2013 Maryland Code
STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT
§ 13-302 - General Professional Services Selection Board
§13-302.
(a) There is a General Professional Services Selection Board in the Department of General Services.
(b) (1) The General Selection Board consists of:
(i) 4 permanent members; and
(ii) 1 temporary member.
(2) The permanent members shall be:
(i) the Secretary of General Services, ex officio, or a designee; and
(ii) 3 members who are appointed by the Governor and shall be:
1. 1 appointee from the Department of General Services on recommendation of the Secretary of General Services; and
2. 2 appointees from the general public, at least 1 of whom is not an architect or engineer.
(3) The temporary member shall be the head of the unit whose request is under consideration.
(4) On recommendation of the Secretary of General Services, the Governor may appoint an alternate member to serve in the absence of the appointee under paragraph (2)(ii)1 of this subsection.
(c) (1) The appointee from the Department of General Services serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
(2) An appointee from the general public:
(i) serves a term of 5 years; and
(ii) at the end of the term, continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(3) A temporary member serves only for the purpose of considering and acting on the request of the unit that the temporary member represents.
(4) A permanent 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) The Governor may remove a member for incompetence, misconduct, neglect of duty, or other sufficient cause.
(2) A member may not participate in any matter before the General Selection Board in which the member:
(i) has an interest; or
(ii) is or, within the previous 12 months, has been associated with:
1. a transportation unit that has an interest in the matter; or
2. any other person who is not a unit and has an interest in the matter.
(e) Each appointee from the general public is entitled to:
(1) compensation in accordance with the State budget; and
(2) reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
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