Marvin Mandel, Governor                            495

(a)   The Inmate Grievance Commission is established as a separate
agency within the Department of Public Safety and Correctional
Services. It shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor
with the advice of the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional
Services. Of the five members so appointed, not less than two shall
be lawyers qualified to practice law in the State of Maryland and
not less than two members shall be persons of knowledge and ex-
perience in one or more of the fields under the jurisdiction of the
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Of the
members initially appointed, two shall be for a term of four years,
one shall be for a term of three years, one shall be for a term of
two years and one shall be for a term of one year. Thereafter, all
reappointments shall be for terms of four years. The Governor, with
the advice of the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Serv-
ices shall designate the Chairman from time to time. The Governor,
with the advice of the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional
Services, shall fill any vacancy which occurs before the expiration
of a term for the balance of the term so remaining. Each member
of the Commission shall receive per diem compensation as provided
in the budget for each day actually engaged in the discharge of his
official duties as well as reimbursement for all necessary and proper
expenses.

(b)  The Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services,
with the advice of the Commission, and with the approval of the
Governor, shall appoint an Executive Director of the Commission
who shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary and who shall receive
such salary as provided in the budget. In addition, the Secretary may
provide the Commission with such investigative, secretarial and cleri-
cal employees as may be necessary for the efficient administration
of the powers and duties of the Commission and as provided in the
budget.

(c)   The Governor, upon the recommendation of the majority of
the Commission or upon the recommendation of the Secretary, may
remove any member of the Commission for one or more of the follow-
ing:

(1)  Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude or of any
criminal offense the effect of which is to prevent or interfere with
the performance of Commission duties.

(2)  Failure to regularly attend meetings of the Commission.

(3)  Failure to carry out duties assigned by the Commission or its
chairman.

(4) Acceptance of another office or the conduct of other business
conflicting with or tending to conflict with the performance of Com-
mission duties.

(5) Any other ground which, under law, necessitates or justifies
the removal of a State employee.

(d)  Any person confined to an institution within the Division of
Correction, or otherwise in the custody of the Commissioner of Cor-
rection, or confined to the Patuxent Institution, who has any griev-
ance or complaint against any officials or employees of the Division