Ch. 425                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(IV)    ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS BLIND;

(V)     ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING;

(VI)    ONE PARENT OR FOSTER PARENT OF A CHILD WITH A
DISABILITY;

(VII)  FOUR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO HAVE
DISABILITIES;

(VIII) THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM STATEWIDE DISABILITY
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS;

(IX)    ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HOME HEALTH CARE
INDUSTRY;

(IX) (X) ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM A STATEWIDE
ORGANIZATION OF PROVIDERS OF SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES; AND

(X) (XI) ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ALLIANCE OF LOCAL
COMMISSIONS ON DISABILITY; AND

(2) (XII) TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STATE DISABILITY
IMPLEMENTATION INTERAGENCY DISABILITIES BOARD SELECTED BY THE
SECRETARY, ONE OF WHOM REPRESENTS THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND
MANAGEMENT;

(3) (2) ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SENATE OF MARYLAND,
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; AND

(4) (3) ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MARYLAND HOUSE OF
DELEGATES, APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.

(B)     IN MAKING THE APPOINTMENTS REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION, THE
GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT MEMBERS FROM AMONG:

(1)      THE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE STATE; AND

(2)      DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

(C)     A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERSHIP MEMBERS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES.

(D)     (1) THE TERM OF AN APPOINTED A MEMBER IS 3 YEARS.

(2) THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR
SHALL BE ARE STAGGERED FROM THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT AS REQUIRED BY THE
TERMS PROVIDED FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON JULY 1, 2004.

(E)     AT THE END OF A TERM, A MEMBER CONTINUES TO SERVE UNTIL A
SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.

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