236                              Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 32

(4)  A person familiar with vocational education and manpower
needs of agriculture;

(5)  Persons representative of community and junior colleges and
other institutions of higher education, area vocational schools, tech-
nical institutes and post-secondary or adult education agencies or
institutions, which may provide programs of vocational or technical
education;

(6)  A person familiar with the administration of State and local
vocational education programs;

(7)  A person having special knowledge, experience, or qualifi-
cations with respect to vocational education and who is not involved
in the administration of State or local vocational education programs;

(8)  A person familiar with programs of technical and vocational
education, including programs in comprehensive secondary schools;

(9)  A person representative of local educational agencies, and a
person or persons who are representative of school boards;

(10)  A person or persons representative of manpower and vo-
cational education agencies in the State and the Comprehensive Area
Manpower Planning System of the State;

(11)  A person representing school systems with large concen-
trations of academically, socially, economically, and culturally dis-
advantaged students;

(12)  A person having special knowledge, experience, or qualifi-
cations, with respect to the special educational needs of physically
or mentally handicapped persons;

(13)  Persons representative of the general public, including the
poor and disadvantaged, who are not qualified for membership un-
der any of the preceding [clauses] paragraphs of this ([paragraph]
subsection.

412.

(b) The Authority shall consist of seven members, all of whom
shall be citizens of the State of Maryland, one of whom shall be a
resident of Howard County. The Director of Agricultural Extension,
State of Maryland, and the Comptroller of the State shall be ex offi-
cio members, and the tenure of their office shall coincide with the
terms for which they hold the designated offices. In the event of a
vacancy in any of the ex officio officers, the seat on the Authority
is to be taken by the interim or permanent successor.

The Governor of the State of Maryland, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, within thirty (30) days after June 1, 1967, shall
appoint five members who shall be outstanding citizens of the State
of Maryland. The original appointments of those five members, ex-
cluding the ex officio members, shall be made in such manner that
the term of one member shall expire on July 1, 1968, the term of
another member shall expire on July 1, 1969, the term of another
member shall expire on July 1, 1970, the term of another member
shall expire on July 1, 1971, and the term of the remaining mem-
ber shall expire on July 1, 1972. Their successors shall be appointed
for terms of five years from the dates of expiration of their respec-
tive terms of office, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy
shall serve only for the unexpired term. Any member of the Author-
ity is eligible for reappointment. The Governor, after notice in writing