Section 9-1608 - State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings - Establishment; composition; appointment. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-1608. State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings - Establishment; composition; appointment.
 

(a)  Establishment.- There is a State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings. 

(b)  Composition - Number.- The Council consists of 10 members. 

(c)  Composition - Representation.- Of the 10 Council members: 

(1) 1 shall be a member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate; 

(2) 1 shall be a member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House; 

(3) 1 shall be the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee; 

(4) 1 shall be a nongovernmental attorney who practices before the Office of Administrative Hearings; 

(5) 2 shall be secretaries or designees from departments involved in the adjudication of contested cases; 

(6) 2 shall represent the Maryland State Bar Association; and 

(7) 2 shall be from the general public. 

(d)  Appointment.- The Governor shall appoint the members specified in subsection (c)(4) through (7) of this section. 

(e)  Attorneys.- Of the members appointed under subsection (c) of this section, not more than 5 shall be attorneys who practice before the Office of Administrative Hearings. 
 

[1989, ch. 788; 1995, ch. 415; 1999, ch. 439; 2009, ch. 60, § 5.]