§ 9-1608. State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings -- Establishment; composition; appointment  


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  •    (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.


HISTORY: 1989, ch. 788; 1995, ch. 415; 1999, ch. 439; 2009, ch. 60, § 5.