Section 9-917 - Membership.
§ 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.]