1. (a) The Commission consists of 21 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

2. (b) The members shall:

   1. (1) to the extent practicable, be members of the LGBTQIA+ community;
   2. (2) include at least two transgender individuals;
   3. (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. (4) know about issues facing LGBTQIA+ communities and be sensitive to the problems of LGBTQIA+ communities;
   5. (5) be representatives of the State's LGBTQIA+ communities or have an interest in the success of LGBTQIA+ communities; and
   6. (6) provide value to the work of the Commission.

3. (c)

   1. (1) The term of a member is 4 years.
   2. (2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Commission on October 1, 2023.
   3. (3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
   4. (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.

4. (d)

   1. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a member may be reappointed.
   2. (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.
5. (e) The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.
6. (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.

Added by Acts 2021, c. 648, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 45, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 46, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.