§ 63C-14-202. Terms of commission members -- Removal -- Vacancies -- Salaries and expenses. (Effective 5/13/2014)

(1) Subject to Subsections (3), (4), and (5), the term of commission members is two years.

(2) A commission member may be reappointed to a successive term.

(3) Beginning March 2015, the term of commission members shall be staggered so that the term of approximately half of the members expires every year.

(4) A commission member may be removed from the commission by the person or persons who appointed the member.

(5) Subject to Subsection (7), a commission member appointed under Subsection 63C-14-201(2)(a) or (b) who leaves office as a legislator may not continue to serve as a commission member.

(6) A vacancy in the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the appointment of the member whose departure from the commission creates the vacancy.

(7) A commission member shall serve until a successor is duly appointed and qualified.

(8)

(a) A commission member who is not a legislator may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service on the commission, but may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a commission member as allowed in:

(i) Section 63A-3-106;

(ii) Section 63A-3-107; and

(iii) rules made by the Division of Finance according to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

(b) Compensation and expenses of a commission member who is a legislator are governed by Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.

Amended by Chapter 387, 2014 General Session