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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="16-504" title_number="16" title_name="Community Colleges" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Baltimore City Community College">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The government of the College is vested in the Board of Trustees of the College.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board of Trustees consists of nine voting members:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Six members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, including the student member;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>One member jointly appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates, who shall serve as chair of the Board;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The Chief Executive Officer of the Baltimore City Public Schools, or the Chief Executive Officer’s designee, who shall serve as an ex officio member; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, who shall serve as an ex officio member.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Of the members:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Each shall be a resident of the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A majority shall be residents of Baltimore City; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>One shall be a regularly enrolled student in good standing at the College.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The members of the Board shall, to the extent practicable, consist of at least:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>One individual with a background in higher education;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>One individual with a background in procurement and finance;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>One individual with a background in workforce development; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>One high level executive from a large employer located in Baltimore City.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The student member shall have a term of 1 year beginning July 1 and ending on June 30.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except for the student member, the term is 6 years from July 1 of the year of appointment and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The terms of the members are staggered, as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 2017.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A member appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term serves only for the remainder of that term or until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A member may be reappointed but may not serve more than 2 consecutive full terms.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Each member of the Board of Trustees:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Serves without compensation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses in accordance with the Standard State Travel Regulations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (b)(1)(ii) of this section, the Board of Trustees may elect any other officers it requires.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board of Trustees shall meet regularly at such times and places as it determines.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board of Trustees may adopt rules for the conduct of its meetings and the transaction of business.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.</text>
  </level>
</section>
