(a) The Corporation shall have a Board of Directors consisting of 9 voting
members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Senate. Five members shall be members of the Bar of the Court of
Appeals of Maryland and 4 shall be nonlawyers. Board members shall be
residents of the State who represent the different geographical regions
of the State.
(b) The term of office of each member of the Board shall be 3 years except
that 3 of the members first appointed, as designated by the Governor
when first appointed, shall serve for a term of 1 year and 3 shall
serve for a term of 2 years. Each member of the Board shall continue to
serve until a successor has been appointed. Any vacancy occurring on
the Board during the term of any member shall be filled by the Governor
for the remainder of the unexpired term. A member may not be
reappointed to more than 2 consecutive terms immediately following that
member's initial term.
(c) The members of the Board are not officers or employees of the State.
(d) The Governor shall select from among the voting members of the Board a
chairperson, who shall serve for a term of 3 years. Thereafter the
Board shall annually elect a chairperson from among its voting members.
(e) Officers shall be appointed by the Board from among its members and
shall include a secretary and a treasurer.
(f) A member of the Board shall be removed by a vote of 7 members for
malfeasance in office, for persistent neglect of or inability to
discharge duties, or for offenses involving moral turpitude, and for no
other cause.
(g) Directors shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence
and other expenses necessarily incurred in connection with their Board
positions as provided in the budget, but otherwise shall serve without
compensation.
(h) The Board shall meet at least 4 times during each calendar year.
(i) The Board's meetings shall be open to the public except that a meeting
may be closed for a purpose listed in § 10-508 of the State
Government Article.
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