(a) (1) The Board consists of eight members.
(2) Of the eight members of the Board:
(i) six shall be engineers; and
(ii) two shall be consumer members.
(3) Of the six engineer members of the Board:
(i) one shall be a chemical engineer;
(ii) two shall be civil engineers;
(iii) one shall be an electrical engineer;
(iv) one shall be a mechanical engineer; and
(v) one shall be a professional engineer appointed without regard to specific professional practice who shall represent other designations of professional engineering.
(4) The Governor shall appoint the members with the advice of the Secretary and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(5) (i) The Governor shall appoint each of the engineer members from a single list of at least 3 names of engineers submitted by the local chapters of the applicable professional organization, as set forth in this paragraph and any list of qualified individuals that may have been submitted to the Governor by any person who is a resident of the State.
(ii) For the chemical engineer member, the list shall be submitted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
(iii) For the civil engineer members, the list shall be submitted by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
(iv) For the electrical engineer member, the list shall be submitted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
(v) For the mechanical engineer member, the list shall be submitted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
(vi) For the one engineer member identified in paragraph (3)(v) of this subsection, the list shall be submitted by the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers.
(b) Each member of the Board shall be:
(1) a citizen of the United States; and
(2) a resident of the State.
(c) (1) Each engineer member of the Board shall have:
(i) practiced engineering for at least 10 years; and
(ii) been in responsible charge of important engineering work for at least 5 years.
(2) Each engineer member of the Board shall be licensed as a professional engineer in this State at all times during the member’s term on the Board.
(d) Each consumer member of the Board:
(1) shall be a member of the general public;
(2) may not be a licensee or otherwise be subject to regulation by the Board;
(3) may not be required to meet the qualifications for the professional members of the Board; and
(4) may not, within 1 year before appointment, have had a financial interest in or have received compensation from a person regulated by the Board.
(e) While a member of the Board, a consumer member may not:
(1) have a financial interest in or receive compensation from a person regulated by the Board; or
(2) grade any examination given by or for the Board.
(f) Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.
(g) (1) The term of a member is 5 years and begins on July 1.
(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on October 1, 2011.
(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.
(h) (1) The Governor may remove a member for incompetence, misconduct, neglect of duties, or other sufficient cause.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection and subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, a member shall be considered to have resigned if the member did not attend at least two–thirds of the Board meetings held during any consecutive 12–month period while the member was serving on the Board.
(3) The Governor may waive a member’s resignation and allow the member to continue serving if the member has been unable to attend meetings for reasons satisfactory to the Governor and the reasons are made public.
(4) In accordance with § 8–501 of the State Government Article, the chairman shall provide notice to the Governor and the Governor shall appoint a successor.