ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 357

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

(5)     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.

(6)     A member may not serve for more than:
(i) [three] TWO full terms; or

(ii) a total of more than [9] 6 years.

(7)     A person may not be a member of the board if the person:

(i) has defaulted on the payment of a monetary obligation to the
nonprofit health service plan;

(ii) has been convicted of a criminal offense involving dishonesty or
breach of trust or a felony; [or]

(iii) habitually has neglected to pay debts; OR

(IV) HAS BEEN PROHIBITED UNDER ANY FEDERAL SECURITIES LAW
FROM ACTING AS A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF ANY CORPORATION.

(8)     A member shall meet any other qualifications set forth in the bylaws
of the nonprofit health service plan.

(9)     A member may not be an immediate family member of another board
member or an officer or employee of the nonprofit health service plan.

(10)   The board shall elect a chairman from among its members.

(11)   (I) The [membership] COMPOSITION of the board shall represent
the [different] RACIAL AND GENDER [geographic regions] DIVERSITY of the State.

(II) THE BOARD SHALL INCLUDE REPRESENTATION FROM EACH
GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF THE STATE.

(f) The board shall notify the Commissioner of any member who attends less
than 65% of the meetings of the board during a period of 12 consecutive months.

(G) (1) EXCLUDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ORDINARY AND NECESSARY
EXPENSES, A BOARD MEMBER IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR MAY RECEIVE
COMPENSATION NOT TO EXCEED:

(I) $15,000 FOR THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OR A BOARD
MEMBER WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF A COMMITTEE; OR

(II) $12,000 FOR A BOARD MEMBER WHO IS NOT THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE BOARD OR A BOARD COMMITTEE.

(2) A BOARD MEMBER MAY NOT RECEIVE MORE THAN THE AMOUNT
SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION FOR SERVING ON MORE THAN
ONE BOARD OF A CORPORATION SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION.

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