WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 311

rules or regulations prescribed by the Board of Appeals pursuant
to their authority as outlined in § 7(g) herein.

(b) The Department of ECONOMIC AND Employment [and
Training] DEVELOPMENT shall have a Board of Appeals consisting of
three members, a chairman and two associate members, who shall
each take the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution
before entering upon the duties of office.

The members of the Board of Appeals of the Employment
Security Administration holding office on October 1, 1983 shall
continue to hold office as members of the Board of Appeals of the
Department of ECONOMIC AND Employment [and Training] DEVELOPMENT
until the expiration of the terms to which they were appointed.
Upon the expiration of the term of any member of the Board of
Appeals, the Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, shall
appoint a successor who shall hold office for the term of six
years, and until a successor is duly appointed and qualified.
Any vacancy occurring during a term shall be filled by the
Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, for the unexpired
portion of the term. If there is a vacancy in the position of
chairman of the Board, the Secretary may appoint one of the
associate members to be chairman, to serve as such for the
remainder of the term to which that member was appointed as an
associate member, such appointment to be subject to the approval
of the Governor.

The chairman and associate members of the Board of Appeals
shall receive remuneration in such amount or amounts as may be
fixed by the Standard Salary Board or its successor.

Any two members of the Board of Appeals   shall constitute a

quorum. No vacancy shall impair the right     of the remaining

members to exercise the powers conferred     upon the Board of
Appeals under the provisions of this article.

(c) The Secretary shall establish two coordinate
[divisions] UNITS: [the] A Division of Employment Service, first
created as the Maryland State Employment Service pursuant to § 13
of this article, and [the] A Division of Unemployment Insurance.
Each [division] UNIT shall be responsible for the discharge of
its distinctive functions.

12.

(a) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of ECONOMIC AND
Employment [and Training] DEVELOPMENT to administer this article.
The Secretary shall have power and authority to adopt, amend, or
rescind such rules and regulations, to employ such persons, make
such expenditures, require such reports, make such
investigations, and take such other action as is necessary or
suitable to that end. The Secretary shall determine the
organization and methods of procedure in accordance with the

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