2013 Maryland Code
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
§ 11-1003 - Board of Directors

§11-1003.

(a) (1) There is a board of directors of the Corporation.

(2) The board shall manage the Corporation and exercise its corporate powers.

(3) The board shall meet at least four times a year.

(b) The board consists of the following members:

(1) as ex officio members:

(i) the Secretary;

(ii) the Secretary of Business and Economic Development;

(iii) the Secretary of Higher Education;

(iv) the Secretary of Human Resources;

(v) the Secretary of Juvenile Services;

(vi) the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland;

(vii) the State Superintendent of Schools;

(viii) the Executive Director of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges; and

(ix) the Chair of the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board; and

(2) fourteen individuals appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate who have knowledge and experience in business and industry, skills training, education, including adult basic education, labor organizations, and minority employment.

(c) (1) To the extent practicable, the members appointed to the board shall reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the State.

(2) A board member must be a resident of the State.

(3) A board member:

(i) serves without compensation; but

(ii) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.

(4) The Governor may remove a board member for incompetence, misconduct, or failure to perform the duties of the position.

(d) The Governor shall designate a member of the board as its chair.

(e) (1) The term of a board member appointed under subsection (b)(2) of this section is 4 years.

(2) The terms are staggered as required by the terms provided for the members on July 1, 2009.

(3) At the end of a term, an appointed 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.

(f) (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.

(3) A member who has served less than a full 4-year term may be reappointed to two full terms.

(g) Each member of the board appointed under subsection (b)(2) of this section shall disclose to the State Ethics Commission whether the member is employed by or has a financial interest in an entity that may apply to the Corporation for funding to provide workforce education and skills training.