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Arkansas Code Title 13. Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Resources § 13-2-205. State Library Board

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) There is created the State Library Board.

(b)(1) The board shall consist of seven (7) members, to be appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate.

(2) The members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor for reasons of their interest in libraries and in statewide library development.

(3)(A) One (1) member of the board shall be appointed from each of the four (4) congressional districts of this state in existence at the time of appointment, and three (3) members shall be selected from the state at large.

(B) However, no more than two (2) members of the board shall be appointed from any one (1) congressional district.

(4)(A) All members appointed to the board shall serve terms of seven (7) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified.

(B) No board member shall be appointed to serve for more than two (2) consecutive full terms.

(c) Vacancies occurring on the board due to death, resignation, or other reason shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the remainder of the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as for the initial appointment.

(d)(1) Members of the board shall receive per diem at the rate established by law for attending board meetings or for performing other services required of members in their official capacity as members of the board.

(2) In addition, members shall be entitled to mileage at the rate provided by law for official travel of state employees for each mile in traveling from their place of residence to meetings of the board and returning or for attending to other authorized business of the board.

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