§ 5-2-1-4 — Appointments; terms; vacancies; removal

All members of the board shall be appointed to
the board by the governor. Not more than twelve (12) members may be
members of the same political party. All appointments shall be for
terms of four (4) years or while maintaining the position held at the
time of appointment to the board, whichever is the lesser period.
Appointees to the board shall serve as members of the board only while
holding the office or position held at the time of appointment to the
board in order that the representative nature of the board outlined in
section 3 of this chapter may be maintained. However, each member of
the board shall serve until the member's successor has been appointed
and qualified, unless the member's services are terminated earlier for
sufficient reason. Vacancies on the board caused by expiration of a
term, termination of the office or position held at time of appointment,
or for any other reason shall be filled in the same manner as original
appointments. A member appointed to fill a vacancy created other than
by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the
member succeeded in the same manner as an original appointment.
Members of the board may be reappointed for additional terms. All
members of the board shall serve, unless their services are terminated
earlier for sufficient reason, until their successors have been appointed
and qualified. Members of the board may be removed by the governor
for inefficiency, incompetence, neglect of duty, or other good cause
after having been accorded a hearing by the governor upon reasonable
notice of the charge being made against them.
Formerly: Acts 1967, c.209, s.4. As amended by P.L.25-1986,
SEC.3; P.L.52-2005, SEC.4; P.L.197-2011, SEC.28; P.L.21-2022,
SEC.3.