WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 280

(1993 Replacement Volume)

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

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(a)     There is a citizens' advisory committee for the institutions of the Department
located or planned for location in:

(1)     Baltimore;

(2)     Hagerstown;

(3)     Jessup; and

(4)     Somerset County.

(b)      [Each] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION, EACH
committee consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor as required under
subsections (c) and (d) of this section.

(c)     (1) The Senator and each Delegate from the legislative district in which the
institutions are located shall each submit a name to the Governor.

(2)      [(i) Except in Somerset County, each] EACH member nominated by a
Senator or Delegate shall be a resident [of this State and] of the legislative district in
which the institutions are located.

[(ii) In Somerset County, each member nominated by a Senator or
Delegate shall be a resident of this State and of Somerset County.]

(3)     The Governor shall appoint each person nominated by a Senator or
Delegate for a vacancy on a committee within 60 days after receipt of the nominee's
name.

(d)     (1) To the extent possible, the additional 3 members shall be appointed to
provide for legal, law-enforcement, and business representatives on each committee.

(2) Each of these 3 members shall be a resident [of this State and] of the
county in which the institutions are located.

(E) (1) IN SOMERSET COUNTY, THE CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CONSISTS OF 8 MEMBERS APPOINTED AS REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION.

(2) (I) THE SENATOR AND EACH DELEGATE FROM LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICT 38 SHALL EACH SUBMIT A NAME TO THE GOVERNOR.

(II) EACH MEMBER NOMINATED BY A SENATOR OR DELEGATE
SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF SOMERSET COUNTY.

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