Ch. 412

1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Education

11-102.

(a) The Commission consists of 12 members [:

(1)     11 of whom are voting members] appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate [; and

(2)     One of whom is the Chairperson of the Student Advisory Council of the
Commission and serves in a nonvoting capacity].

(B) (1) ONE MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE:

(I)      A REGULARLY ENROLLED STUDENT IN GOOD STANDING AT A
MARYLAND INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO WHICH THE COMMISSION HAS
ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL UNDER THIS TITLE OR THAT MAY OPERATE
WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL UNDER § 11-202(6 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND

(II)    A RESIDENT OF MARYLAND.

(2)     SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE STUDENT
MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE NOMINATED IN THE MANNER
DETERMINED BY THE STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE COMMISSION TO THE
EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE POSITION OF STUDENT MEMBER SHALL BE ROTATED
AMONG ALL SEGMENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON AN EQUAL BASIS.

(3)     THE STUDENT MEMBER MAY NOT BE THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE
STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.

[(b)](C) (1) In making appointments to the Commission, the Governor shall
consider representation from all parts of the State.

(2) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION,
THE members of the Commission shall be residents of the State and shall be appointed
from the general public.                 

[(c)](D) (1) (i) Except for the student member, each member of the
Commission serves for a term of 5 years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(ii) [The term of a student member is the term during which the
student member serves as Chairperson of the Student Advisory Council of the
Commission.] THE STUDENT MEMBER SERVES FOR A TERM OF 1 YEAR, BEGINNING
JULY 1 AND ENDING JUNE 30, AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND
QUALIFIES.

(2) A member appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term serves only
for the remainder of that term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

[(d)](E) [Except for the student member, a] A member may be reappointed but
may not serve more than 2 consecutive full terms.

[(e)] (F) Each member of the Commission:

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