Md. Code, Correctional Services § 3-518
This is the official text of Md. Code, Correctional Services § 3-518, part of Maryland’s Code, Correctional Services — governs prisons and the state correctional system.
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§3–518.
Official statutory text
(a) The Management Council consists of the following 15 members:
(1) the Commissioner;
(2) a representative of the Comptroller of the Treasury, appointed by the State Comptroller;
(3) the Chief Executive Officer;
(4) a member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates;
(5) a member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;
(6) a representative of the University System of Maryland, appointed by the Chancellor;
(7) a representative of the State Department of Education, appointed by the Governor;
(8) a representative of the Maryland Department of Labor, appointed by the Governor;
(9) a representative of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, appointed by the Governor;
(10) two representatives of organized labor, one from the public sector and one from the private sector, appointed by the Governor in accordance with subsection (b) of this section;
(11) a judge, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland;
(12) two representatives of the business community selected from the fields of manufacturing, services, finance, and information technology, appointed by the Governor in accordance with subsection (b) of this section; and
(13) one representative of a nonprofit organization, appointed by the Governor in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(b) (1) The term of a member appointed under subsection (a)(10), (12), and (13) of this section is 3 years.
(2) At the end of a term the member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(3) A member appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(1) the Commissioner;
(2) a representative of the Comptroller of the Treasury, appointed by the State Comptroller;
(3) the Chief Executive Officer;
(4) a member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates;
(5) a member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;
(6) a representative of the University System of Maryland, appointed by the Chancellor;
(7) a representative of the State Department of Education, appointed by the Governor;
(8) a representative of the Maryland Department of Labor, appointed by the Governor;
(9) a representative of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, appointed by the Governor;
(10) two representatives of organized labor, one from the public sector and one from the private sector, appointed by the Governor in accordance with subsection (b) of this section;
(11) a judge, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland;
(12) two representatives of the business community selected from the fields of manufacturing, services, finance, and information technology, appointed by the Governor in accordance with subsection (b) of this section; and
(13) one representative of a nonprofit organization, appointed by the Governor in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(b) (1) The term of a member appointed under subsection (a)(10), (12), and (13) of this section is 3 years.
(2) At the end of a term the member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(3) A member appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
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