Ch. 453

LAWS OF MARYLAND

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

Article 30 - Deaf, Mute or Blind

5.

(A)  General supervision and control of all such training
and employment centers shall be vested in a board of eleven
trustees, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(B)  OF THE 11 TRUSTEES, AT LEAST 4 SHALL BE:

(1) BLIND; OR

(2) INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE

CONCERNING THE NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF THE BLIND COMMUNITY.

(C)(1) THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT A TRUSTEE WHO MEETS THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION FROM A LIST
SUBMITTED BY THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND.

(2) THE NUMBER OF NAMES ON THE LIST SHALL BE 3 TIMES
THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES.

(D) (C) [When the trustees are appointed to terms effective
July 1, 1977, four shall be appointed for three years, four shall
be appointed for two years, and three shall be appointed for one
year. Any trustee appointed to the board thereafter shall be
appointed for a term of three years.] (1) THE TERM OF A MEMBER
IS 3 YEARS.

(2) THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS REQUIRED BY
THE TERMS PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ON JULY 1, 1988.

(E) (D) If a vacancy occurs on the board, it shall be
filled for the unexpired term by an appointment by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(F) (E) Trustees shall receive per diem compensation for
each board or committee meeting attended in the amount as
provided in the State budget and shall be reimbursed for expenses
incurred while actually engaged in the performance of their
duties in accordance with Standard State Travel Regulations.

6.

(A) Said board of trustees shall constitute a body
corporate under the name and style of "Blind Industries and
Services of Maryland," with the right to acquire and hold
property, real, personal and mixed, in any manner whatsoever; to

- 3268 -