Utah. Governor's Commission on the Status of Women

The Governor's Commission for Women and Families, originally organized as the Governor's Advisory Committee on Women's Programs, was created to protect the rights of women and families in Utah.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY: Governor Calvin L. Rampton officially created the new 12-member advisory committee by executive order on May 6, 1968. An amended executive order signed September 18, 1970, changed the name to the Governor's Committee on the Status of Women and authorized up to 15 commissioners. Unfunded by the state, the committee functioned with assistance and financial support from women's organizations. The Governor's Commission on the Status of Women was statutorily established by the 40th State Legislature, in March 1973, and was given an appropriation from the legislature. The present commission consists of 19 members appointed by the governor for overlapping terms of four years.

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