Arthritis & Related Diseases, State Advisory Council on
• Artistic Property, Commission on
• Arts Council, Maryland State
• Asbestos Oversight Committee
• Asian-Pacific American Affairs, Governor's Commission on
• Assisted-Living Facilities, Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes &
• Attainment Plan Task Force (DOE)
• Aviation Commission, Maryland

• Baltimore County Liquified Natural Gas Task Force
• Baltimore Red Line Community Advisory Council
• Banking Board
• Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
• Blue Crab Task Force
• Brain Injury Advisory Board, State Traumatic
• Building Rehabilitation Code Advisory Council, Maryland

• Cancer Control, State Council on
• Cancer Registry Advisory Committee, Maryland
• Canvassers, Board of State
• Capital City, State Commission on the
• Capital Debt Affordability Committee
• Caregivers Support Coordinating Council, Maryland
• Cease Fire Council
• Cemetery Operations, Advisory Council on
• Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bays, Critical Area Commission for the
• Chesapeake Bay, Governor's Council on the
• Child Abuse & Neglect, State Council on
• Child Care Subsidy Coordinating Council, Maryland
• Child Fatality Review Team, State
• Children, State Citizens Review Board for
• Children, State Coordinating Council for
• Children's Environmental Health & Protection Advisory Council, State
• Clean Air & Energy Policy Task Force, Maryland
• Climate Change Commission
• Coastal & Watershed Resources Advisory Committee
• Coastal Bays Fishery Advisory Committee
• Community Services Advisory Commission (DHMH)
• Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission (DHMH)
• Consumer Council
• Correctional Enterprises Management Council, Maryland
• Correctional Standards, Commission on
• Correctional Training Commission
• Cox Creek Citizens Oversight Committee
• Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
• Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board
• Criminal Sentencing Policy, State Commission on
• Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake & Atlantic Coastal Bays
• Crossroads Development, Commission on
• Cullen Task Force (DJS)
• Customer Council (DPSCS)

• Dairy Industry Oversight & Advisory Council, Maryland
• Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Maryland Advisory Council for the
• Deep Creek Lake Policy & Review Board
• Debt, Commission on State
• Developmental Disabilities Administration Rate-Payment System, Task Force to Study the
• Developmental Disabilities Council, Maryland
• Disabilities, Interagency Transition Council for Youth with
• Disabilities, Maryland Commission on
• Disabilities Board, Interagency
• Dredged Material Management Plans, Executive Committee for
• Drug & Alcohol Abuse Council, Maryland State
• Drugs, Panel to Review Off-Label Uses of

• Early Childhood Development Advisory Council
• Economic Adjustment Financing Committee, Maryland
• Economic Development Commission, Maryland
• Education, Task Force on Universal Preschool
• Education Coordinating Committee
• Education Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions
• Elections, Governor's Commission on the Administration of
• Electronic Health Records, Task Force to Study
• Elevators, Special Advisory Committee on
• Emergency Number Systems Board
• Emergency Management Advisory Council
• Emergency Response Commission, Maryland State
• Environmental Justice & Sustainable Communities, Commission on
• Excellence in Adult Education, Superintendent's Panel on

• Family Violence Prevention, Governor's Council on
• Farmers Advisory Board, Young
• Female Population Task Force (DJJ)
• Fine Arts Education Advisory Panel
• Fire, Advisory Council to the Center for the Study of the Health Effects of
• Fire Prevention Commission, State
• Fire-Rescue Education & Training Commission, Maryland
• Fleet Safety Committee, State
• Forensic Sciences Advisory Board, Maryland State
• Forms Management Committee, Interagency

• General Assembly Compensation Commission
• Geographic Information Committee, Maryland State
• Geologic Mapping Advisory Committee
• Geological Survey, Commission of the Maryland
• Gifted & Talented Education, Maryland State Advisory Council for
• Governor's Salary Commission
• Green Building, Task Force on

