2013 Maryland Code
STATE GOVERNMENT
§ 9-2802 - Composition; chair.

§9-2802.

(a) (1) The Council consists of the following voting members:

(i) one member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate;

(ii) one member of the Maryland House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House;

(iii) the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, or the Secretary’s designee;

(iv) the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, or the Secretary’s designee;

(v) the Secretary of Juvenile Services, or the Secretary’s designee;

(vi) the Secretary of Human Resources, or the Secretary’s designee;

(vii) the Secretary of Budget and Management, or the Secretary’s designee;

(viii) the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, or the Secretary’s designee;

(ix) the Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary’s designee;

(x) the State Superintendent of Schools, or the Superintendent’s designee;

(xi) the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office for Children, or the Executive Director’s designee;

(xii) the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, or the Executive Director’s designee;

(xiii) the Public Defender of Maryland, or the Public Defender’s designee;

(xiv) two representatives of the Maryland Judiciary, a District Court judge and a circuit court judge, appointed by the Governor after nomination of the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals; and

(xv) eight members appointed by the Governor who are representative to the extent practicable of:

1. geographic regions of the State;

2. at-risk populations;

3. knowledgeable professionals;

4. current or former consumers of substance abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment services;

5. family members of substance abusers;

6. prevention and treatment providers; and

7. individuals who are active on substance abuse issues in their communities.

(2) The Council consists of the following nonvoting members:

(i) the Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene;

(ii) the Director of Mental Hygiene of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene;

(iii) a representative of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, designated by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services;

(iv) a deputy Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; and

(v) the President of the Maryland Addiction Directors’ Council.

(b) The Governor shall appoint a chair from among the voting members of the Council.