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25-24-101. Creation — Members.

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25-24-101. Creation — Members.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-24-101

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Stable record: arkansas_code:legal_authorities:25-24-101
Source file: gov.ar.code.title.25.odt
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25-24-101. Creation — Members. (a) There is hereby created a commission to be known as the “Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission”. (b) The commission shall consist of thirteen (13) members as follows: (1)(A) Five (5) members appointed by the Governor. (B) The Governor shall appoint one (1) member from each congressional district; (2)(A) Four (4) members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (B) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint one (1) member from each congressional district; and (3)(A) Four (4) members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (B) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one (1) member from each congressional district. (c)(1) Of the initial appointments by the Governor: (A) One (1) member shall serve a term of one (1) year; (B) One (1) member shall serve a term of two (2) years; (C) One (1) member shall serve a term of three (3) years; and (D) Two (2) members shall serve terms of four (4) years; (2) Of the initial appointments by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate: (A) One (1) member shall serve a term of one (1) year; (B) One (1) member shall serve a term of two (2) years; (C) One (1) member shall serve a term of three (3) years; and (D) One (1) member shall serve a term of four (4) years. (3) Of the initial appointments by the Speaker of the House of Representatives: (A) One (1) member shall serve a term of one (1) year; (B) One (1) member shall serve a term of two (2) years; (C) One (1) member shall serve a term of three (3) years; and (D) One (1) member shall serve a term of four (4) years. (4) The appointing authority shall determine the lengths of terms of his or her initial appointees. (5) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, all succeeding appointments shall be for terms of four (4) years. (6) The Governor shall select annually a chair from the membership of the commission. (d)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (d)(2) of this section, no member of the commission subject to a term limit shall serve more than two (2) terms. (2) Upon the conclusion of his or her initial appointment, an initial appointee to the commission subject to a term limit shall serve no more than two (2) additional terms. (e) Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term by the appointing authority. (f)(1) Members of the commission shall be subject to removal from office by the appointing authority when the actions or condition of a member shall be considered as good cause for removal. (2) “Good cause” means the same as defined in § 25-16-804. (g) A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (h) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.

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25-16-804. Removal and replacement.

25-16-804. Removal and replacement. (a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Good cause” includes: (A) Conduct constituting a criminal offense involving moral turpitude; (B) Gross dereliction of duty; (C) Gross abuse of authority; or (D) The unexcused absence of a board or commission member from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary called special meetings; and (2) “Good cause” does not include any vote, decision, opinion, or other regularly performed or otherwise reasonably exercised power of a board or commission member. (b)(1) The Governor may remove for good cause a state board or commission member whose office or position is filled by gubernatorial appointment, subject to confirmation by the Senate. If the Senate is not in session, confirmation shall be by written petition of a majority of the senators. (2) The Governor may appoint a qualified individual to replace the board or commission member removed to serve the remainder of his or her term, subject to confirmation by the Senate under circumstances in which confirmation is normally required. (c) All orders of removal by the Governor shall: (1) Be in writing; (2) Be delivered to the member removed or counsel for the member; and (3) Specifically set out the grounds relied upon for removal. (d) Removal of board or commission members shall be in accordance with the following: (1)(A) Within thirty (30) calendar days after each regular board or commission meeting, the secretary of each board or commission shall notify the Governor in writing 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 s

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-16-804

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25-16-901. Definitions — Limitations.

25-16-901. Definitions — Limitations. (a) For purposes of this subchapter, the term “state board” means every state board, commission, committee, council, task force, and similar entity except the General Assembly, the State Highway Commission, and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission. (b) This subchapter shall have no effect on the payment of mileage, expense reimbursement, and per diem authorized by law to be paid to members of the General Assembly, the State Highway Commission, and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-16-901

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 25-16-901. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.