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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 714

Article 70B — Commission on the Aging

Section 2

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1970 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 67, 158(b), 564, 567(c), 568J,
686(c), 695(e), 718(e), 718(g), 726(d)(6), 769(d), 782(b)
and 815(b) of Article 43 — Health, of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement)
be and they are hereby repealed and re—enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

Article 43 - Health

67.

There is established in the Department of Health a
bedding advisory board, which shall consist of nine
members. The Commissioner, or any employee designated
by him, shall be a member of the board and its chairman.
The Commissioner shall designate an employee of the
Department of Health to serve as secretary of the bedding
advisory board. The other eight members shall be
appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate. Seven of the members appointed
shall be persons who, on account of their vocations,
employment, or affiliations, represent the manufacturing
interests of the various products or branches of the
affected industries and shall be apportioned as follows:
Two shall represent manufacturers of bedding, two shall
represent manufacturers of upholstered furniture, one
shall represent a wholesaler, one shall represent a
supply dealer, and one shall represent a retailer. The
remaining member shall be a person qualified to represent
the public at large. The term of office of each member
shall be for a period of five years; except that the
terms of office of the members first appointed after July
1, 1969, shall expire, as designated by the Governor at
the time of appointment, two at the end of two years, two
at the end of three years, two at the end of four years,
and two at the end of five years. The Governor may fill
vacancies occurring in the membership on the board. Any
member so appointed shall be appointed to serve during
the unexpired term for which his predecessor was
appointed. Each member of the bedding advisory board
shall serve without salary but shall receive [actual and]
necessary travel and other expenses while engaged upon
the work of the board IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD
TRAVEL REGULATIONS. The board shall meet annually and at
other necessary times at the call of the chairman or at