{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-education-24-505","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Education § 24–505","heading":"","body":"(a) The Historic St. Mary’s City Commission consists of the following members:\n(1) Fourteen voting members who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate as follows:\n(i) Three shall be distinguished scholars, one of whom shall be an archaeologist, one of whom shall be a colonial historian, and one of whom shall be an educator;\n(ii) One shall be a representative from a prominent historical museum;\n(iii) Three shall be members of the Maryland business community, one of whom is in business in the St. Mary’s County community;\n(iv) Six shall be members of the general public, at least two of whom are residents of the St. Mary’s County community; and\n(v) One shall be a representative of the Native American community, appointed in consultation with the Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs;\n(2) Two voting members as follows:\n(i) One member of the public, appointed by the President of the Senate; and\n(ii) One member of the public, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and\n(3) Two shall be ex officio members as follows:\n(i) The chairman of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Board of Trustees or the chairman’s designee who is a voting member; and\n(ii) The President of the Historic St. Mary’s Foundation who is a nonvoting member.\n(b) The Governor shall consider statewide, regional, and minority representation in making appointments to the Commission.\n(c) (1) The term of a member of the Commission, excluding an ex officio member, is 4 years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. These terms are staggered as required by the terms of members as of July 1, 1997.\n(2) A member appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term serves only for the remainder of that term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.\n(3) A member may be appointed to no more than two full consecutive terms. A member who has served less than a full 4–year term may be reappointed to two full terms.","path":["Article - Education"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ged\u0026section=24-505","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:38Z","sha256":"8d60a2be846378dbcd4c0cd56cafb13a7d0eb2d565cc271e268c6f4f8a052c9f","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-education-24-504","next":"us-md/md.-code-education-24-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}