(a) The Board shall consist of the following five members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate:
(1) One member who:
(i) Represents the public;
(ii) Has experience in labor relations;
(iii) Is not an officer or employee of a board of education or an employee organization representing public school system employees;
(iv) Is not an elected official of the State, a county, or an employee organization representing public school employees; and
(v) Is known for objective and independent judgment;
(2) Two members, including one member chosen from a list of candidates submitted by the organization representing a majority of public school employees in the State for collective bargaining purposes and another member chosen from a list of candidates submitted by a statewide organization representing public school employees in at least one jurisdiction within the State for collective bargaining purposes other than the majority organization under this paragraph, who:
(i) Are not employees of the State or a public school employee organization; and
(ii) Are known for objective and independent judgment; and
(3) Two members chosen from a list of candidates submitted by the Maryland Association of Boards of Education and the State Superintendents Association of Maryland, who:
(i) Are not officers or employees of the State or county or State boards of education and are not officers or employees of employee organizations representing employees of public school systems in Maryland; and
(ii) Are known for objective and independent judgment.
(b) Before taking office each member shall take the oath required by Article I, Section 9 of the Maryland Constitution.
(c) The member listed in subsection (a)(1) of this section shall chair the Board.
(d) (1) The term of a member is 5 years.
(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 2010.
(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 remainder of that term.
(e) The Governor may remove a member only for incompetence or misconduct.