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Show Office established for state commission for women and families w The Governor's Commission for Women and Families now has an - office in B-l 1 of the State Capitol. After last September's special session of the Legislature, funding was appropriated to secure office space and equipment to facilitate the commission's resources and responsibilities. Now a year later the commission has established itself as a permanent working agency agen-cy complete with staff. "If am so pleased to see the Commission for Women and Families on its feet and working in a functional manner after we pushed push-ed for the appropriations last year," said Gov. Norman H Bangerter. ' 'The women and families of Utah -can now contact commission staff directly and have their needs met.' The purpose of the commission, established by law May 8, 1973, with the passage of Section 63-47-1 is "to advise and confer with the Governor and state agencies concerning con-cerning issues of importance to women and families in Utah and to serve as a contact and coordinating group to analyze state and local programs to determine whether they adequately serve women and protect pro-tect the rights of men, women and children." Monthly meetings generally open to the public are held the second Tuesday of each month. For more information and access to newsletters and agendas for upcoming upcom-ing meetings, write: Utah State Governor's Commission for Women and Families, B-ll State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114. |
