Section 4-202 - Membership.
§ 4-202. Membership.
(a) Composition; appointment of members.-
(1) The Board consists of 7 members.
(2) Of the 7 members of the Board:
(i) 5 shall be master barbers; and
(ii) 2 shall be consumer members.
(3) The Governor shall appoint the members with the advice of the Secretary.
(b) Qualifications of barber members.- Each master barber member of the Board shall have practiced barbering in the State continuously for at least 5 years before appointment.
(c) Qualifications of consumer members.- Each consumer member of the Board:
(1) shall be a member of the general public;
(2) may not be a licensee or otherwise be subject to regulation by the Board;
(3) may not be required to meet the qualifications for the professional members of the Board; and
(4) may not, within 1 year before appointment, have had a financial interest in or have received compensation from a person regulated by the Board.
(d) Restrictions on consumer members.- While a member of the Board, a consumer member may not:
(1) have a financial interest in or receive compensation from a person regulated by the Board; or
(2) grade any examination given by or for the Board.
(e) Oath.- Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.
(f) Tenure; vacancies.-
(1) The term of a member is 5 years and begins on July 1.
(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on October 1, 1989.
(3) A member may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms.
(4) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(5) 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.
(g) Removal.- The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.
[An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 428; 1989, ch. 3, § 1; ch. 236, § 1; 1991, ch. 479.]