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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="11-1704" title_number="11" title_name="Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Cyber Maryland Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Cyber Maryland Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board consists of the following members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Senate and House of Delegates cochairs of the Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the Maryland Secretary of Veterans and Military Families, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the Secretary of Information Technology, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>the Secretary of Higher Education, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>the State Superintendent of Schools, or the Superintendent’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Cybersecurity Association, Inc., or the Chair’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>the Chair of the Maryland Workforce Association, or the Chair’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>the Adjutant General, or the Adjutant General’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>the Chief Executive Officer of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), or the Chief Executive Officer’s designee; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>the following members, appointed by the Governor:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>five members from the private sector with cybersecurity needs;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>one representative from a nonprofit organization with expertise in cybersecurity talent development;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>one representative from a community college;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>one representative from a 4–year, public HBCU college; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>one representative from a 4–year, public college.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the members of the Board shall elect a chair from among the members of the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The chair may not be:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a State employee; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Chief Executive Officer of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO).</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Board shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>provide input regarding the development of the statewide cybersecurity workforce development strategic plan required under § 11–1702(c)(4) of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>assist the Program with stakeholder outreach and engagement;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>help the Program explore synergies where appropriate with cybersecurity workforce development efforts by regional and county workforce development entities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>coordinate as necessary with the Department of Commerce and the Department; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>provide other advice and support for the Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A member of the Board:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>may not receive compensation as a member of the Board; but</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>To the extent practicable, the membership of the Board shall reflect the racial, gender, age, and geographic diversity of the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Board shall adopt bylaws that establish staggered terms for the members of the Board and procedures governing vacancies in membership.</text>
  </level>
</section>
