140                                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch.8

member appointed by the Governor to any State
board or commission who fails to attend at least
50 percent of its meetings during any 12-month
period. For other provisions on removal, see:
Art. II, § 15 of the State Constitution, on the
power of the Governor to remove members of the
Board for misconduct or incompetence; and Art.
XV, § 2 of the State Constitution, on suspension
and removal for crimes.

In subsection (i)(l) of this section, the present
phrase "upon the recommendation of the Secretary"
is deleted as misleading. Although the present
law seems to imply that the Governor may remove a
Board member only on the recommendation of the
Secretary, Art. II, § 15 of the State
Constitution makes it clear that the power of the
Governor is not so limited.

Present Art. 32, § 2B(a), which defines
"financial interest" and "household member", is
deleted as unnecessary in light of the
definitions of "household member" and
"substantial financial interest" in § 1-101 of
this article.

The Commission to Revise the Annotated Code calls
to the attention of the General Assembly that,
although the Secretary is charged with advising
the Governor with respect to appointments to the
Board, the lists of nominees to become dentist or
dental hygienist members of the Board are not
required to be submitted to the Secretary.

4-203. OFFICERS.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS, THE BOARD SHALL ELECT A
PRESIDENT AND A SECRETARY.

(B)  ELECTIONS AND TERMS OF OFFICE.

THE MANNER OF ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND THEIR TERMS OF
OFFICE SHALL BE AS THE BOARD DETERMINES.

(C)  BOARD SECRETARY.

THE BOARD SECRETARY IS THE LEGAL CUSTODIAN OF ALL BOARD
RECORDS AND ANY OTHER BOARD PROPERTY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the first clause
of the first sentence and the first clause of the
second sentence of Art. 32, § 3.