Section 722.1025 - Board; membership; terms; vacancy; chairperson; officers and committees; expenses.
FOSTER CARE TRUST FUND ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 525 of 2008
722.1025 Board; membership; terms; vacancy; chairperson; officers and committees; expenses.
Sec. 5.
(1) The board shall consist of 13 voting members as follows:
(a) The director of the department, the director of community health, the children's ombudsman, or designees authorized to speak on their behalf.
(b) Ten public members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. As a group, the public members shall do all of the following:
(i) Demonstrate knowledge in the area of foster care.
(ii) Be representative of the demographic composition of this state.
(iii) To the extent practicable, be representative of all of the following categories: birth and foster parents, former foster care children, the business community, the religious community, the legal community, higher education providers, professional providers of foster care services, and volunteers in foster care services.
(2) The term of each public member shall be 3 years, except that of the public members first appointed, 3 shall serve for 3 years, 3 for 2 years, and 4 for 1 year. A public member shall not serve more than 2 consecutive terms whether partial or full. A vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
(3) The governor shall designate a chairperson of the board from among the public members. The chairperson shall serve in that position at the pleasure of the governor. The board may elect other officers and committees as it considers appropriate.
(4) Members of the board shall serve without compensation. Members of the board may receive reimbursement for necessary travel and expenses consistent with relevant statutes and the rules and procedures of the civil service commission and department of management and budget.
History: 2008, Act 525, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009