§ 7-1-555. Membership; reimbursement of travel expenses; terms of service

MS Code § 7-1-555 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Six (6) members shall be appointed for terms of one (1) year each;

(b) Six (6) members shall be appointed for terms of two (2) years each;

(c) Six (6) members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years each;

(d) Six (6) members shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years each; and

(e) The chairman shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years.

Upon expiration of the aforementioned initial terms, successors to each commission post shall be appointed by the Governor to a four-year term. At the discretion of the Governor, commission appointees shall be eligible for reappointment a second time concurrent to their original term. Subsequent to the second term completion, commission members shall not be eligible to serve again on the commission for a period of one (1) year, at which time eligibility for service to the commission can again be activated at the discretion of the Governor.