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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="24-202" title_number="24" title_name="Miscellaneous Education Agencies" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission consists of 11 members appointed by the Governor.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each member of the Commission shall be a resident of this State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The members shall be broadly representative of this State as a whole and shall include individuals skilled in:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Public or private elementary, secondary, or higher education;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Art, music, or drama;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Radio and television;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Libraries; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Any other field that the Governor considers appropriate for the Commission.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Commission shall include two members nominated by the State Board of Education.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The State Superintendent of Schools shall serve ex officio.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each appointed member of the Commission serves for a term of 5 years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. These terms are staggered as required by the terms of the members serving on the Commission as of July 1, 1978.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A member may be reappointed.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Each member of the Commission:</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>
</section>
