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Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 9-927

  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Seven members of the Veterans’ Home Commission are a quorum to do business.

(b) (1) The Veterans’ Home Commission shall meet:

(i) at least twice a year, at the times and places that it determines; and

(ii) at the call of the Chairman, on the Chairman’s initiative or on the request of at least 4 members.

(2) Unless all of the members of the Veterans’ Home Commission agree otherwise, the secretary of the Commission shall give each member at least 7 days’ written notice of a meeting.

(3) If the President is unable to attend a meeting, the President may designate a Senator or an employee of the General Assembly to represent the President at the meeting.

(4) If the Speaker is unable to attend a meeting, the Speaker may designate a Delegate or an employee of the General Assembly to represent the Speaker at the meeting.

(5) If the Governor is unable to attend a meeting, the Governor may designate another individual to represent the Governor at the meeting.

(c) A member of the Veterans’ Home Commission:

(1) may not receive compensation; but

(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.