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(1) Nine voting members jointly appointed by the Governor and the County Executive from a list of qualified individuals submitted to the Governor and the County Executive by the State Board; and

(2) One student member selected under subsection (o) of this section.

(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 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 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 appointed members shall possess a high level of knowledge and expertise concerning education.

(h) At least one 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 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) 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 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 Board may not be reimbursed more than $7,000 in travel and other expenses incurred in a single fiscal year.

(m) On appointment of the Board, the Governor and the County Executive shall jointly select one of the appointed members to serve as the chairman of the Board who shall serve in that capacity through June 30, 2004.

(n) Beginning on July 1, 2004 and every 2 years thereafter, from among its appointed members, the Board shall elect a chairman.

(o) (1) The student member shall be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Prince George's County public school system during the student's term in office.

(2) An eligible student shall file a nomination form at least 2 weeks before a special election meeting of the Prince George's Regional Association of Student Governments. Nomination forms shall be made available in the administrative offices of all public senior high schools in the county, the office of student concerns, and the office of the president of the regional association. The delegates to the regional association annually shall elect the student member to the Board at a special election meeting to be held each school year.

(3) The student member may vote on all matters before the Board except those relating to:

(i) Capital and operating budgets;

(ii) School closings, reopenings, and boundaries;

(iii) Collective bargaining decisions;

(iv) Student disciplinary matters;

(v) Teacher and administrative disciplinary matters as provided under § 6-202(a) of this article; and

(vi) Other personnel matters.

(4) On an affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed members of the Board, the Board may determine if a matter before the Board relates to a subject that the student member may not vote on under paragraph (3) of this subsection.

(5) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed members of the Board, the student member may not attend an executive session that relates to hearings on appeals of special education placements, hearings held under § 6-202(a) of this article, or collective bargaining.

(6) The Prince George's Regional Association of Student Governments may establish procedures for the election of the student member of the Board.

(7) The election procedures established by the Prince George's Regional Association of Student Governments are subject to the approval of the appointed members of the Board.

(8) The student member serves for a term of 1 year beginning at the end of a school year.

(p) Any action by the Board shall require:

(1) A quorum of a majority of the appointed members then serving; and

(2) The affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed members then serving.

(q) A member may not be a candidate for public office while serving on the Board.

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