Appointed by Governor: Memo Diriker, Ph.D.; Bruce A. Dunton; J. Kevin Eckert, Ph.D.; Daraius Irani, Ph.D.; Albert M. Johnston, Esq.; Denise L. Orwig, Ph.D.; Charles E. Scott, Ph.D.; Richard L. Strombotne, Ph.D.; Virginia A. Thomas; Laura B. Wilson, Ph.D.
Appointed by Senate President: Thomas M. Middleton
Appointed by House Speaker: Jon S. Cardin
Ex officio: Michael R. Lachance, designee of Secretary of Aging; Roger Fujihara, designee of Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Mark Goldstein, designee of Secretary of Planning; Annie K. Kronk, designee of Executive Director, Rural Maryland Council.
Contact: Joan Kennedy
c/o Community & Government Relations
University of Maryland Baltimore County
904 Administration Building, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250
(410) 455-3737
e-mail: kennedy@umbc.edu
The Task Force to Study the Dynamics of Elderly and Retiree Migration Into and Out of Maryland formed in June 2004 (Chapter 525, Acts of 2004). The Task Force charge was to assist with and oversee a study to be undertaken by the Maryland Institute for Governmental Service, the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research, Loyola College in Maryland, and the Regional Economic Studies Institute. Through the study, the dynamics of elderly and retiree migration into and out of the State were to be reviewed. What impact Maryland's tax policies and benefits have on that migration was assessed. The study also examined the contributions that retirees and the elderly make to their communities as volunteers, mentors, and in other capacities. State and county expenditures on services to the elderly, including health care, also was evaluated in the study.
Authorization for the Task Force terminates on May 31, 2006 (Chapter 364, Acts of 2005). In June 2006, the Task Force submitted its report to the Governor and General Assembly.
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