2015 Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health And Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health And Safety
Chapter 17 - Death and Disposition of the Dead
Subchapter 10 - Cemetery Act for Perpetually Maintained Cemeteries
§ 20-17-1004 - Arkansas Cemetery Board -- Creation -- Members.

(a) The Arkansas Cemetery Board is to consist of seven (7) members selected as follows:

(1) The Securities Commissioner or his or her designated deputy shall be a voting member of the board;

(2) Six (6) members shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of four (4) years, as follows:

(A) Four (4) of the six (6) members appointed by the Governor shall be owners or operators of a licensed perpetual care cemetery in this state;

(B) One (1) member shall be appointed by the Governor and shall be a citizen of the State of Arkansas, of good character, and a qualified elector, but this person shall not have any interest in a cemetery or funeral home either within or without the State of Arkansas; and

(C) One (1) member shall be sixty (60) years of age or older, appointed from the state at large, subject to the confirmation of the Senate, and shall represent the elderly. This member shall not be actively engaged in or retired from any profession or occupation which is regulated by the board.

(b) (1) The Governor shall appoint one (1) alternate member for the same term and having the same qualifications as a regular member. This member shall substitute for any regular member when a conflict of interest disqualifies a regular member.

(2) If a matter comes before the board involving a cemetery in which a member has a financial interest, then the member is disqualified from participating in the discussion or vote on the matter, and the alternate member shall substitute for the disqualified member.

(3) The alternate member shall substitute for an absent member if necessary to constitute a quorum under § 20-17-1005(c).

(c) Vacancies on the board due to death, resignation, or other cause of any appointed member shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as was required for the initial appointment.

(d) Members shall serve without pay or other compensation for their services except that members may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.