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23-16-404. Board of directors — Attendance at meetings required.
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23-16-404. Board of directors — Attendance at meetings required.
(a) In order to ensure broad representation and a quorum, all members of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Lifeline Individual Verification Effort Corporation have a responsibility to attend all regular or special meetings of the board.
(b)(1) A board member shall be subject to removal from the board if the member fails to present to the Governor a satisfactory excuse for his or her absence.
(2) Unexcused absences from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary-called special meetings shall constitute sufficient cause for removal.
(c) Removal of board members shall be in accordance with the following:
(1)(A) Within thirty (30) days after each regular board meeting, the secretary of the board shall give written notice to the Governor of any member who has been absent from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary-called special meetings.
(B) The secretary's notice to the Governor shall include a copy of all meeting notices and attendance records for the past year.
(C) Failure by the secretary to submit the notices and documentation required by this subchapter shall be considered cause for removal by the Governor in accordance with the procedures set forth at § 25-17-210;
(2) Within sixty (60) days after receiving the notice and supporting documentation from the secretary, the Governor shall notify the board member in writing of the Governor's intent to remove the member for cause. This notice shall suffice for the notice required in § 25-17-210(a);
(3) Within twenty (20) days after the date of the Governor's notice, the board member may request an excused absence as provided by this subchapter or may file notice with the Gov
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-16-404
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23-16-404. Board of directors — Attendance at meetings required.
(a) In order to ensure broad representation and a quorum, all members of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Lifeline Individual Verification Effort Corporation have a responsibility to attend all regular or special meetings of the board.
(b)(1) A board member shall be subject to removal from the board if the member fails to present to the Governor a satisfactory excuse for his or her absence.
(2) Unexcused absences from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary-called special meetings shall constitute sufficient cause for removal.
(c) Removal of board members shall be in accordance with the following:
(1)(A) Within thirty (30) days after each regular board meeting, the secretary of the board shall give written notice to the Governor of any member who has been absent from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary-called special meetings.
(B) The secretary's notice to the Governor shall include a copy of all meeting notices and attendance records for the past year.
(C) Failure by the secretary to submit the notices and documentation required by this subchapter shall be considered cause for removal by the Governor in accordance with the procedures set forth at § 25-17-210;
(2) Within sixty (60) days after receiving the notice and supporting documentation from the secretary, the Governor shall notify the board member in writing of the Governor's intent to remove the member for cause. This notice shall suffice for the notice required in § 25-17-210(a);
(3) Within twenty (20) days after the date of the Governor's notice, the board member may request an excused absence as provided by this subchapter or may file notice with the Governor's office that the member disputes the attendance records and the reasons therefor;
(4) The Governor shall grant an excuse for illness of the member when verified by a written sworn statement by the attending physician or other proper excuse as determined by the Governor; and
(5) If no rebuttal is received or other adequate documentation submitted within twenty (20) days after the date of the Governor's notice, the board member may be removed in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 25-17-210.
(d) Any board member referred to the Governor because of excessive absences under the provisions of this subchapter shall not be entitled to any expense reimbursement for travel to or attendance at any subsequent meeting until the board receives notification from the Governor that the member has been excused for the absences.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
25-17-210. Removal of members generally.
(a) The Governor shall have the power to remove any member of an honorary board before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and hearing.
(b) The removal shall become effective only when approved in writing by a majority of the total number of the board, but the member removed or his or her successor shall have no right to vote on the question of removal.
(c) The documentation of removal action shall be filed with the Secretary of State together with a complete record of the proceedings at the hearing.
(d)(1) An appeal may be taken to the Pulaski County Circuit Court by the Governor or the member ordered removed, and the appeal shall be tried de novo on the record of the hearing before the Governor.
(2) An appeal may be taken from the circuit court to the Supreme Court, where the appeal shall likewise be tried de novo.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-17-210
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