• Hall of Records Commission
• Handgun Permit Review Board
• Handgun Roster Board
• Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island Citizens Oversight Committee
• Hazardous Substance Advisory Council, Controlled
• Head-Start Collaboration Network, Maryland Advisory Council on
• Health Care Workforce, Statewide Commission on the Shortage in the
• Hearing-Impaired Infants, Advisory Council for Program to Identify
• Heart Disease & Stroke, State Advisory Council on
• Hereditary & Congenital Disorders, State Advisory Council on
• Heritage Areas Authority, Maryland
• Higher Education, Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding
• Higher Education, State Planning Committee for
• Higher Education Commission, Maryland
• Highway Access Valuation Board, State
• Hispanic Affairs, Governor's Commission on
• Historic Preservation, Maryland Advisory Council on
• Historically Underutilized Businesses, Governor's Council for
• Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights & Tolerance Education, Task Force to Implement
• Homelessness, Governor's Advisory Board on
• Homelessness, Governor's Interagency Council on
• Housing Finance Review Committee
• Human Relations, Commission on
• Human Services Transportation, State Coordinating Committee for

• Identity Theft, Task Force to Study
• Immunizations, Statewide Advisory Commission on
• Independent-Living Council, Maryland Statewide
• Indian Affairs, Commission on
• Influenza Coordinating Committee, Pandemic
• Institutional Educator Pay Plan Committee
• Institutional Review Board (DHMH)
• Interagency Coordinating Council (for Infants & Toddlers Program), State

• Jefferson Patterson Historical Park & Museum, Advisory Committee for
• Job Service Employer Committees
• Judges, Masters & Juvenile Justice Committee (DJJ)
• Judicial Compensation Commission
• Judicial Disabilities, Commission on
• Judicial Nominating Commissions
• Juvenile Justice Advisory Council
• Juvenile Services, State Advisory Board for
• Juvenile Services Educational Programs, Coordinating Council for

• Labor Relations Board, State
• Land Reclamation Committee
• Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission
• Libraries, Maryland Advisory Council on
• Local Maintenance of Effort (for educational funding), Commission to Study

• Managing for Results, Interagency Steering Committee for
• Manufacturing Competitiveness, Maryland Advisory Commission on
• Mathematics Commission, Maryland
• Medicaid Advisory Committee, Maryland
• Medical Advisory Board (MVA)
• Medical Privacy & Confidentiality, State Advisory Council on
• Mental Health Care, Task Force on Self-Directed
• Mental Hygiene, Maryland Advisory Council on
• Migratory & Seasonal Farm Labor, Governor's Commission on
• Migratory Waterfowl Advisory Committee
• Military Installation Council, Maryland
• Military Monuments, Governor's Commission on Maryland
• Mining Advisory Council, Aggregates
• Minority Affairs, Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for
• Mortality & Quality Review Committee
• Museum Assistance Review Panel

• Naming of State Facilities, Roads, & Bridges, Advisory Committee on the
• National Historical Publications & Records Commission, Md. Advisory Board of the
• National Register of Historic Places, Governor's Consulting Committee on the
• New Americans, Maryland Advisory Council for
• Noise, Advisory Council, Environmental
• Nonprofit Sector, Governor's Interagency Council for the
• Nursing Homes & Assisted-Living Facilities, Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in
• Nursing Workforce Commission, Maryland
• Nutrient Management Advisory Committee

• Obesity, Task Force to Study Utilization Review of the Surgical Treatment of Morbid
• Occupational Safety & Health Advisory Board
• Open Meetings Law Compliance Board, State
• Organic Certification Advisory Committee, Maryland
• Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Task Force
• Oyster Restoration Alternatives, Independent Advisory Panel for the Environmental Impact Statement to Evaluate

