(a) There is created the Information Network of Arkansas, a public instrumentality carrying out an essential government function, which shall be governed by a board consisting of twelve (12) voting members, as follows:
(1) The Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission or his or her designee;
(2) The Secretary of State, or the Secretary of State's designee;
(3) The Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, or the director's designee;
(4) Two (2) members, or their designees, who are chief executive officers of agencies of the executive branch other than the Department of Finance and Administration and the Department of Information Systems, shall be appointed by the Governor;
(5) (A) (i) (a) Four (4) members from user associations initially selected by the Governor shall be appointed by the Governor after consulting each user association.
(b) Members appointed by the Governor under subdivision (a)(5)(A)(i)(a) of this section shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(ii) No two (2) members appointed pursuant to this subdivision (a)(5) shall be members of the same user association.
(B) Such members shall serve staggered three-year terms;
(6)
(A) One (1) member who is a public library director appointed by the Governor after consulting the President of the Arkansas Library Association and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(B) The member shall serve a three-year term;
(7)
(A) One (1) member appointed by the Governor after consulting the Arkansas Bar Association and subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(B) The member shall serve a three-year term; and
(8) The Director of the Department of Information Systems, or the director's designee.
(b)
(1) The board shall annually elect one (1) member from the board as chair of the board.
(2) The board may also elect a vice chair and a secretary.
(c)
(1) Six (6) members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of six (6) members shall be necessary for any action taken by the board.
(2) No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all the duties of the board.
(d) The board shall meet at least semiannually.
(e) Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be eligible to receive reimbursement for mileage and reimbursement for expenses in accordance with § 25-16-902.
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