MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                         1557

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 300B(b) and Section 304B(b) of Article 77 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume, 1968 Sup-
plement), title "Public Education," subtitle "Chapter 31. Com-
munity Colleges," be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

300B.

(b) Upon the request of a board of trustees as provided in sub-
section (a) of this section, the Governor shall appoint with the
advice and consent of the Senate a new board of trustees for the
said regional community college. The said board shall consist of
seven members to be appointed by the Governor with the advice
and consent of the Senate from time to time. Of the seven members
appointed (i) one member shall be appointed from the board of
education (or board of school commissioners) of each political sub-
division in the region, and (ii) five members shall be appointed for
initial terms of from one to five years respectively, and two mem-
bers shall be appointed for initial terms of six years each. The
terms of office of the members of any regional board appointed by
the Governor shall commence on July 1 of the year of appoint-
ment by the Governor. If any regional board has been created prior
to July 1,1969, and the terms of its members expire on a date other
than June 30, the terms of such members shall be extended to the
June 30 following the original expiration date of such appointment.
A majority of the board shall not be members of the local boards
of education (or board of school commissioners) and, to effect this
result and achieve an odd number of board members, the Governor
may increase the size of the regional board.

304B.

(b) Upon the request of a local board of education as provided
in subsection (a) of this section, a local board of community col-
lege trustees, composed of seven members shall be appointed. The
Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint
the members of said board for said county, except in Baltimore
City and such board shall be appointed by the mayor and city council.
Of the seven members first appointed to any local board, five
shall be appointed for initial terms of from one to five years, re-
spectively, and the sixth and seventh members shall be appointed
for initial terms of six years each. As any such appointment expires,
and thereafter, the appointing authority shall appoint a successor
for a full term of six years. The terms of office of the members of
any local board appointed by the Governor shall commence on
July 1 of the year of appointment by the Governor. If any local
board has been created prior to July 1, 1969, and the terms of its
members expire on a date other than June 30, the terms of such
members shall be extended to the June 30 following the original
expiration date of such appointment. Any member of the board may
be appointed to a successive term. Among the appointees the appoint-
ing authority