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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="3-104" title_number="3" title_name="Economic Development and Business Resources" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Maryland Manufacturing Advisory Board">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board consists of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>one member appointed by the President of the Senate of Maryland;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the Secretary or the designee of the Secretary; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the following members appointed by the Secretary with the approval of the Governor:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>one representative of an educational institution in the State;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>two representatives of organized labor;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>10 representatives of manufacturing enterprises; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>one representative of business organizations.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The members appointed under paragraph (1)(iv) of this subsection shall reflect the racial and gender diversity of the population of the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The members appointed under paragraph (1)(iv)3 of this subsection should generally reflect representation from:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>varied geographic regions of the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>varied sectors of manufacturing, balancing technology–related and traditional manufacturing industries; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the mix of manufacturing enterprises in the State, including those that employ 500 or more employees and those that employ fewer than 500 employees.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of a member appointed under subsection (a)(1)(iv) of this section is 3 years and begins on July 1.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The terms of the members appointed under subsection (a)(1)(iv) are staggered as required by the terms provided for the members of the Board on October 1, 2008.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A member may be reappointed, but after serving two consecutive 3–year terms, a member may not be reappointed until at least 1 year after the end of the member’s previous tenure.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A vacancy shall be filled immediately for the remainder of the unexpired portion of a term.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor has been appointed.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A member appointed by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House serves at the pleasure of the appointing officer.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A member appointed under subsection (a)(1)(iv) of this section may be removed at any time by the Secretary, with or without cause.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
