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LAWS OF MARYLAND
Ch.8
(F) TENURE; VACANCIES.
(1) THE TERM OF A MEMBER IS 5 YEARS.
(2) THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS
REQUIRED BY THE TERMS PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ON
JULY 1, 1981.
(3) AT THE END OF A TERM, A MEMBER CONTINUES TO
SERVE UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.
(4) A MEMBER WHO IS APPOINTED AFTER A TERM HAS
BEGUN SERVES ONLY FOR THE REST OF THE TERM AND UNTIL A
SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.
(5) A MEMBER MAY NOT SERVE MORE THAN TWO
CONSECUTIVE FULL TERMS.
(G) REMOVAL.
THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE A MEMBER FOR INCOMPETENCE OR
MISCONDUCT.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from Art. 43, §
801(a), (b), (c), and (h) and the second sentence
of § 803(a) and from Art. 43, § 803(b)(1) through
(5).
Subsection (e) of this section is standard
language added to this and, where necessary,
corresponding sections of other titles of this
article to state the duty of an individual
appointed to any office of profit or trust to
take the oath specified in Art. I, § 9 of the
State Constitution.
Subsection (g) of this section is new language
derived without substantive change from Art. II,
§ 15 of the State Constitution. For other
provisions on removal, see: Art. XV, § 2 of the
State Constitution, on suspension and removal for
crimes; and Art. 41, § 4 of the Code, on removal
for failure to attend meetings.
In subsection (a)(2) of this section, the
ambiguous requirement of present Art. 43, §
801(a)(1) that all audiologist and speech
pathologist members of the Board hold "valid
licenses" is revised to require that the speech
pathologist members be licensed to practice
speech pathology and the audiologist member be
licensed to practice audiology. This revision
conforms with current Board practice and the
apparent intent of the General Assembly.
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