ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 345

[(5)](4) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the
Governor shall appoint the audiologist members, with the advice of the Secretary,
from a list submitted to the Secretary and the Governor, jointly by the Maryland
Academy of Audiology and the Maryland Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
The number of names on the list shall be at least 3 times the number of vacancies.

(ii) For each audiologist vacancy, the Maryland Academy of
Audiology and the Maryland Speech-Language and Hearing Association shall:

1.       Notify by mail all licensed audiologists in the State of the
vacancy to solicit nominations to fill the vacancy; and

2.       Conduct a balloting process by mail by which every
licensed audiologist in the State is eligible to vote on the names of the licensed
audiologists to be submitted to the Secretary and the Governor.

[(6)](5) The Governor shall appoint the hearing aid dispenser members,
with the advice of the Secretary, from a list submitted to the Secretary and the
Governor by the Maryland members of the Hearing Aid Specialist Association of
Maryland, District of Columbia, and Delaware. The number of names on the list shall
be at least 3 times the number of vacancies.

[(7)](6) (i) The Governor shall appoint the consumer members with
the advice of the Secretary and the advice and consent of the Senate.

(ii) 1. The Governor shall appoint the hearing impaired
consumer member from a list submitted to the Secretary and the Governor by the
Governor's Office for Individuals with Disabilities.

2. The Governor's Office for Individuals with Disabilities
shall solicit nominees from each of the hearing impaired associations in the State.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2004.

Approved May 11, 2004.

CHAPTER 345
(House Bill 431)

AN ACT concerning

Queen Anne's County Calvert County, Queen Anne's County, and St. Mary's
County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class A Light Wine License

FOR the purpose of authorizing a Class A light wine license to be issued in Calvert
County, Queen Anne's County, and St. Mary's County; and generally relating to
alcoholic beverages licenses in Calvert County, Queen Anne's County, and St.
Mary's County.

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