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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="15-209" title_number="15" title_name="Procurement Contract Administration and Dispute Resolution" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Dispute Resolution">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each member of the Appeals Board shall devote full time to the duties of office.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each member of the Appeals Board is entitled to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>compensation in accordance with the State budget; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the Appeals Board may employ a staff in accordance with the State budget.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Appeals Board shall have at least three more positions than the number of positions authorized in fiscal year 2022.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Appeals Board shall employ at least three law clerks.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The Appeals Board shall employ:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>at least one law clerk who is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>at least one law clerk who is a graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>at least one law clerk who is a graduate of Howard University School of Law.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
