REFERENCE TITLE: historic name board; membership

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2020

 

 

 

SB 1389

 

Introduced by

Senators Peshlakai: Alston, Bowie, Bradley, Contreras, Dalessandro, Gonzales, Mendez, Navarrete, Quezada, Rios, Steele; Representatives Andrade, Jermaine, Pawlik, Teller

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 41‑835.02, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the state board on geographic and historic names. 

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 41-835.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-835.02.  State board on geographic and historic names; membership; expenses; quorum; staff support; chairman

A.   The state board on geographic and historic names is established consisting of:

1.  One member appointed by the head of each of the following agencies or organizations:

(a)  The department of transportation.

(b)  The state land department.

(c)  The Arizona state library, archives and public records.

(d)  The Arizona historical society.

(e)  The Arizona commerce authority.

(f)  The department of economic security.

(g)  A geography department of an Arizona university.

2.  Two members of the public appointed by the governor, one of whom is a current or former elected tribal official.

B.  Members shall serve staggered five year five‑year terms to begin and end on the third Monday in January, except that the member appointed pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1, subdivision (g) of this section shall serve a two year two‑year term.  The initial appointment of the member appointed in subsection A, paragraph 1, subdivision (g) of this section shall be made by Arizona state university.  On the expiration of the initial term of the member appointed in subsection A, paragraph 1, subdivision (g) of this section the position shall be appointed by the university of Arizona, and on the expiration of that term northern Arizona university shall appoint the member.  The three state universities shall continue to rotate the appointment of this member on the board.

C.  Members are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2.

D.  The Arizona state library, archives and public records shall provide staff support to the board.

E.  A majority of the members constitutes a quorum.

F.  The board shall annually elect a chairman and vice‑chairman vice chairman from among its members. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Retention of members

Notwithstanding section 41‑835.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, all persons serving as members of the state board on geographic and historic names on the effective date of this act may continue to serve until the expiration of their normal terms.  All subsequent appointments shall be as prescribed by statute.