MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                  1573

APPOINTED TO A SUCCESSIVE TERM OF OFFICE.]]

(b) On expiration of the term of any
[professional] REGISTERED nurse Board member, the
Maryland Nurses Association shall submit to the Governor
and to the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, a list
of five of its members qualified to serve on the Board.
Appointment shall be made from this list. Vacancies
occurring on the Board shall be filled for the unexpired
terms by the Governor in the manner aforesaid. An
additional list of five names shall be furnished to the
Governor and to the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene by the Maryland Nurses Association upon the
Governor's request.

[[(c) On expiration of the term of any licensed
practical nurse Board member, the Maryland Licensed
Practical Nurses Association shall submit to the Governor
and to the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, a list
of five of its members qualified to serve on the Board.
Appointment shall be made from this list. Vacancies
occurring on the Board shall be filled for the unexpired
terms by the Governor in the manner aforesaid. An
additional list of five names shall be furnished to the
Governor and to the secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene by the Maryland Licensed Practical Nurses
Association upon the Governor's request.

(d) The Governor may, after notice and an
opportunity for hearing, and with the advice of the
Secretary of Health and Rental Hygiene, remove any member
from the Board for neglect of any duty required by lav or
for incompetency or unprofessional or dishonorable
conduct. )]

293.

(a) [[Each member of the Board shall:

(1)    Be a citizen of the United States and a
resident of Maryland;

(2)    Take and file with the proper State
authority the oath prescribed by Article 1, § 6 of the
Maryland Constitution before beginning his or her term of
office[;

(3)    Be licensed under this subtitle;]]

(4)    Have had at least five years' successful
experience in nursing administration or nursing education
and have been actively engaged in either one of them for
at least three years immediately preceding appointment or
reappointment if a [[professional]] REGISTERED nurse