HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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CHAPTER 304

(Senate Bill 109)

AN ACT concerning

State Board of Commissioners of Practical
Plumbing - Terms of Office

FOR the purpose of expressly providing that the Board of
Commissioners of Practical Plumbing shall be composed of 9
members; staggering the terms of members of the Board;
designating the length of the terms of the Board; clarifying
the regional representation on the Board; providing for the
prospective effect of this Act; and generally relating to
the terms of the members of the Board.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 56 - Licenses

Section 449

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1979 Replacement Volume and 1983 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 56 - Licenses

449.

[The Governor, with the advice of the Secretary of Licensing
and Regulation, shall appoint biennially seven persons, with the
advice and consent of the Senate, who shall constitute a board of
commissioners, which shall be known and designated as "The State
Board of Commissioners of Practical Plumbing" and shall be a part
of the Department of Licensing and Regulation. The Board of
Commissioners shall be selected as follows: seven persons who are
practical and skilled plumbers,] THE GOVERNOR, WITH THE ADVICE OF
THE SECRETARY OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, AND WITH THE ADVICE
AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, SHALL APPOINT 9 PERSONS TO CONSTITUTE
THE STATE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PRACTICAL PLUMBING AND SHALL
BE A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION. THE 9
MEMBER BOARD SHALL BE COMPOSED OF 7 PERSONS WHO ARE PRACTICAL AND
SKILLED PLUMBERS AND 2 PUBLIC MEMBERS. THE 7 PLUMBER MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD SHALL BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: two [of whom] shall be
from Baltimore City, one from Southern Maryland WHICH INCLUDES A
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF ANNE ARUNDEL, CALVERT, CHARLES, PRINCE
GEORGE'S AND ST. MARY'S COUNTIES, one from the Eastern Shore
WHICH INCLUDES A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF CAROLINE, DORCHESTER, KENT,