(a) The Commission consists of 21 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) The members shall:
(1) to the extent practicable, be members of the LGBTQIA+ community;
(2) include at least two transgender individuals;
(3) to the extent practicable, reflect the age, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestral, national origin, color, disability, religious, sex, sexual orientation, racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity of the State;
(4) know about issues facing LGBTQIA+ communities and be sensitive to the problems of LGBTQIA+ communities;
(5) be representatives of the State’s LGBTQIA+ communities or have an interest in the success of LGBTQIA+ communities; and
(6) provide value to the work of the Commission.
(c) (1) The term of a member is 4 years.
(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 2023.
(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.
(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a member may be reappointed.
(2) A member who has served two consecutive 4–year terms may not be reappointed until at least 1 year has elapsed after the end of the previous term.
(e) The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.
(f) A member who fails to attend at least 50% of the regularly scheduled meetings during a 12–month period shall be considered to have resigned from the Commission.