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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="7-512" title_number="7" title_name="Developmental Disabilities Law" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="State Residential Centers for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each board consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The board for each State residential center shall reflect adequately the composition of the community that the State residential center serves.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Of the 7 members of the board for a State residential center:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>At least 2 shall be parents or other relatives or guardians of residents of that State residential center; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Each of the others shall be individuals who:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Are known for their interest in civic and public affairs; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Have expressed an active interest in the care of individuals with an intellectual disability, or generally in intellectual disability endeavors.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Governor shall appoint the members from a list of qualified individuals submitted to the Governor by the Secretary. The number of names on the list shall be at least twice the number of vacancies.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each member of the board for a State residential center shall be a resident of the region that the State residential center serves.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of a member is 4 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <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 label="4">
      <text>A member who serves 2 consecutive full 4-year terms may not be reappointed for 4 years after the completion of those terms.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
