(1) There is hereby created the Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training, which shall consist of nine (9) members.
(2) The members shall be appointed as follows:
(a) Two (2) members to be appointed by the Mississippi Association of Supervisors.
(b) Three (3) members to be appointed by the Mississippi Association of Sheriffs.
(c) One (1) member to be appointed by the Mississippi Community College Board.
(d) One (1) member to be appointed by the Governor.
(e) One (1) member to be appointed by the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police.
(f) One (1) member to be appointed by the Mississippi Municipal League.
The initial appointments to the board shall be made no later than twenty (20) days after July 1, 1999, as follows:
The Mississippi Association of Supervisors shall appoint one (1) member for a term of one (1) year and one (1) member for a term of three (3) years.
The Mississippi Association of Sheriffs shall appoint one (1) member for a term of one (1) year, one (1) member for a term of two (2) years and one (1) member for a term of three (3) years.
The Mississippi Community College Board shall appoint one (1) member for a term of two (2) years.
The Governor shall appoint one (1) member for a term of two (2) years.
The Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police shall appoint one (1) member for a term of two (2) years not later than twenty (20) days after July 1, 2000.
The Mississippi Municipal League shall appoint one (1) member for a term of two (2) years not later than twenty (20) days after July 1, 2000.
Upon the expiration of the terms of the initial appointees to the board, each subsequent appointment shall be made for a term of three (3) years, beginning on the date of the expiration of the previous term. A vacancy in any appointed position on the board prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled by appointment for the balance of the unexpired term.
(3) Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for any actual and reasonable expenses incurred as a necessary incident to such service, including mileage, as provided in Section 25-3-41, Mississippi Code of 1972.
(4) There shall be a chairman and a vice chairman of the board, elected by and from the membership of the board. The board shall adopt rules and regulations governing times and places for meetings and governing the manner of conducting its business, but the board shall meet at least every three (3) months. Any member who is absent for three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the board may be removed by a majority vote of the board.
(5) The Governor shall call an organizational meeting of the board not later than thirty (30) days after July 1, 1999.
(6) The board shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on its activities, and may make such other reports as it deems desirable.
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