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admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals of Maryland. The
members of the Board shall be residents of the district and shall be
appointed by the Governor for terms of three years. Any vacancy
occurring on any district advisory board during the term of any
member shall be filled by the Governor for the remainder of the
unexpired term. The Governor shall annually designate a chairman
of each District Advisory Board, who shall preside over and repre-
sent the interests of the Board in carrying out the provisions of this
Article.

(b)  Each District Advisory Board shall hold at least one regular
annual meeting at a time and place to be designated by the chair-
man. Additional meeting may be called upon notice by the chairman,
the Public Defender or District Public Defender or upon the request
of any three members of the Board.

(c)  The District Advisory Boards shall study and observe the
operation of the District Public Defender Office, and shall advise the
Public Defender and the District Public Defender with respect to
panels of attorneys, fees, and any other matters pertaining to the
operation of the District Public Defender Office and the Public
Defender System.

(d)  Members of each District Advisory Board shall serve without
compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed for necessary
expenses, including travel, actually incurred in the performance of
their duties.

10. 11. Report of the Public Defender to the BOARD OF TRUS-
TEES, Governor and the General Assembly.

On or before the 80th day of September of each year, the Public
Defender shall submit a report to the BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND
TO THE Governor and to the General Assembly. The report shall
include pertinent data concerning the operations of the Office of the
Public Defender including: projected needs; a breakdown of the
number and type of classes handled and relative dispositions; recom-
mendations for statutory changes including changes in the criminal
law or court rules as may be appropriate or necessary for the im-
provement of the system of criminal justice and control of crime;
and rehabilitation of offenders.

11. 12. Severability.

The provisions of this Article are severable, and if any provision,
sentence, clause, section or part thereof is held invalid or unconsti-
tutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect or
impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections
or parts of this Article or their application to other persons or cir-
cumstances. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that
this Article would have been adopted if such invalid or unconstitu-
tional provision, sentence, clause, section or part had not been in-
cluded therein.

12. 13. Appropriations.

Funds for carrying out the provisions of this Article shall be as
provided in the State Budget from time to time.