Ch. 585                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

817. CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION BOARD.

(a)     (1) There is [hereby created in the Department of Public Safety and
Correctional Services a Board, to be known as the] A Criminal Injuries Compensation
Board[, to consist] UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES.

(2)     THE BOARD CONSISTS of [5] FIVE members, no more than [4] FOUR
of whom shall belong to the same political party.

(3)     The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Secretary [of
Public Safety and Correctional Services], with the approval of the Governor, and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.

(4)      One member of the Board shall have been admitted to practice law in
the State [of Maryland] for not less than five years next preceding [his] THE
appointment.

(b)     The term of office of each [such] member [ shall be five] IS 5 years[, except
that the members first appointed shall serve for terms of five years, four years and three
years respectively]. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring otherwise than by
expiration of a term shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired terms.

(c)     The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, shall designate one member
of the Board as chairman, to serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.

(d)    The members of the Board shall devote [such] time as is necessary to
perform the duties imposed upon them. They shall receive an annual salary as may be
provided in the [annual] STATE budget.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This section is transferred from Art. 26A, § 3 of the Code.

In subsection (b) of this section, the former phrase "except that the members
first appointed shall serve for terms of five years, four years and three years
respectively" is deleted as obsolete, because the phrase related only to the
initial members of the Board who have since left office.

The only other changes are in style.

818. POWERS AND DUTIES.

The Board, subject to the authority of the Secretary [of Public Safety and
Correctional Services] as set forth in Article 41 of the Code, shall have the following
powers and duties:

[(a)](1) To establish and maintain an office and to appoint and prescribe the
duties of a claims examiner, a secretary, clerks, and [such] ANY other employees and
agents as may be necessary. Except as otherwise provided by law, these employees are
subject to the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern
classified service employees[.] ;

[(b)] (2) To adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind suitable rules and regulations
to carry out the provisions and purposes of this [article] SUBHEADING, including rules

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