§ 25-17-205 - Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf -- Deaf and blind members -- Parents or guardians as members. - Arkansas Statutes

25-17-205. Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf -- Deaf and blind members -- Parents or guardians as members.

(a) There shall be at all times one (1) member of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf who is a deaf person who fluently utilizes deaf sign language.

(b) The second vacancy arising on the board shall be filled by the appointment of a person who is legally blind.

(c) (1) The Governor shall appoint one (1) person who is the parent of a blind student and one (1) person who is the parent of a deaf student to serve as advisory nonvoting members of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf.

(2) The term of office of the advisory members shall be the same as the term of office of the other members of the board. Any vacancy arising in an advisory position shall be filled in the same manner as those of other vacancies arising in the membership of the board.

(3) A state employee who is a parent or a legal guardian of a student at the Arkansas School for the Blind or the Arkansas School for the Deaf shall be eligible to serve as a regular or advisory member of the board.