§ 17-53-201 - Creation -- Members -- Terms -- Removal. - Arkansas Statutes

17-53-201. Creation -- Members -- Terms -- Removal.

(a) There is created the Arkansas Board of Health Education which shall consist of seven (7) persons all of whom are Arkansas residents with the following qualifications:

(1) Five (5) members who are certified health education specialists or certified professional health educators; and

(2) Two (2) members who are representatives of the public at large.

(b) The members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.

(c) (1) The Governor shall designate the terms of the initial appointees so that three (3) members, including two (2) health educators and one (1) member who represents the public at large, shall serve three-year terms; two (2) members, including one (1) health educator and one (1) member who represents the public at large, shall serve two-year terms; and two (2) members who represent health educators shall serve one-year terms.

(2) Successor members shall serve three-year terms, except that a person appointed to fill a vacancy resulting in an unexpired term shall only serve for the remainder of that unexpired term. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled by the Governor in the same manner as other appointments. No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.

(d) (1) Initial members, who are representatives of the health education profession, shall be selected from a list of persons who have been practicing health education for at least three (3) years submitted to the Governor by the Division of Health Education and Promotion of the Department of Health in conjunction with the National Commission on Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

(2) Successor members, who are representatives of the health education profession, shall be selected from a list of certified health education specialists or certified professional health educators submitted to the Governor by the board. Each of these board members shall have been practicing health education for at least three (3) years preceding his or her appointment and be listed as a person certified under this chapter.

(e) Upon recommendation of the board made after notice and hearing, the Governor may remove any member of the board for incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.