§ 15-9-104 - Commission on Information Age Communities established. - Arkansas Statutes

15-9-104. Commission on Information Age Communities established.

(a) There is created the Commission on Information Age Communities, which shall consist of nine (9) voting members:

(1) The President of the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority;

(2) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission;

(3) The Director of the Department of Finance and Administration;

(4) The Director of the Department of Information Systems;

(5) The Director of the Department of Education;

(6) The Director of the Department of Higher Education; and

(7) (A) Three (3) members appointed by the Governor from a list of names submitted by the membership of the commission who are knowledgeable in various aspects of information technology and community development.

(B) The members appointed by the Governor shall serve staggered three-year terms.

(b) The commission shall annually elect one (1) member from the commission as Chair of the Commission on Information Age Communities. The commission may also elect a Vice Chair of the Commission on Information Age Communities and a Secretary of the Commission on Information Age Communities.

(c) (1) Five (5) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of five (5) members shall be necessary for any action taken by the commission.

(2) No vacancy in the membership of the commission shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the commission.

(d) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation.

(e) The commission shall meet at least semiannually.

(f) The commission will report at least annually to the Governor and the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology regarding the status of its work.

(g) (1) In carrying out its functions, the commission may create such advisory committees as it may deem necessary.

(2) The memberships of these advisory committees may include both members and staff of the commission and other persons drawn from sources other than the commission, all of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.

(3) Members of such advisory committees shall serve without compensation for their membership on the committees.