Maryland § 9.5-503

§ 9.5-503.

    (a)    The Commission consists of 21 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

    (b)    The members shall:

        (1)    to the extent practicable, be members of the LGBTQIA+ community;

        (2)    include at least two transgender individuals;

        (3)    to the extent practicable, reflect the age, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestral, national origin, color, disability, religious, sex, sexual orientation, racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity of the State;

        (4)    know about issues facing LGBTQIA+ communities and be sensitive to the problems of LGBTQIA+ communities;

        (5)    be representatives of the State’s LGBTQIA+ communities or have an interest in the success of LGBTQIA+ communities; and

        (6)    provide value to the work of the Commission.

    (c)    (1)    The term of a member is 4 years.

        (2)    The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 2023.

        (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.

    (d)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a member may be reappointed.

        (2)    A member who has served two consecutive 4–year terms may not be reappointed until at least 1 year has elapsed after the end of the previous term.

    (e)    The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.

    (f)    A member who fails to attend at least 50% of the regularly scheduled meetings during a 12–month period shall be considered to have resigned from the Commission.