MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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appropriated for State aid for community colleges in the
1972 fiscal year only, the amount determined by the Board
to represent an equitable share to be borne by the State
of the actual financial needs of the college, less any
amounts paid to that college in this fiscal year based on
the current expense formula in § 7 (a) of this article.]

9.

[(a) Any local board of education which wishes to
be divested of its responsibility for the management and
control of the community college or colleges in that
political subdivision may request the Governor to appoint
a separate board of community college trustees for that
political subdivision as provided in this section.

(b) Upon the request of a local board of education
as provided in subsection (a) of this section, a local
board of community college trustees, composed of seven
members shall be appointed. The Governor, with the
advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the
members of said board for said county, except in
Baltimore City and such board shall be appointed by the
mayor and city council. Of the seven members first
appointed to any local board, five shall be appointed for
initial terms of from one to five years, respectively,
and the sixth and seventh members shall be appointed for
initial terms of six years each. As any such
appointment expires, and thereafter, the appointing
authority shall appoint a successor for a full term of
six years. The terms of office of the members of any
local board appointed by the Governor shall commence on
July 1 of the year of appointment by the Governor. If
any local board has been created prior to July 1, 1969,
and the terms of its members expire on a date other than
June 30, the terms of such members shall be extended to
the June 30 following the original expiration date of
such appointment. Any member of the board may be
appointed to a successive term. Among the appointees
the appointing authority may include one member of the
board of education for the county or the board of school
commissioners for Baltimore City, except in Prince
George's County where the board of trustees shall appoint
one of its members to serve as liaison to the board of
education. Any local board of trustees shall organize
and select its own chairman from time to time.

(c) If a local board is created pursuant to this
section it shall serve as the board of trustees for all
community colleges except regional community colleges,
which are situate in the political subdivision.]

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(a) There is established the Maryland Council for
Higher Education consisting of thirteen members who shall
be appointed from the citizens of the State by the
Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The