Section 8-309 - Local advisory councils. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-309. Local advisory councils.
 

(a)  Appointment.- The Secretary shall appoint local advisory councils. 

(b)  Composition.- Each local advisory council shall consist of: 

(1) an equal number of members who represent employees and who represent employers; and 

(2) the number of members who represent the general public that the Secretary sets. 

(c)  Qualifications of employee and employer members.- Each member of a local advisory council who represents employees or who represents employers shall be regarded as a representative of employees or employers because of affiliation, employment, or vocation. 

(d)  Compensation and reimbursement.- A member of a local advisory council: 

(1) may not receive compensation; but 

(2) is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses. 

(e)  Duties of local advisory councils.- The local advisory councils shall help the Secretary to: 

(1) develop policies and discuss problems related to the administration of this title; and 

(2) ensure impartiality and freedom from political influence in the solution of those problems. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 95A, § 12; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.]