HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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establishing a term of office and tenure specifications for
members of the Council; providing for the removal from
office of members of the Council; establishing a quorum
requirement for the Council; providing for staff support to
the Council; and generally relating to the State Permit
Coordinating Council.

BY renumbering

Article - State Government
Section ll-205(a) and (b)
to be Section ll-205(b) and (c)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(As enacted by Chapter ___(S.B. 50) of the

Acts of the General Assembly of 1984)

BY adding to

Article - State Government

Section 11-202(c), (d), and (e) and 11-204(c) and (d)
Section 11-203(c), (d), and (e) and ll-205(a) and (d)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(As enacted by Chapter ____ (S.B. 50) of the

Acts of the General Assembly of 1984)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

11-202. 11-203.

(C)  BEFORE TAKING OFFICE, EACH APPOINTEE TO THE COUNCIL
SHALL TAKE THE OATH REQUIRED BY ARTICLE I, § 9 OF THE STATE
MARYLAND CONSTITUTION.

(D) (1) THE TERM OF A AN APPOINTED MEMBER IS 4 YEARS.

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

(3)  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.

(E)  THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE A MEMBER FOR INCOMPETENCE OR
MISCONDUCT.

11-204. 11-205.

(C) (A) A MAJORITY OF THE FULL AUTHORIZED MEMBERSHIP OF THE
COUNCIL IS A QUORUM.