§ 20-14-202 - Creation -- Members. - Arkansas Statutes

20-14-202. Creation -- Members.

(a) There is created a commission to be known as the "Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities" composed of a maximum of twenty-five (25) members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.

(b) (1) Thirteen (13) of the members shall be disabled persons.

(2) Membership terms shall be three (3) years. Each member shall be eligible for reappointment by the Governor for one (1) three-year term.

(3) Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term of the original appointment by the Governor.

(4) Members shall receive no compensation for serving on the commission.

(5) (A) Any member who shall be absent from two (2) successive regular meetings shall be subject to removal from the commission in the event he or she shall fail to present to the Governor a satisfactory excuse for the absence. In that event, the unexcused absence shall constitute sufficient cause for removal.

(B) Any member who shall be absent from three (3) successive regular meetings for any reason other than illness of the member, verified by a written sworn statement by his or her attending physician and entered in the minutes of the commission, shall thereby forfeit and vacate his or her membership on the commission and the forfeiture and vacancy shall be forthwith certified to the Governor by the executive director of the commission.

(6) The vacancies shall be filled in the manner prescribed by law.

(c) The commission shall be nonpartisan, nonprofit, and shall not engage in the dissemination of partisan principles.