Appointed by Secretary of Human Resources: George Haggerty; Myra Hettleman; Delores G. Kelley; Linda E. Mouzon; Dawn Oxley Musgrave, Esq.; Marsha G. Perry; Stephanie J. Pettaway; Jacqueline Thomas; J. Tyson Tildon, Ph.D.; Clyde Tolley; Martin P. Welch; Susan Wood.

In November 1997, the Secretary of Human Resources created the Adoption Oversight Team to oversee implementation of recommendations of the Governor's Commission on Adoption. The Team last met in 2000.

ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Under Office of Adult and Family Services within Community Services Administration, this unit was incorporated into Community-Based Services in March 1997.

ATTENDANT CARE PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Under Office of Adult Services, last met in 1996.

BUREAU OF PLANNING, BUDGET, & PROCUREMENT
Under Family Investment Administration, abolished July 1, 2002; functions assigned to other bureaus under Office of Work Opportunities.

CENTRAL COLLECTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, reorganized as Contract Management Division in April 2003.

CENTRAL SERVICES
Under Social Services Administration, renamed Budget and Central Services in Aug. 1997.

CERTIFIED ADULT RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM
Under Office of Adult and Family Services within Community Services Administration, this unit in March 1997 became part of Home-Based Services.

CHILD CARE ADMINISTRATION
Transferred to Division of Early Childhood Development in State Department of Education, and renamed Office of Child Care Services in July 2005 (Chapter 585, Acts of 2005).

CHILD CARE ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
Restructured as Early Childhood Development Advisory Council, and transferred to State Department of Education in July 2005 (Chapter 585, Acts of 2005).

CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Under Social Services Administration, merged with Family Services to form In-Home Services in 1997.

CLIENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Under Office of Information Management, renamed Department of Human Resources Information Systems Center in Sept. 1999.

COLLECTION PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES DIVISION
Under Child Support Enforcement Administration, functions absorbed into Technical Assistance Division in 1999.

DISABILITY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Under Family Investment Administration, reorganized as Medical Assistance Operations in 1998.

DIVISION OF INNOVATION
Under Planning, Legislation, and Innovation, this division was disbanded in 1996.

DIVISION OF PLANNING
Under Planning, Legislation, and Innovation, this division was disbanded in 1996.

DIVISION OF POLICY & REGULATIONS
Under Family Investment Administration, functions dispersed to Bureau of Research and Legislation, and Bureau of Policy and Training in Sept. 1998.

DIVISION OF PROGRAM & SYSTEMS SUPPORT
Under Family Investment Administration, renamed Bureau of Systems Development and Management in Sept. 1998.

DIVISION OF TRAINING & STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Under Family Investment Administration, functions absorbed by Bureau of Policy and Training in Sept. 1998.

FAMILY SERVICES
Under Social Services Administration, merged with Child Protective Services in 1997 to form In-Home Services.

FATHERHOOD PROGRAMS
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration.

GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON THE STATUS OF GIRLS
In June 2000, the Governor established the Governor's Council on the Status of Girls within the Maryland Commission for Women (Executive Order 01.01.2000.11; Executive Order 01.01.2000.23).

For Maryland girls, the Council identified what obstructions keep them from realizing their full potential and what resources were available to meet their needs. The Council recommended changes through legislation, policy, or procedure; and advised State agencies on how to implement such changes to benefit Maryland's girls. The Council also set up a reporting system to see how State laws and policies affect Maryland girls.

The Council consisted of up to nineteen members. Up to eight of these were appointed by the Governor, who also named two youth members. The other members represented State agencies.

The Council was abolished on Sept. 5, 2003 (Executive Order 01.01.2003.29).

HOMELESS SERVICES
Under Community Services Administration, renamed Shelter, Nutrition, and Service Program in 1998.

IN-HOME AIDE SERVICES
Under Office of Adult and Family Services within Community Services Administration, this unit in March 1997 became part of Home-Based Services.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT DIVISION
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, renamed Audit Division in April 2003.

LEGISLATIVE & PROGRAM COORDINATION
Legislative and Program Coordination began in 2000. It coordinated activities for attorneys working in local child support enforcement offices and established a database of cases for them. Also, federal and State legislation were monitored and analyzed by this office.

Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, abolished in July 2003 due to budgetary constraints.

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Under Family Investment Administration, renamed Office of Administrative Services and Quality Control in Sept. 1998.

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Under Office of Secretary, renamed Office of Administrative Operations in Dec. 2003.

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Under Social Services Administration, renamed Office of Management Services in Aug. 1997.

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Under Family Investment Administration, reorganized as Office of Operations in July 2004.

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES & QUALITY CONTROL
Under Family Investment Administration, renamed Office of Administrative Services and Continuous Improvement in Oct. 1998.

OFFICE OF ADULT & FAMILY SERVICES
Under Community Services Administration, renamed Office of Adult Services in Jan. 1999.

OFFICE OF AUTOMATION
Under Social Services Administration, moved to Office of Technology for Human Services and renamed Maryland Children's Electronic Social Services Information Exchange (MD CHESSIE) Project Office in Feb. 2001.

OFFICE OF CENTRAL COLLECTIONS & DISBURSEMENT
Under Child Support Enforcement Administration, renamed Office of Collection Management in 2000.

OFFICE OF CHILD CARE SUBSIDY
Under Deputy Secretary for Programs, and formerly under Child Care Administration, transferred to Division of Early Childhood Development, State Department of Education, in July 2006.

OFFICE OF CHILD-PLACEMENT RESOURCES
Under Social Services Administration, in 1996, Office functions were reassigned to Office of Administrative Services.

OFFICE OF COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, renamed Office of Central Collections and Disbursement in 1999.

OFFICE OF COMMUNITY & VOLUNTEER SERVICES
Disbanded in Jan. 2003.

OFFICE OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES
Disbanded in Jan. 2003.

OFFICE OF CORPORATE & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Renamed Office of Corporate and Community Services in March 1999.

OFFICE OF CORPORATE & COMMUNITY SERVICES
Reorganized as Office of Corporate Services in Jan. 2000.

OFFICE OF CORPORATE SERVICES
Disbanded in Jan. 2003.

OFFICE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE & PRIVATIZATION
Under Child Support Enforcement Administration, reformed as Privatization Project.

OFFICE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Under Operations, renamed Office of Employment and Program Equity in Jan. 1999.

OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT SERVICES
Under Social Services Administration, renamed Office of Administrative Services in 1996.

OFFICE OF FEDERAL FUNDING INITIATIVES
Under Social Services Administration, Office functions were transferred in 1996 to Office of Research, Special Projects, Planning, and Legislation.

OFFICE OF FIELD SUPPORT SERVICES
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, reorganized as Office of Local Services in April 2003.

OFFICE OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Under Office of Technology for Human Services, functions assumed by other units in Feb. 2006.

OFFICE OF INTERCEPTS & ADJUSTMENTS
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, merged in 1996 with Office of Program Initiatives to form Office of Collections Management.

OFFICE OF INTERSTATE OPERATIONS
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, merged in 1996 with Office of Service Delivery to form Interstate and Local Services Division under Office of Local Services.

OFFICE OF LEGISLATION
In Sept. 2005, restructured as Office of Government, Corporate and Community Affairs.

OFFICE OF LOCAL SERVICES
Under Child Support Enforcement Administration, reorganized in 2000 as Office of Systems Support.

OFFICE OF PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Under Community Services Administration, transferred to Department of Disabilities in July 2005 (Chapter 439, Acts of 2005).

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
Under Operations, renamed Office of Human Resource Development and Training in 1996.

OFFICE OF PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION
Under Child Support Enforcement Administration, renamed Planning and Policy.

OFFICE OF PLANNING & PROJECTS MANAGEMENT
Under Social Services Administration, renamed Office of Research, Special Projects, Planning, and Legislation in 1996.

OFFICE OF POLICY, RESEARCH, & SYSTEMS
Under Family Investment Administration, reorganized as Office of Programs in July 2004.

OFFICE OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION
Under Family Investment Administration, reorganized as Office of Policy, Research, and Systems in 1998.

OFFICE OF PROGRAM INITIATIVES
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, reorganized in 1996 as Collection Programs and Initiatives Division under Office of Collections Management.

OFFICE OF PROGRAM INNOVATION
Under Family Investment Administration, functions of Office were assumed by Office of Policy Administration in Oct. 1996.

