Section 9.5-503 - Members(a) The Commission consists of 21 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.(b) The members shall: (1) to the extent practicable, be members of the LGBTQIA+ community;(2) include at least two transgender individuals;(3) to the extent practicable, reflect the age, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestral, national origin, color, disability, religious, sex, sexual orientation, racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity of the State;(4) know about issues facing LGBTQIA+ communities and be sensitive to the problems of LGBTQIA+ communities;(5) be representatives of the State's LGBTQIA+ communities or have an interest in the success of LGBTQIA+ communities; and(6) provide value to the work of the Commission.(c)(1) The term of a member is 4 years.(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 2023.(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.(4) 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.(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a member may be reappointed.(2) A member who has served two consecutive 4-year terms may not be reappointed until at least 1 year has elapsed after the end of the previous term.(e) The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.(f) A member who fails to attend at least 50% of the regularly scheduled meetings during a 12-month period shall be considered to have resigned from the Commission.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 46, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 45, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.Added by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 648, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2021.