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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="10-705" title_number="10" title_name="Statewide Development Resources and Revenue Authorities" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Maryland Venture Capital Trust">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Board of Trustees of the Trust.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Of the seven members:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>four shall represent the investors and have been recommended to the Governor by the investors;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>at least one shall have expertise in venture capital financing; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>at least one shall have experience as a small business owner.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Each member shall be a resident of the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Governor shall consider geographic diversity of the State when appointing members of the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of a member is 4 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on October 1, 2008.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Governor may remove a member with or without cause.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Governor shall appoint a chair from among the Board members.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A majority of the members then serving on the Board is a quorum.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A majority vote of the members present at a meeting having a quorum is needed for the Board to act.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A member of the Board:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>may not receive compensation as a member of the Board; but</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Board:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall manage the Trust; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>exercises all of the corporate powers of the Trust.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
