(1) There is hereby created a juvenile parole board, referred to in this section and section 19-2-207 as the "board", to consist of nine members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. Any vacancy that occurs when the general assembly is not in session may be filled by the governor, and such member shall serve temporarily until confirmed at the next regular session of the general assembly.

(2) All nine members shall be voting members, and, of the nine members:

(a) One member shall be from the department of human services;

(b) One member shall be from the department of education;

(c) One member shall be from the department of public safety;

(d) One member shall be from the department of labor and employment; and

(e) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1105, § 10, effective July 1, 2008.)

(f) Five members shall be from the public at large and shall not be employees of the state government. At least one of the members from the public at large shall be a resident of the area west of the continental divide.

(3) All members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, and the governor shall designate one member of the board to act as chairperson.

(4) The full board shall meet not less than once a month, and the presence of five members, at least two of whom are members described in paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of this section, shall constitute a quorum to transact official business of the full board.

(5) All members of the board shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. In addition to the reimbursement of expenses, the five citizen board members shall receive a per diem of one hundred fifty dollars per full day and seventy-five dollars per half day spent transacting official business of the board.

(6) Clerical and other assistance for the board shall be furnished by the department of human services. Such clerical and other assistance shall be supervised by a juvenile parole board administrator appointed by the executive director of the department of human services.