67-8302. COMMISSIONERS — CHAIRMAN — APPOINTMENTS. The governor shall appoint ten (10) persons to be commissioners of the Idaho food quality assurance institute. The commissioners shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall include the following:
(1) One (1) representative of a row crop industry;
(2) One (1) representative of an orchard industry;
(3) One (1) representative of a grain industry;
(4) One (1) representative of a specialty crop industry;
(5) One (1) representative of a livestock industry;
(6) One (1) consumer;
(7) One (1) representative of the Idaho department of agriculture;
(8) One (1) representative of the college of southern Idaho;
(9) One (1) scientist with practical experience in quality certification procedures and standards;
(10) One (1) representative of the private laboratory industry.
The governor shall appoint a chairman from among the nine (9) commissioners. The commissioners shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years, except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. A commissioner shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and qualifies. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state and in the office of the institute, and the certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of the commissioner. The governor, the state treasurer, the state controller and the administrator of the division of financial management shall serve as advisors to the commissioners of the institute.
In addition, two (2) members of the Idaho senate, one (1) from the majority party and one (1) from the minority party, and two (2) members of the Idaho house of representatives, one (1) from the majority party and one (1) from the minority party, may be appointed by the legislative council to serve as advisors to the commissioners of the institute. Such appointments shall be for a term of two (2) years beginning on January 1 of each odd-numbered year, and no appointee shall serve more than two (2) terms. Actual and necessary expenses and per diem shall be allowed to the legislative advisors as provided for members of the legislative council, and shall be paid from legislative funds.
History:
[67-8302, added 1996, ch. 358, sec. 1, p. 1205; am. 1997, ch. 302, sec. 3, p. 902; am. 2008, ch. 208, sec. 1, p. 661.]
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