484 JOINT RESOLUTIONS

policy with reference thereto, urging all Maryland employers to
base employment decisions solely on the applicant's qualifications
for the employment, and requesting the State Commission on the
Aging to report to the General Assembly from time to time on the
progress being made in the elimination of such discrimination.

WHEREAS, there is evidence of a continuing discrimination by
Maryland employers in the employment of workers who have passed
their fortieth birthday; and

WHEREAS, this makes the employment problem of many workers
above that age limit very difficult and actually deprives them of
work they need to support themselves and their families; and

WHEREAS, this has a very detrimental effect on the economy of
the State; and

WHEREAS, reliable tests have demonstrated that such older work-
ers bring many assets of experience, skill, competence, stability, and
steadiness of production to their jobs; and

WHEREAS, Governor J. Millard Tawes in a policy declaration made
on October 21, 1959, eliminated all age discrimination in State epa-
ployment, except for the State police; and

WHEREAS, a similar policy by all private employers in the State,
would have a very wholesome effect on the State's economy; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Assembly
declares it to be the policy of this State, that no person should be
denied employment merely because of his chronological age; and

Be it Further Resolved, That the General Assembly commends
those forward-looking employers who do not practice such dis-
crimination in employment; and

Be it Further Resolved, That the General Assembly urges all em-
ployers in the State to drop all age discrimination against applicants
for employment, and base the decision for or against employment
entirely on an applicant's ability to perform the work for which he
applies, regardless of his age; and

Be it Further Resolved, That the State Commission on the Aging
be requested to conduct the most effective possible educational
campaign to eliminate such discrimination and to report to the
forthcoming sessions of the General Assembly on the results achieved
by this educational campaign, and to advise the General Assembly
whether, in its opinion, the discrimination can be eliminated without
the necessity of legislation.

Approved March 23, 1962.