WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 145

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

Article 83A - Department of Economic and Employment Development

3-403.

(a)  (1) There is an Apprenticeship and Training Council as
part of the Department. The Council consists of [9] 12 members
all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor of Maryland, with
the advice of the Secretary and with the advice and consent of
the Senate of Maryland.

(2)  [Four] FIVE of the members shall be
representatives of employee organizations; 1 SHALL BE AN
EMPLOYEE; [4] 5 shall be representatives of employers and [1] 2
shall be appointed from the general public.

(3)  The membership of the Council shall include
representation by black, female, and handicapped persons.
Consultants to the Council shall include representation by black,
female, and handicapped persons.

(4)   In advising the Governor, the Secretary shall
give consideration to a balanced geographic representation from
all of Maryland and a representative sampling and mix of Maryland
industry.

(5)  One member shall be appointed as Chairman by the
Governor, with the advice of the Secretary, and serve as Chairman
at the pleasure of the Governor. The State Director of Vocational
Education and the State Supervisor of the Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training, U.S. Department of Labor, shall
serve as consultants to the Council without vote.

(6)  The Governor, with the advice of the Secretary
may appoint up to 3 additional consultants to the Council from
the public at large.

(b)  All appointments as members of the Council shall be for
terms of 4 years.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved May 5, 1989.

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