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SENATE BILL 172
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(PRE–FILED)
By: Senator Simonaire
Requested: June 14, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 11, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Maryland Veterans Trust – Board of Trustees – Membership 2
FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Maryland 3
Veterans Trust to include the Secretary of Disabilities; and generally relating to the 4
Board of Trustees of the Maryland Veterans Trust. 5
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
Article – State Government 7
Section 9–914(b) 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
Article – State Government 13
9–914. 14
(b) The Board of Trustees shall consist of the following [11] 12 members: 15
(1) the Secretary, ex officio, or the Secretary’s designee, who shall serve as 16
the chair; 17
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(2) the Secretary of Aging, ex officio, or the Secretary’s designee; 1
(3) the Secretary of Labor, ex officio, or the Secretary’s designee; 2
(4) the Secretary of Health, ex officio, or the Secretary’s designee; 3
(5) the Secretary of Human Services, ex officio, or the Secretary’s designee; 4
(6) THE SECRETARY OF DISABILITIES, EX OFFICIO, OR THE 5
SECRETARY’S DESIGNEE; 6
(7) the Adjutant General of the Military Department, ex officio, or the 7
Adjutant General’s designee; 8
[(7)] (8) one representative of each of the following organizations, 9
appointed by the Governor: 10
(i) a veterans service organization; 11
(ii) a nonprofit organization that serves veterans; and 12
(iii) the business community; 13
[(8)] (9) a member of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of 14
the House; and 15
[(9)] (10) a member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. 16
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 17
October 1, 2025. 18
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.