(a) There is a State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings.
(b) The Council consists of 10 members.
(c) 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) The Governor shall appoint the members specified in subsection (c)(4) through (7) of this section.
(e) 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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 9 - Miscellaneous Executive Agencies
Subtitle 16 - Office of Administrative Hearings
Section 9-1601 - Applicability
Section 9-1602 - Establishment
Section 9-1603 - Chief Administrative Law Judge -- in General
Section 9-1604 - Chief Administrative Law Judge -- Powers and Duties
Section 9-1605 - Administrative Law Judges
Section 9-1606 - Cooperation of State Government Units; Audits; Selection of Judges
Section 9-1607 - Designation of Administrative Law Judges
Section 9-1607.1 - Representation by Person Not Licensed to Practice Law
Section 9-1607.2 - Applicability of Procedural Regulations
Section 9-1609 - State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings -- Terms; Compensation; Chairman
Section 9-1610 - State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings -- Powers and Duties; Meetings