• Parent Advisory Council, Maryland's
• Park Advisory Commission
• Parole Commission, Maryland
• Patuxent River Commission, State
• Performance Excellence Council (DHMH)
• Pesticide Advisory Committee (DAG)
• Physical Fitness, State Advisory Council on
• Police Training Commission
• Port Commission, Maryland
• Power Plant Research Advisory Committee
• Pricing & Selection Committee for Rehabilitation & Employment Programs
• Pro Bono Program Committee
• Procurement Advisory Council (BPW)
• Procurement Review Board (DGS)
• Professional Services Selection Board, General
• Professional Standards & Teacher Education Board
• Property Insurance in Coastal Areas, Task Force on the Availability & Affordability of
• Prosecutor Selection & Disabilities Commission, State
• Public Safety Communications Interoperability Governance Work Group

• Quality Care at the End of Life, State Advisory Council on

• Race Fund Advisory Committee, Maryland-Bred
• Race Fund Advisory Committee, Maryland Standardbred
• Radiation Control Advisory Board
• Rehabilitation Advisory Council, Maryland State
• Renewable Fuels Incentive Board
• Retiree Health Care Funding Options, Maryland Blue Ribbon Commission to Study
• Revenue Estimates, Board of
• Roads Commission, State
• Rural Broadband Coordination Board, Maryland
• Rural Legacy Board
• Rural Legacy Board Advisory Committee

• Scenic & Wild Rivers Review Board
• School Attendance Age to 18, Task Force to Study Raising the Compulsory Public
• School Construction, Interagency Committee on
• School Health Council, Maryland State
• School Safety, Task Force on
• School-Based Health Care Policy Advisory Council, Maryland
• Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission
• Self-Directed Mental Health Care, Task Force on
• Service & Volunteerism, Governor's Commission on
• Sexual Offender Advisory Board
• Shelter, Nutrition, & Service Program for Homeless Individuals, Governor's Advisory Board of the
• Slavery's History & Legacy in Maryland, Commission to Coordinate the Study, Commemoration, & Impact of
• Social Studies Task Force
• Soil Conservation Committee, State
• Specialized Transportation, Interagency Committee on
• Spinal Cord Injury Research, State Board of
• Sport Fisheries Advisory Commission
• State Employees' Health Insurance Advisory Council
• State Employees Surety Bond Committee
• State's Attorneys Liaison Committee (DJJ)
• Stem Cell Research Commission, Maryland
• Student Behavior Intervention Task Force
• Sundry Claims Board
• Survivors Scholarship Fund, Committee to Establish the Maryland

• Teacher Education Council, State
• Telecommunications Relay, Governor's Advisory Board for
• Testing Methods for the Maryland High School Assessments, Task Force on Comparable
• Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission
• Tourism Development Board, Maryland
• Transit Funding Study Steering Committee
• Transportation Commission, Maryland
• Transportation Enhancements Program Executive Committee
• Transportation Goals, Benchmarks, & Indicators, Advisory Committee on
• Transportation Professional Services Selection Board

• Uniform State Laws, State Commission on

• Vehicle Theft Prevention Council
• Veterans Commission, Maryland
• Veterans Home Commission, Maryland
• Victim Services, State Board of
• Volunteerism, Governor's Commission on Service &

• Wage Rates, Advisory Council on Prevailing
• War Memorial Commission
• Wastewater Treatment Systems, Interagency Technical Assistance Committee on
• Water Monitoring Council, Maryland
• Water Quality Advisory Committee, State
• Water Resources (2005), Advisory Committee on the Management & Protection of the State's
• Web-Based Learning Project Steering Committee
• Wellmobile Program Advisory Board, Governor's
• Wildlife Advisory Commission
• Wine & Grape Growing, Governor's Advisory Commission on Maryland
• Wine & Grape Promotion Council, Maryland
• Women, Maryland Commission for
• Women & Information Technology, Task Force on the Status of
• Workers' Compensation Commission, Advisory Committee on Budget of State
• Workforce Quality Advisory Board, Partnership for
• Workforce Shortage, Advisory Council on

• Youth Camp Safety Advisory Council
• Youthful Offender Initiative Task Force

Defunct Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards

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