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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="4-603" title_number="4" title_name="Tourism, Film, and the Arts" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Maryland Public Art Initiative Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Maryland Commission on Public Art.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commission consists of the following 11 members:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>as designated by the chair of the Council, either the Executive Director or a member of the Maryland State Arts Council established under Subtitle 5 of this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>as designated by the chair of the Trust, either the Director or a member of the Maryland Historical Trust established under Title 5A, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>as designated by the State Archivist, either the State Archivist or a member of the Commission on Artistic Property established under Title 9, Subtitle 10 of the State Government Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the Comptroller or the Comptroller’s designee; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>seven public members appointed by the Secretary with the approval of the Governor.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Secretary shall include as public members representatives of the artistic community who have professional expertise as artists, curators, art historians, art educators, or architects.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A public member serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall designate a chair from among the public members of the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A member of the Commission:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>may not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; 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="e">
    <text>The Maryland State Arts Council shall provide staff to the Commission.</text>
  </level>
</section>
