2010 Rhode Island Code
Title 16 Education
CHAPTER 16-61 Rhode Island Public Telecommunications Authority
§ 16-61-4 Appointment of public members – Renewal.

§ 16-61-4 Appointment of public members – Renewal. – (a) The governor shall with the advice and consent of the senate establish the authority by appointing seven (7) members to serve staggered terms. The appointments shall be made for terms of three (3) years commencing on February lst in the year of appointment and ending on January 31st in the third (3rd) year after this. Any vacancy among the public members of the authority shall be filled by appointment of the governor, subject to the advice and consent of the senate, for the remainder of the unexpired term. In the selection and appointment of members of the authority, the governor shall seek persons who best serve the entire needs of the state. Public members shall not be appointed for more than two (2) successive three (3) year terms each; provided, that this limitation shall not apply to that person designated as chairperson by the governor who may be a member so long as he or she shall serve as chairperson. The authority may elect from among its members such other officers as they deem necessary.

(b) Members of the board shall be removable by the governor pursuant to the provisions of § 36-1-7 of the general laws and for cause only, and removal solely for partisan or personal reasons unrelated to capacity or fitness for the office shall be unlawful.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1981, ch. 32, § 4; P.L. 1982, ch. 441, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 56; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 21, § 19; P.L. 2006, ch. 14, § 7; P.L. 2006, ch. 16, § 7.)