Section 10-302 - Membership. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-302. Membership.
 

(a)  Composition; appointment of members.-  

(1) The Maryland Advisory Council consists of 18 members appointed by the Governor. 

(2) The Maryland Advisory Council shall include representatives from a broad range of agencies and groups that are concerned directly or indirectly with mental hygiene, such as any of the following: 

(i) Courts. 

(ii) Police. 

(iii) Probation offices. 

(iv) Clergy. 

(v) Labor. 

(vi) Management. 

(vii) Legal profession. 

(viii) Medical profession. 

(ix) Mental health associations. 

(x) State and local government. 

(xi) Private employee groups. 

(xii) Local citizens groups. 

(xiii) Major socio-economic and ethnic groups. 

(b)  Tenure; vacancies.-  

(1) The term of a member is 3 years. 

(2) The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Maryland Advisory Council on July 1, 1982. The terms of one third of those members end each year. 

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

(4) 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. 59, § 9; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 1985, ch. 33.]