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(xiii) [the] THE Executive Director or the Executive Director's
designee, as an ex officio member.

(b)     (1) The term of an appointed member is 5 years.

(2)     The terms of appointed members are staggered as required by the terms
provided for members of the Board on July 1, 1988.

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

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

(c)     The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct:
DRAFTER'S NOTE: This section is transferred from SG § 9-1704.

The only changes are in style.
841. POWERS AND DUTIES.

Subject to the authority of the Executive Director, the Board shall have the
following powers and duties:

(1)     [to] TO render each year to the Governor a written report of its
activities, including the administration of the Fund;

(2)     [ to] TO monitor service needs of victims;

(3)     [ to] TO advise the Governor on the needs of victims;

(4)     (i) [to] TO recommend the appointment of the Victim Services
Coordinator to the Executive Director; and

(ii) [to] TO review and approve Victim Services Coordinator plans,
annual reports, and the implementation, operation, and revision of programs by the
Victim Services Coordinator;

(5)     [ to] TO approve or disapprove the grant applications submitted by the
[Office of Justice Administration] GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF CRIME CONTROL AND
PREVENTION;

(6)     [to] TO advise the State's Attorneys' Coordination Council on the
adoption of regulations governing the administration of the Victim and Witness
Protection and Relocation Program established under [Article 27, § 770 of the Code] §
835 OF THIS SUBHEADING; and

(7)     [to] TO advise the State's Attorneys' Coordinator on the administration
of the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This section is transferred from SG § 9-1705.

In item (5) of this section, the reference to the "Governor's Office of Crime
Control and Prevention" is substituted for the former obsolete reference to

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