§ 41-6-3 — Board of Trustees of Department - Composition

Alabama § 41-6-3

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 41: State Government
• Ch. 6: Department of Archives and History
• Art. 1: General Provisions

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(a) The department shall be under the control of the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History, which shall consist of one member from each congressional district and the additional members selected pursuant to subsection (b).
(b) Two additional at-large members shall be selected and an additional member shall be selected from each U.S. Congressional District. The additional members shall be selected by the board of trustees and their names shall be communicated to the Senate not later than the fifth legislative day of the 2004 Regular Session of the Legislature. Newly selected members shall be confirmed by the Senate in the same manner as vacancies filled pursuant to Section 41-6-4. The board of trustees shall select three of the new members to serve initial terms of two years, three of the new members to serve initial terms of four years, and three of the new members to serve initial terms of six years. All successor members shall serve terms of six years and shall be selected as provided in Section 41-6-4.
(c) The membership of the board of trustees shall be inclusive and shall reflect the racial and gender diversity of the state.

Legislative History

(Code 1907, §795; Acts 1923, No. 40, p. 23; Code 1923, §1401; Code 1940, T. 55, §258; Act 2003-395, §1.)