Section 9-917 - Membership. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-917. Membership.
 

(a)  Composition; appointment of members.-  

(1) The Commission consists of 28 members appointed by the Governor. 

(2) Of the members: 

(i) 1 shall be appointed from each of the 8 congressional districts in the State; 

(ii) 1 shall be a veteran appointed from the State at large; 

(iii) 1 shall be a representative of a women veterans organization in the State; 

(iv) 1 shall be a representative of a retired enlisted organization; and 

(v) 1 shall be appointed from a list of individuals submitted to the Governor by each of the following organizations: 

1. the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc.; 

2. the American Legion; 

3. the Amvets; 

4. the Catholic War Veterans; 

5. the Disabled American Veterans; 

6. the Fleet Reserve Association; 

7. the Jewish War Veterans; 

8. the Marine Corps League; 

9. the Maryland Military Officers Association of America; 

10. the Military Order of the Purple Heart; 

11. the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association; 

12. the Polish Legion of American Veterans; 

13. the Veterans of Foreign Wars; 

14. the Vietnam Veterans of America; 

15. the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.; 

16. the Black Veterans of All Wars, Inc.; and 

17. the Colonial Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America. 

(b)  Qualifications.- Each member must be a resident of the State and a veteran. 

(c)  Tenure; vacancies; termination.-  

(1) The term of an appointed member is 5 years. 

(2) The terms of the appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 1984. 

(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. 

(5) When an organization is no longer a part of the Commission, the appointment shall terminate at the end of the current member's term. 

(d)  Additional members.- A new organization may not be eligible for representation on the Commission, by appointment of the Governor, unless it is congressionally chartered. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 961/2, § 3; 1984, ch. 284, § 1; ch. 602; 1987, ch. 15; 1989, ch. 410; 1997, ch. 60; 1999, chs. 124, 125; 2000, ch. 133; 2001, ch. 13; 2002, ch. 332; 2006, ch. 238; 2007, ch. 362.]