§ 23-16.1-3 Rhode Island members on board.
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Upon the compact becoming operative, the governor shall appoint the three (3)
resident members from Rhode Island who shall serve in accordance with article
II of the compact for terms of one, two (2), and three (3) years, respectively,
and until their successors are appointed and qualified. In the month of May in
each year, the governor shall appoint one resident member to hold office until
the first day of June in the third (3rd) year after his or her appointment, and
until his or her successor is appointed and qualified, to succeed the member
whose term shall next expire. Any vacancy in membership shall be filled by
appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. At all times one of the
resident members shall be a representative of a non-profit or governmental
agency or organization involved in the provision of health services; one
resident member shall be a person who at the time of his or her appointment by
the governor is a member of the general assembly; and one resident member shall
be a citizen representative of the general public. All members shall serve
without compensation but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for
reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their
duties.
(P.L. 1963, ch. 80, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-40-3; P.L. 1979, ch. 39,
§ 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16.1-3.)