Expedited Bill No.         41-10               

Concerning: Domestic Violence Coordinating Council – Membership                                

Revised:    7/20/2010        Draft No. 2  

Introduced:      June 29, 2010                

Enacted:         July 20, 2010

Executive:       July 29, 2010

Effective:        July 29, 2010

Sunset Date:  None

Ch.   41 , Laws of Mont. Co.    2010

County Council

For Montgomery County, Maryland

By: Councilmember Andrews, Trachtenberg, Navarro, and Ervin

AN EXPEDITED ACT to:

(1) alter the membership on the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council; and

(2) generally amend the law establishing the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council.

By amending

            Montgomery County Code

            Chapter 2, Administration

            Section 2-59

Boldface Heading or defined term.

Underlining Added to existing law by original bill.

[Single boldface brackets] Deleted from existing law by original bill.

Double underlining Added by amendment.

[[Double boldface brackets]] Deleted from existing law or the bill by amendment.

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The County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland approves the following Act:

          Sec. 1.  Section 2-59 is amended as follows: 

2-59. Domestic Violence Coordinating Council.

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          (c)      Composition and terms of members.

                   (1)     The Coordinating Council has [16] 17 members.

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                   (5)     Subject to confirmation by the County Council, the County Executive must appoint a student member to serve a 1-year term on the Coordinating Council.  The student member’s term may be renewed for 1 additional year.  The student member should be a high school junior or senior when initially appointed and [[must]] should attend a public or private school in the County [[throughout the member’s term]]. 

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Sec. 2. Expedited Effective Date.

          The Council declares that this legislation is necessary for the immediate protection of the public interest.  This Act takes effect on the date when it becomes law.

Approved: