Michigan § 339.5305 - Board; terms; vacancy; removal.
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§ 339.5305. Board; terms; vacancy; removal.
Unless otherwise provided in a specific article of this act, all of the following apply to the members of a board:
(a) Except for a member described in subdivision (b), the term of a member who is appointed to a board is 4 years.
(b) An individual who is appointed to fill a vacancy on a board that is the result of a member's resignation, death, disability, or removal for cause by the governor shall serve for the balance of the term of the member he or she replaced and he or she may be reappointed for not more than 2 full terms.
(c) A vacancy is filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. The governor shall appoint an individual as a member of a board, subject to the advice and consent of the senate under section 303, within 60 days after a vacancy occurs and within 60 days after the senate disapproves an appointment by the governor.
(d) The governor may remove a member of a board under section 10 of article V of the state constitution of 1963.
(e) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the governor shall not appoint an individual to serve for more than 2 consecutive terms.
(f) Of the initial members of a board created or first appointed, the terms of 3 of the members, including 2 of the members who have a license in an occupation that the board monitors and 1 of the members representing the general public, is 4 years; the terms of 2 of the members, including 1 of the members who has a license in an occupation that the board monitors and 1 of the members representing the general public, is 3 years; the terms of 2 of the members, including 1 of the members who has a license in an occupation that the board monitors and 1 of the members who represents the general public, is 2 years; and the terms of the remaining members are 1 year.
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