Maryland Environment Section 11-202

      (a)      (1)      The Board consists of 9 members appointed by the Governor with the advice of the Secretary, and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

            (2)      Of the 9 Board members:

                  (i)      7 shall be registered environmental sanitarians appointed as follows:

                        1.      1 shall be employed by private industry;

                        2.      1 shall be employed by the Department of the Environment;

                        3.      1 shall be employed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene;

                        4.      1 shall be employed by a local health department and be employed under the State Personnel Management System;

                        5.      1 shall be employed by a local government and not be employed under the State Personnel Management System; and

                        6.      2 shall be appointed at large. Their selection shall balance the Board as to geographical distribution throughout the State and may not include a second selection from any jurisdiction already represented; and

                  (ii)      2 shall be consumer members.

            (3)      All Board members shall be residents of the State.

      (b)      The consumer members of the Board:

            (1)      Shall be members of the general public;

            (2)      May not be registered environmental sanitarians;

            (3)      May not have a household member who is a registered environmental sanitarian;

            (4)      May not participate or ever have participated in a related commercial or professional field;

            (5)      May not have a household member who participates in a related commercial or professional field; and

            (6)      May not have had within 2 years before appointment a substantial financial interest in a person regulated by the Board.

      (c)      While a member of the Board, a consumer member may not have a substantial financial interest in a person regulated by the Board.

      (d)      Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the State Constitution.

      (e)      (1)      The term of a member is 5 years.

            (2)      The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 1981.

            (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)      After July 1, 1984, a member may not serve more than 1 consecutive 5-year term.

      (f)      The Governor may remove a member for incompetence, misconduct, neglect of duty, or other sufficient cause.