Section 5-536 - State Board - Membership.
§ 5-536. State Board - Membership.
(a) Composition.-
(1) The State Board consists of 11 members.
(2) Of the 11 members:
(i) 1 shall be appointed by the Governor from the Governor's staff;
(ii) 3 shall be from the eighth judicial circuit, to be chosen by and from among the members of the local boards in the circuit; and
(iii) 1 shall be from each of the remaining judicial circuits, to be chosen by and from among the members of the local boards in the respective circuits.
(b) Tenure; vacancies.-
(1) The term of a member is 2 years.
(2) A member may not serve on the State Board beyond the completion of the term of the member on the local board.
(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. 88A, §§ 114, 115; 1984, ch. 296, § 2; 2007, ch. 153.]