INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
In Maryland, independent agencies are part of the executive branch of government. They are those offices, commissions, boards, departments, and other agencies of State government established by statute as independent units of government.
Independent Agencies
Independent Agencies: Budgets
Independent Agencies: Defunct Units
Independent Agencies: Organizational Charts
Independent Agencies: Origin & Functions
Independent Agencies: Reports (mandated)
Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Maryland, April 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Generally, the law creating an independent agency originates with the General Assembly, but occasionally an agency is formed pursuant to a mandate of the United States Congress. While statutorily distinct from principal departments of State government, independent agencies may receive budgetary or administrative support from them.
Also see: Private Agencies with Government Boards
State Archives, Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland, October 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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- Accountability & Implementation Board
- Administrative Hearings, Office of
- Advanced Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland, Regional
- African American History & Culture, Commission on
- African American Museum Corporation, Maryland
- Agricultural & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation, Maryland
- Alcohol, Tobacco, & Cannabis Commission
- Archives, State
- Assessments & Taxation, State Department of
- Automobile Insurance Fund, Maryland
- Bainbridge Development Corporation
- Canal Place Preservation & Development Authority
- Cannabis Administration, Maryland
- Chesapeake Bay Trust
- Civil Rights, Commission on
- College Savings Plans of Maryland Board, see: Maryland 529 Division
- Community Investment Corporation, Maryland
- Contract Appeals, Maryland State Bd. of
- Correctional Ombudsman, Office of the
- Deaf, Maryland School for the
- Economic Development Corp., Maryland
- Elections, State Board of
- Emergency Medical Services System, Maryland Institute for
- Energy Administration, Maryland
- Energy Center, Maryland Clean
- Environmental Service, Maryland
- Ethics Commission, State
- 529 Program, Maryland, see: Maryland 529 Division
- Food Center Authority, Maryland
- Government Efficiency Commission
- Government House Trust
- Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Maryland
- Health Benefit Exchange, Maryland
- Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office
- Higher Education Commission, Maryland
- Historic St. Mary's City Commission
- Injured Workers' Insurance Fund, see: Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company
- Innovation Initiative, Maryland
- Inspector General for Education, Maryland Office of the
- Inspector General for Health, Maryland Office of the
- Insurance Administration, Maryland
- Library Agency, Maryland State
- Longitudinal Data System Center Governing Board, Maryland
- Lottery & Gaming Control Agency, State
- Military Department
- Modernize Maryland Oversight Commission
- Open Data, Council on
- Pediatric Cancer Research Commission
- People's Counsel
- Pimlico Community Development Authority
- Prescription Drug Affordability Board
- Property Tax Assessment Appeals Boards
- Prosecutor, State
- Public Broadcasting Commission, Maryland
- Public Defender, Office of
- Public Employees Relations Board
- Public Service Commission
- Public-Private Partnership Marketing Corporation, Maryland
- Retirement & Pension System, State
- Retirement Plans, Teachers & State Employees Supplemental
- Rural Maryland Council
- St. Mary's City Commission, Historic
- School Construction, Interagency Commission on
- School Safety, Maryland Center for
- Small Business Retirement Savings Board, Maryland
- Social Equity, Office of
- Somers Cove Marina Commission
- Stadium Authority, Maryland
- State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans, Maryland
- State House Trust
- Subsequent Injury Fund Board
- Tax Court, Maryland
- Technology Development Corporation, Maryland
- Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority, Maryland
- Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority, Maryland
- Uninsured Employers' Fund Board
- Veterans Trust, Maryland
- West North Avenue Development Authority
- Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board
- Workers' Compensation Commission, State
- Workforce Development Board, Governor's
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