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2017 Maryland Code
Education
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Title 8 - Special Programs for Exceptional Children
Subtitle 3 - Education of Blind Children.
§ 8-310. Maryland School for the Blind -- Board of Directors
Universal Citation: MD Educ Code § 8-310 (2017)
- (a) Definitions. --
- (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
- (2) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Maryland School for the Blind.
- (3) "Superintendent" means the State Superintendent of Schools.
- (b) Governance. -- The Maryland School for the Blind, a body corporate of the State the charter of which was established on May 19, 1853, shall be governed by the Board.
- (c) Composition. --
- (1) The Board consists of 25 members.
- (2) Of the 25 members of the Board:
- (i) Subject to confirmation by the Senate of Maryland, five members, including one member of the Senate of Maryland and one member of the Maryland House of Delegates, shall be appointed jointly by the Governor and the Superintendent, with recommendations from the Chairman of the Board; and
- (ii) 20 members shall be elected according to the charter and bylaws of the Maryland School for the Blind.
- (3)
- (i) The term of a member is 3 years.
- (ii) No member of the Board appointed after June 1, 1999, except the Chairman, may be reappointed for more than 2 additional terms.
- (iii) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.
- (iv) Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner in which the vacating member was appointed.
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