WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 246

(4) One shall be the Commissioner SECRETARY of THE
MARYLAND Higher Education COMMISSION ex officio.

24-104.

(a)  The Education Coordinating Committee shall coordinate
the policies and activities of:

(1)  The State Board of Education;

(2)  The State Superintendent of Schools;

(3)  The [State Board for.]. MARYLAND Higher Education
COMMISSION; and

(4)   The Commissioner SECRETARY of THE MARYLAND Higher
Education COMMISSION.

(b)  On its own motion or if requested by the State Board of
Education or the [State Board for] MARYLAND Higher Education
COMMISSION, the Education Coordinating Committee shall study and
make policy recommendations on matters concerning both:

(1)  Elementary and secondary education; and

(2)  Higher education.

24-105.

The State Department of Education and the [State Board for]
MARYLAND Higher Education COMMISSION shall provide staff
assistance to the Education Coordinating Committee.

24-106.

(d) (1) The Board of Trustees shall consist of 11 members.
Of the members:

(i) 3 shall be board members, officers, or
employees of institutions of higher education in the State of
Maryland;

(ii) 3 shall be board members, officers, or
employees of local education agencies in the State of Maryland;

(iii) 1 shall be a Board member, officer, or
employee of the Maryland State Department of Education;

(iv) 1 shall be a Board member, officer, or
employee of the [State Board for] MARYLAND Higher Education
COMMISSION;

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