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      22-3707.   Kansas parole board; appointments; terms; vacancies; removal. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the Kansas parole board shall consist of three members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-4315b and amendments thereto. Except as provided by K.S.A. 46-2601, and amendments thereto, no person shall exercise any power, duty or function as a member of the board until confirmed by the senate. No successor shall be appointed as provided in this section for the office of one of the members of the Kansas parole board whose term expires on January 15, 2003. No appointment to the board shall be made that would result in more than two members of the board being members of the same political party. The term of office of the members of the board shall be four years and until their successors are appointed and confirmed. If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board before the expiration of the term of office, a successor shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner that original appointments are made. Each member of the board shall devote the member's full time to the duties of membership on the board.

      (b)   The governor may not remove any member of the Kansas parole board except for disability, inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. Before removal, the governor shall give the member a written copy of the charges against the member and shall fix the time when the member can be heard at a public hearing, which shall not be less than 10 days thereafter. Upon removal, the governor shall file in the office of the secretary of state a complete statement of all charges made against the member and the findings thereupon, with a complete record of the proceedings.

      History:   L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-3707; L. 1972, ch. 317, § 80; L. 1973, ch. 339, § 60; L. 1978, ch. 120, § 11; L. 1982, ch. 347, § 14; L. 1984, ch. 129, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 115, § 12; L. 1995, ch. 241, § 3; L. 1997, ch. 23, § 2; L. 2003, ch. 142, § 1; May 22.