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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-3703" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="37" subtitle_name="Commission on African American History and Culture">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commission consists of 21 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The members shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>represent the entire community of the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>know about African American culture and history;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>be sensitive to the problems of minority communities; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>be connected with agencies working to integrate minority history and culture into the history of the State and American culture.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of a member is 4 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 2005, and October 1, 2011.</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>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a member may be reappointed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A member who has served two consecutive four–year terms may not be reappointed until at least one year has elapsed after the end of the previous term.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.</text>
  </level>
</section>
