Section 9-1608 - State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings - Establishment; composition; appointment.
§ 9-1608. State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings - Establishment; composition; appointment.
(a) Establishment.- There is a State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings.
(b) Composition - Number.- The Council consists of 10 members.
(c) Composition - Representation.- Of the 10 Council members:
(1) 1 shall be a member of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate;
(2) 1 shall be a member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
(3) 1 shall be the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee;
(4) 1 shall be a nongovernmental attorney who practices before the Office of Administrative Hearings;
(5) 2 shall be secretaries or designees from departments involved in the adjudication of contested cases;
(6) 2 shall represent the Maryland State Bar Association; and
(7) 2 shall be from the general public.
(d) Appointment.- The Governor shall appoint the members specified in subsection (c)(4) through (7) of this section.
(e) Attorneys.- Of the members appointed under subsection (c) of this section, not more than 5 shall be attorneys who practice before the Office of Administrative Hearings.
[1989, ch. 788; 1995, ch. 415; 1999, ch. 439; 2009, ch. 60, § 5.]