Mississippi § 25-9-109 - State Personnel Board members, terms of office, qualifications, vacancies.

§ 25-9-109. State Personnel Board members, terms of office, qualifications, vacancies.

There is hereby created a board of five (5) members to be known as the State Personnel Board to be appointed by the Governor as hereinafter provided, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Gubernatorial appointees serving on the board on June 30, 1984, shall continue to serve on the board, and the terms of such members shall be extended as follows: The term of the member serving from the Third Supreme Court District shall expire on June 30, 1986. The term of the member serving from the state at large shall expire on June 30, 1987. The term of the member serving from the First Supreme Court District shall expire on June 30, 1988. The term of the member serving from the Second Supreme Court District shall expire on June 30, 1989. For a term to begin on July 1, 1984, the Governor shall appoint one (1) member from the state at large for a term of one (1) year. Upon the expiration of the foregoing terms, such appointments shall be made by the Governor from the appropriate geographical area for terms of five (5) years beginning July 1 of the year of appointment. An appointment to fill a vacancy, other than by expiration of a term of office, shall be made by the Governor for the balance of the unexpired term. All appointees shall have at least a bachelor’s degree in public administration, personnel management or in a management-related field of study or, in the alternative, shall have a bachelor’s degree in any field and ten (10) years of experience in a position the duties of which specifically required the appointee to carry out personnel management responsibilities in an organization and were the exclusive responsibilities of his position. An appointee with a graduate degree in public administration, personnel management or in a management-related field of study shall also be qualified to serve on the board. In the alternative, an appointee with a graduate degree in any field shall be qualified if he has five (5) years of experience in a position the duties of which specifically required him to carry out personnel management responsibilities in an organization and were the exclusive responsibilities of his position.