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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 240

(2) THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS
REQUIRED BY THE TERMS PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ON
JULY 1, 1982. THE TERMS OF THOSE MEMBERS END AS FOLLOWS:

(I) 2 IN 1983;

(II) 1 IN 1984;

(III) 2 IN 1985;

(IV) 2 IN 1986; AND

(V) 2 IN 1987.

(3) AT THE END OF A TERM, A MEMBER CONTINUES TO
SERVE UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.

(4) IF A MEMBER WHO WAS APPOINTED FROM A LIST
REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION DIES, RESIGNS, OR
OTHERWISE CEASES TO BE A MEMBER, A SUCCESSOR SHALL BE
APPOINTED FROM A LIST SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR IN THE
MANNER REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.

(5) 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.

(6) A MEMBER MAY BE APPOINTED TO SUCCESSIVE

TERMS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 718(b), (c), (d), and the references in the
first sentence to the duty of the Governor to
appoint Board members and to the kinds of
entities that the appointees shall represent and
the entire second sentence of (a).

In subsection (a)(1) of this section, the former
language "not more than", which modified the
reference to the Board consisting of 9 members,
is deleted as unnecessary and potentially
misleading. It is clear from former Article 43,
§ 718(b), which set the terms for the members of
the Board as originally constituted, that the
General Assembly intended that the Board should
not consist of less than 9 members, and the
quoted language is not needed to establish that
the Board may not consist of more than 9 members.

In subsection (c)(4) of this section, "or
otherwise ceases to be a member" is new language
added for clarity. The added language makes
express the intent behind the former provisions
that any vacancy should be filled in the same