HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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SERVICES SELECTION BOARD OR THE GENERAL PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES SELECTION BOARD FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

7-202.

(A) (1) THERE IS A MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF CONTRACT
APPEALS, REFERRED TO IN THIS TITLE AS THE APPEALS BOARD.

(2) THE APPEALS BOARD IS AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY
WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND MAY NOT, EXCEPT BY STATUTE,
BE MADE A PART OF ANY DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY.

(B) (1) THE APPEALS BOARD CONSISTS OF THREE MEMBERS,
EACH APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT
OF THE SENATE.

(2)  THE MEMBERS OF THE APPEALS BOARD SHALL BE
QUALIFIED TO SERVE IN A QUASI-JUDICIAL CAPACITY AND SHALL
HAVE A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND
PROCESSES.

(3)  MEMBERS INITIALLY APPOINTED SHALL SERVE
UNTIL FEBRUARY 1, 1984. THEREAFTER, THE MEMBERS SHALL HAVE
4-YEAR TERMS. HOWEVER, A MEMBER SHALL CONTINUE SERVING
BEYOND HIS TERM UNTIL THE APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF
HIS SUCCESSOR.

(4)  IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY ON THE APPEALS
BOARD, THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT, WITH THE ADVICE AND
CONSENT OF THE SENATE, A SUCCESSOR TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF
THE UNEXPIRED TERM.

(5)  A MEMBER OF THE APPEALS BOARD MAY BE REMOVED
FOR CAUSE BY THE GOVERNOR.

(6)  MEMBERS OF THE APPEALS BOARD SHALL SERVE
FULL TIME, RECEIVE THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED FOR IN THE
BUDGET, AND BE REIMBURSED FOR EXPENSES UNDER THE STANDARD
STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS.

(7)  THE APPEALS BOARD SHALL HAVE SUCH STAFF AS
IS PROVIDED FOR IN THE BUDGET.

(8)  THE GOVERNOR SHALL DESIGNATE ONE OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE APPEALS BOARD TO SERVE AS CHAIRMAN.

(C) (1) THE APPEALS BOARD SHALL HAVE JURISDICTION TO
HEAR AND DECIDE ALL APPEALS ARISING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 7-201(D)(2) 7-201(D) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(2) PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE APPEALS BOARD SHALL
BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT AS THEY RELATE TO CONTESTED
CASES BEFORE AGENCIES. THE APPEALS BOARD SHALL, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURE ACT, ADOPT REGULATIONS WHICH ARE NOT INCONSISTENT
WITH THAT ACT TO PROVIDE FOR INFORMAL, EXPEDITIOUS, AND