§ 20-24-105 - Elevator Safety Board -- Creation -- Members. - Arkansas Statutes

20-24-105. Elevator Safety Board -- Creation -- Members.

(a) There is created the Elevator Safety Board, consisting of six (6) members, one (1) of whom shall be the Director of the Department of Labor, who shall serve continuously, and five (5) of whom shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four (4) years.

(b) Upon the death, resignation, or incapacity of any member, the Governor shall fill the vacancy, for the remainder of the unexpired term, with a representative of the same interests as those of his or her predecessor.

(c) Of the five (5) members appointed by the Governor:

(1) One (1) shall be a representative of the owners and lessees of elevators within this state;

(2) One (1) shall be a representative of the manufacturers of elevators used within this state;

(3) One (1) shall be a representative of an insurance company authorized to insure the operation of elevators in this state;

(4) One (1) shall be a representative of the public at large; and

(5) One (1) shall be selected from a list of persons recommended by the board of trustees of the Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund.

(d) The board shall meet at the call of the director who shall designate in the call the time and place of the meeting.

(e) The members except the director may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with 25-16-901 et seq.