# State Government (GSG)

## Title 9.5. Governor's Office of Community Initiatives

### Subtitle 5. Commission on Lgbtqia+ Affairs

#### Section 9.5-503

(a) The Commission consists of 21 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(b) The members shall:

  (1) to the extent practicable, be members of the LGBTQIA+ community;

  (2) include at least two transgender individuals;

  (3) to the extent practicable, reflect the age, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestral, national origin, color, disability, religious, sex, sexual orientation, racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity of the State;

  (4) know about issues facing LGBTQIA+ communities and be sensitive to the problems of LGBTQIA+ communities;

  (5) be representatives of the State's LGBTQIA+ communities or have an interest in the success of LGBTQIA+ communities; and

  (6) provide value to the work of the Commission.

(c)

  (1) The term of a member is 4 years.

  (2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 2023.

  (3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

  (4) 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.

(d)

  (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a member may be reappointed.

  (2) A member who has served two consecutive 4-year terms may not be reappointed until at least 1 year has elapsed after the end of the previous term.

(e) The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.

(f) A member who fails to attend at least 50% of the regularly scheduled meetings during a 12-month period shall be considered to have resigned from the Commission.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)