§ 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.

Legislative History

Acts 1993, No. 1216, § 1; 1997, No. 250, § 242; 1997, No. 968, § 1; 2001, No. 1288, § 24; 2009, No. 309, § 1.