Section 5-541 - Local boards - Membership. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-541. Local boards - Membership.
 

(a)  Composition.-  

(1) A local board consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor. 

(2) If a single multicounty local board is established for 2 or more counties, and if it is necessary that 1 or more of those counties have a greater number of members on the local board in order for the local board to have 7 members, the greater number of members shall be appointed from the counties that have the largest out-of-home care populations, in order of the size of the out-of-home care populations. 

(b)  Qualifications.-  

(1) Each member of a local board shall be a resident of a county that is served by the local board. 

(2) Each member of a local board shall: 

(i) be a citizen who has demonstrated an interest in minor children through community service, professional experience, or similar activities; or 

(ii) have a background in law, sociology, psychology, psychiatry, education, social work, or medicine. 

(c)  Tenure; vacancies.-  

(1) The term of a member is 4 years. 

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

(3) 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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 88A, §§ 114, 116; 1984, ch. 296, § 2; 1996, ch. 251; 1998, ch. 539; 2007, ch. 153.]