(1) The Electronic Protection Licensing Advisory Board is hereby created within the Department of Insurance. The board shall be composed of seven (7) members, as follows:

(a) Three (3) members shall be appointed by the Governor, one (1) member from each State Supreme Court District. Each member shall possess a valid Class A or Class B license and may be appointed from a list submitted by the Mississippi Alarm Association. Each of these appointments initially will have staggered terms. One (1) appointment will serve for two (2) years, one (1) appointment will serve for three (3) years, and the last appointment will serve for four (4) years. After the initial appointment terms, each appointee will serve for four (4) years.

(b) One (1) member shall be appointed by the State Fire Marshal from a list of nominees submitted to the State Fire Marshal by the Mississippi Alarm Association as a representative from the Alarm Manufacturing Industry. This appointment will serve for four (4) years.

(c) Two (2) members shall be appointed by the Governor at his discretion, one (1) of which shall be a law enforcement officer and one (1) shall be from the private sector. Each of these appointments will serve for four (4) years, concurrent with the term of the Governor.

(d) One (1) member shall be an employee of the Office of the State Fire Marshal designated by the State Fire Marshal. Such member shall serve as the chairman of the advisory board.

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(a) Each appointed member shall serve a term of four (4) years.

(b) The member designated by the State Fire Marshal shall serve a term concurrent with the term of the State Fire Marshal making such designation.

(c) No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms except the member designated by the State Fire Marshal.

(d) A vacancy on the board occurring prior to expiration of a term shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the remainder of the term.

(3) The board shall meet at every quarter, or upon the call of the chairman or upon the written request of any three (3) members of the board. Notice of any such meeting shall be given to board members and the public at least fourteen (14) days in advance.

(4) Four (4) members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board may take action by majority vote of its members present and voting.

(5) Each appointed member of the board shall be reimbursed for travel and related expenses incurred, not to exceed those expenses authorized for reimbursement by the Department of Insurance, for each day that the member engages in board business.

(6) No member of the board shall be liable to civil action for any act performed in good faith in the execution of his duties as a board member.