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(a) There is hereby created a commission to be known as the “Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission”.
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(b) The commission shall consist of thirteen (13) members as follows:
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(1)
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(A) Five (5) members appointed by the Governor.
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(B) The Governor shall appoint one (1) member from each congressional district;
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(2)
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(A) Four (4) members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
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(B) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint one (1) member from each congressional district; and
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(3)
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(A) Four (4) members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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(B) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one (1) member from each congressional district.
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(c)
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(1) Of the initial appointments by the Governor:
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(A) One (1) member shall serve a term of one (1) year;
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(B) One (1) member shall serve a term of two (2) years;
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(C) One (1) member shall serve a term of three (3) years; and
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(D) Two (2) members shall serve terms of four (4) years;
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(2) Of the initial appointments by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate:
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(A) One (1) member shall serve a term of one (1) year;
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(B) One (1) member shall serve a term of two (2) years;
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(C) One (1) member shall serve a term of three (3) years; and
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(D) One (1) member shall serve a term of four (4) years.
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(3) Of the initial appointments by the Speaker of the House of Representatives:
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(A) One (1) member shall serve a term of one (1) year;
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(B) One (1) member shall serve a term of two (2) years;
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(C) One (1) member shall serve a term of three (3) years; and
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(D) One (1) member shall serve a term of four (4) years.
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(4) The appointing authority shall determine the lengths of terms of his or her initial appointees.
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(5) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, all succeeding appointments shall be for terms of four (4) years.
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(6) The Governor shall select annually a chair from the membership of the commission.
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(d)
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(1) Except as provided in subdivision (d)(2) of this section, no member of the commission subject to a term limit shall serve more than two (2) terms.
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(2) Upon the conclusion of his or her initial appointment, an initial appointee to the commission subject to a term limit shall serve no more than two (2) additional terms.
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(e) Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term by the appointing authority.
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(f)
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(1) Members of the commission shall be subject to removal from office by the appointing authority when the actions or condition of a member shall be considered as good cause for removal.
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(2) “Good cause” means the same as defined in § 25-16-804.
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(g) A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
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(h) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
