PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                               Ch. 25

[ (1)] (I) Title companies doing business in the State;

[ (2)] (II) The Maryland Low Income Housing Coalition;

[(3)] (III) Financial institutions doing business in the State;

[(4)] (IV) Local governments;

[(5)] (V) Nonprofit housing developers;

[ (6)] (VI) For profit housing developers;

[ (7)] (VII) The Maryland Housing Policy Commission;

[ (8)] (VIII) Public housing authorities; AND

[ (9) The Maryland Housing Resource Corporation;

(10)] (IX)Social services providers[; and

(11) The general public].

(2) THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL INCLUDE TWO REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

(d)     (1) When making appointments to the Board of Trustees, the Governor
shall give due consideration to geographic representation of the State.

(2) The Governor shall appoint [1] ONE of the trustees to serve as
chairperson of the Board of Trustees.

(e)     (1) The Board of Trustees may act with a majority vote of a quorum of the
Board of Trustees.

(2) A quorum shall consist of a majority of the voting trustees then serving
on the Board of Trustees.

(f)     (1) The term of a trustee is 4 years.

(2)     The terms of the trustees are staggered as required by the terms
provided for members of the Board on October 1, 1992.

(3)     At the end of a term, a trustee continues to serve until a successor is
appointed and qualifies.

(4)     A trustee who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the
rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved April 9, 1996.

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