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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="5-536" title_number="5" title_name="Children" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Child Care; Foster Care">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Board consists of 11 members.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Of the 11 members:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>1 shall be appointed by the Governor from the Governor’s staff;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>3 shall be from the eighth judicial circuit, to be chosen by and from among the members of the local boards in the circuit; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>1 shall be from each of the remaining judicial circuits, to be chosen by and from among the members of the local boards in the respective circuits.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of a member is 2 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A member may not serve on the State Board beyond the completion of the term of the member on the local board.</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 rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