OFFICE OF PROGRAM REVIEW & MONITORING
Under Social Services Administration, Office functions were transferred in 1996 to Office of Research, Special Projects, Planning, and Legislation.

OFFICE OF PROJECT INDEPENDENCE MANAGEMENT
Formerly under Deputy Secretary for Programs and Local Operations, reorganized as Office of Work Opportunities and placed under Family Investment Administration in 1996.

OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Renamed Office of Public Relations in March 1997.

OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
Renamed Office of Communications in May 1999.

OFFICE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE
Under the Family Investment Administration, restructured as Bureau of Continuous Improvement in Sept. 1998.

OFFICE OF RESEARCH, SPECIAL PROJECTS, PLANNING, & LEGISLATION
Under Social Services Administration, renamed Office of Special Services in Aug. 1997.

OFFICE OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
In March 1999, renamed Office of Community and Volunteer Services.

OFFICE OF SERVICE DELIVERY
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, merged in 1996 with Office of Interstate Operations to form Interstate and Local Services Division under Office of Local Services.

OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE INITIATIVES
The Office of Substance Abuse Initiatives formed in 2001 to develop and implement substance abuse programs for parents and children receiving services under the Social Services Administration. With the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Office provided screening for alcohol and other drug abuse to clients of the Administration, assessed their needs, and referred them to substance abuse treatment programs.

Under Social Services Administration, the Office ceased to exist due to budget constraints in 2003.

OFFICE OF VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY SERVICES
Renamed in 2000 as Office of Community and Volunteer Services.

OFFICE OF WORK OPPORTUNITIES
In July 1989, the Office of Work Opportunities began as a federally mandated program called Project Independence. The Project was a work and training program for welfare recipients. With the Department of Business and Economic Development and the State Department of Education, it sought to move clients from welfare dependency to economic self-sufficiency through education, skills training, work-related activities, support services, and job placement. Formerly under the Deputy Secretary for Programs and Local Operations, the Office of Project Independence Management reorganized as the Office of Work Opportunities under the Family Investment Administration in 1996. Renamed the Office of Work Opportunities and Field Operations in October 1996, it again became the Office of Work Opportunities in September 1998. Due to budgetary cuts, the Office was disbanded in July 2004.

OFFICE OF WORK OPPORTUNITIES & FIELD OPERATIONS
Under Family Investment Administration, renamed Office of Work Opportunities in Sept. 1998.

OPERATIONS
In Oct. 2003, units assigned to Deputy Secretary for Operations were reassigned.

OPERATIONS & LOCAL DIRECTORS
In March 2007, oversight of local departments and directors transferred to Programs.

OUT-OF-HOME SERVICES: FOSTER CARE
Under Social Services Administration, renamed Out-of-Home Placement Services: Foster Care in 1999.

PLANNING
Planning was created in 1995 as Planning, Legislation, and Innovation and reorganized as Planning in February 1998. This office made policy, designed programs, and developed initiatives. The Deputy Secretary formulated social welfare policy and promulgated regulations reflecting new laws. The Deputy Secretary found alternative funding sources for programs; did strategic planning for the Department; and acted for the Secretary at administrative hearings and appeals.

In Dec. 2003, Planning was abolished, and its oversight for Administrative Services (now Administrative Operations), and Human Resource Development and Training was reassigned to the Chief of Staff.

PLANNING, LEGISLATION, & INNOVATION
In Feb. 1998, reorganized as Planning.

POLICY, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, & TRAINING DIVISION
Under Child-Support Enforcement Administration, functions reassigned within Office of Policy and Training in April 2003.

PRIVATIZATION PROJECT
Authorization for Project expired Oct. 31, 2002.

PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS
Renamed Programs in Dec. 1998.

RESPITE CARE PROGRAM
Under Office of Adult and Family Services within Community Services Administration, this unit in March 1997 became part of Home-Based Services.

SOCIAL SERVICES TO ADULTS
Under Office of Adult and Family Services within Community Services Administration, this unit was incorporated into Community-Based Services in March 1997.

WELFARE REFORM OFFICE
Under Family Investment Administration, completed its work in Oct. 1996.

WOMEN'S SERVICES
Under Community Services Administration, renamed Office of Victim Services in Dec. 1999.