ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 146

(d)     Each member of the Board shall be a resident of Prince George's County.

(e)      To the extent practicable, the membership of the Board shall reflect the
demographic and geographic composition of Prince George's County.

(f) (1) At least four of the [voting] APPOINTED members shall possess a high
level of knowledge and expertise concerning the successful administration of a large
business, nonprofit, or governmental entity and shall have served in a high level
management position with such an entity.

(2) At least two of the [voting] APPOINTED members listed in paragraph
(1) of this subsection shall possess a high level of expertise in managing a business.

(g) At least three of the [voting] APPOINTED members shall possess a high
level of knowledge and expertise concerning education.

(h) At least one [voting] APPOINTED member shall be a parent of a student
enrolled in the Prince George's County public school system as of the date of
appointment of the member.

(i) (1) Among the nine [voting] APPOINTED members, at least one member
shall also possess knowledge or experience in the education of children with
disabilities.

(2) The knowledge or experience may be derived from being the parent of
a child with a disability.

(j) (1) [A voting] AN APPOINTED member who is appointed after a term has
begun serves only for the remainder of the term and until a successor is appointed and
qualifies.

(2) To the extent practicable, the Governor and the County Executive shall
fill any vacancy on the Board within 60 days after the date of the vacancy from a list
of qualified individuals submitted to the Governor and the County Executive by the
State Board.

(k) On the joint approval of the Governor and the County Executive, a member
may be removed only for cause in accordance with § 3-108 of this subtitle.

(l) (1) From and after December 2, 2002, at the beginning of each member's
full term, the chairman of the Board is entitled to receive $19,000 annually as
compensation and the other [voting] members, NOT INCLUDING THE STUDENT
MEMBER, are each entitled to receive $18,000 annually as compensation.

(2) (i) After submitting vouchers under the rules and regulations
adopted by the Board, the chairman and the other members, including the student
member, are entitled to the allowances for travel and other expenses provided in the
Prince George's County budget.

(ii) A member of the [county] Board may not be reimbursed more
than $7,000 in travel and other expenses incurred in a single fiscal year.

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