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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="6-807" title_number="6" title_name="Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission in the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commission consists of 19 members.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Of the members:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>One shall be a member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>One shall be a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>17 shall be appointed by the Governor as follows:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The Secretary or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>The Secretary of Health or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>The Secretary of Housing and Community Development or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>The Maryland Insurance Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>The Director of the Early Childhood Development Division, State Department of Education, or the Director’s designee;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>A representative of local government;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="7">
          <text>A representative of a nonprofit organization that works on lead poisoning prevention issues in the State;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="8">
          <text>A representative of owners of rental property located in Baltimore City built before 1950;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="9">
          <text>A representative of owners of rental property located outside Baltimore City built before 1950;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="10">
          <text>A representative of owners of rental property built after 1949;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="11">
          <text>A representative of a child health or youth advocacy group;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="12">
          <text>A health care provider;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="13">
          <text>A child advocate;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="14">
          <text>A parent of a lead poisoned child;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="15">
          <text>A lead hazard identification professional;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="16">
          <text>A representative of child care providers; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="17">
          <text>A representative of the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>In appointing members to the Commission, the Governor shall give due consideration to appointing members representing geographically diverse jurisdictions across the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The term of a member appointed by the Governor is 4 years.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A member appointed by the President and Speaker serves at the pleasure of the appointing officer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for the members of the Commission on October 1, 1994.</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 remainder of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
