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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-914" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Department of Veterans and Military Families">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The powers and duties of the Trust shall rest in and be exercised by a Board of Trustees.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board of Trustees shall consist of the following 12 members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Secretary, ex officio, or the Secretary’s designee, who shall serve as the chair;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Secretary of Aging, ex officio, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Secretary of Labor, ex officio, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the Secretary of Health, ex officio, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the Secretary of Human Services, ex officio, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>the Secretary of Disabilities, ex officio, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>the Adjutant General of the Military Department, ex officio, or the Adjutant General’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>one representative of each of the following organizations, appointed by the Governor:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a veterans service organization;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a nonprofit organization that serves veterans; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the business community;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>as an ex officio trustee, a member of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>as an ex officio trustee, a member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Governor shall consider geographical balance in making appointments to the Board of Trustees.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Except for the ex officio members or their designees:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the term of a member is 4 years;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 2013;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>at the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a member who is appointed after a term has begun serves for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>a member may serve no more than 2 terms.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
