(a) There is created a board constituting the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind.
(b) The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Governor, subject to the confirmation of the Senate.
(c) (1) Members of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind appointed by the Governor under the provisions of this section shall:(A) Possess the qualifications of an elector; and(B) Reside in the State of Arkansas.(2) (A) The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, Commissioner of State Lands, Supreme Court Justices, and the directing head of any state department, state agency, or state institution shall be ineligible for membership on the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind provided for in this section during the time for which he or she was elected or appointed.(B) No individual may be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind created under the provisions of this section and another board created under § 25-17-201 at the same time.
(1) Members of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind appointed by the Governor under the provisions of this section shall:(A) Possess the qualifications of an elector; and(B) Reside in the State of Arkansas.
(A) Possess the qualifications of an elector; and
(B) Reside in the State of Arkansas.
(2) (A) The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, Commissioner of State Lands, Supreme Court Justices, and the directing head of any state department, state agency, or state institution shall be ineligible for membership on the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind provided for in this section during the time for which he or she was elected or appointed.(B) No individual may be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind created under the provisions of this section and another board created under § 25-17-201 at the same time.
(A) The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, Commissioner of State Lands, Supreme Court Justices, and the directing head of any state department, state agency, or state institution shall be ineligible for membership on the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind provided for in this section during the time for which he or she was elected or appointed.
(B) No individual may be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind created under the provisions of this section and another board created under § 25-17-201 at the same time.
(d) The term of office for each member shall commence on January 15 and shall end on January 14 of the fifth year following the year in which the regular term commenced.
(e) Any vacancies arising in the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind for any reason other than the expiration of the regular terms for which the members were appointed shall be filled by the appointment of the Governor and shall be thereafter effective until the expiration of the regular terms.
(f) (1) Before entering upon his or her respective duties, each Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind member shall take and subscribe and file in the office of the Secretary of State an oath to support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution and to faithfully perform the duties of the office upon which he or she is about to enter and that he or she will not be or become interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind.(2) (A) Any violation of the oath shall be a Class B misdemeanor.(B) Any contract entered into in violation of the oath shall be void.
(1) Before entering upon his or her respective duties, each Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind member shall take and subscribe and file in the office of the Secretary of State an oath to support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution and to faithfully perform the duties of the office upon which he or she is about to enter and that he or she will not be or become interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind.
(2) (A) Any violation of the oath shall be a Class B misdemeanor.(B) Any contract entered into in violation of the oath shall be void.
(A) Any violation of the oath shall be a Class B misdemeanor.
(B) Any contract entered into in violation of the oath shall be void.
(g) The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind shall meet at least monthly and shall fix a regular date for the monthly meeting.
(h) Each member of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
(i) The Governor shall have the power to remove any member of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Blind before the expiration of his or her term for cause after notice and hearing.