§2342.  Law Enforcement Executive Management Institute; creation; board; membership

A.  The Law Enforcement Executive Management Institute is hereby created within the office of the governor and shall be domiciled in the city of Baton Rouge.

B.  The Law Enforcement Executive Management Institute shall be governed by a board. The board shall be composed of five members, all of whom shall be United States citizens and residents of the state.

C.  The board shall consist of the following members:

(1)  Three members appointed by the governor from a list of at least six persons submitted by the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police all of whom shall be current municipal chiefs of police and Peace Officer Standards and Training certified.

(2)  One member appointed by the governor from a list of at least three persons, all of whom shall be current mayors, submitted by the Louisiana Municipal Association.

(3)  The executive director of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice.

D.  The qualifications of each member of the board shall continue throughout his term in office.  In the event a member should cease meeting the qualifications, his seat shall be declared vacant and the vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the same process as for the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

E.  Of the four members of the board who are appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of three years and two shall be appointed for a term of two years.  Thereafter all appointed members shall be appointed for terms of two years and shall continue to serve until reappointed or replaced.  In the event of death or resignation of a member, his successor shall be appointed to serve the unexpired term for which the member had been appointed within thirty days pursuant to the same process as that used to make the original appointment.

F.  The appointments by the governor shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.

G.  Members shall serve without compensation.

Acts 2003, No. 388, §1, eff. June 18, 2003.