§ 22-2-106 - Arkansas Building Authority Council. - Arkansas Statutes

22-2-106. Arkansas Building Authority Council.

(a) There is created an Arkansas Building Authority Council, hereinafter referred to as the "council".

(b) The council shall have eleven (11) members as follows:

(1) (A) Six (6) members shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, one (1) of whom shall be from each congressional district and two (2) of whom shall be representative of the state at large;

(B) One (1) member shall be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one (1) member shall be designated by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, but no member so designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be a member of the General Assembly;

(C) All appointees or designees shall serve three-year staggered terms, and all appointees or designees may be subject to reappointment or redesignation; and

(D) The members of the council appointed by the Governor and designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be reflective of the economic, geographic, and social characteristics of the state.

(2) The Secretary of State or a designee shall be a full voting member of the council.

(3) (A) From among its members, the House of Representatives shall select one (1) member who shall be a nonvoting ex officio member of the council, and from among its members, the Senate shall select one (1) member who shall be a nonvoting ex officio member of the council.

(B) Such ex officio members shall serve two-year terms.

(c) The Governor shall designate one (1) of the members of the council as chair, except that no ex officio member shall be so designated.

(d) Members of the council shall receive no pay for their services, but those members who are not government officials may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with 25-16-901 et seq.