20 CAR § 250-103 – Membership

(a) Authority.
1. (1) According to Arkansas Code § 20-2-102, the Arkansas Minority Health Commission shall consist of twelve (12) members to be appointed as follows:
  1. (A) Six (6) of the general public to be appointed by the Governor, with each of the four (4) congressional districts represented;
  2. (B) Three (3) members to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and
  3. (C) Three (3) members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
2. (2) All persons appointed to the commission shall be persons who have actively participated in health issues for minorities or have special knowledge or experience with minority health issues.
(b) Terms of appointment. All members of the commission shall serve staggered two-year terms.
(c) Resignations.
1. (1) Any member of the commission may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Governor of the State of Arkansas.
2. (2) The resignation of any member shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice, and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
(d) Vacancies. Any vacancy in the membership that shall occur in the commission by reason of death, resignation, disqualification, or removal or any cause whatever shall be filled by the appropriate body for which the position was appointed (Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or Speaker of the House of Representatives) as provided by law.