(a) There is an Accountability and Implementation Board Nominating Committee.
(b) (1) The Nominating Committee is composed of six members.
(2) (i) The Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Delegates each shall appoint two members to the Nominating Committee.
(ii) If two of the three individuals required to appoint members to the Nominating Committee under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph have each appointed two members, the remaining individual shall appoint two members to the Nominating Committee within 30 days after the date on which the most recent appointment of a member to the Nominating Committee was made.
(iii) If the third individual required to appoint members to the Nominating Committee does not appoint the remaining two members to the Nominating Committee within the time period required under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d) of this section no longer applies.
(3) The term of a member is 5 years.
(4) The Nominating Committee shall consist of individuals who:
(i) Collectively reflect, to the extent practicable, the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the State; and
(ii) Have collective knowledge of:
1. Education policy for early childhood education through postsecondary education;
2. Education strategies used by top–performing state and national systems in the world;
3. Systemic changes in complex organizations; and
4. Financial auditing and accounting.
(c) (1) On initial establishment and when there is a vacancy on the Board, the Nominating Committee shall nominate a slate of nominees to fill the vacancy.
(2) (i) For the initial establishment of the Board, the slate of nominees shall contain at least nine individuals to meet the Board qualifications listed in § 5–402(d) of this subtitle.
(ii) For a vacancy, the slate of nominees shall contain at least two individuals for each vacant position on the Board.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (b)(2)(iii) of this section, nominations for the Board made by the Nominating Committee shall be decided by a majority vote, provided that at least one vote cast in the majority is a vote cast by each of a member appointed by the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House.