12-2531.   Same; term of office; termlimitations.(a) Persons appointed to fill vacancies shall benominatedand appointed in the manner providedin K.S.A. 12-2529, and amendments thereto, for terms of four years eachor for the unexpired termsof their predecessors.

      (b)   Each commissioner shall hold office untila successorhasbeen appointed and qualified.

      (c) (1)   Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), no person shall beappointed to more than two consecutive terms. A commissioner appointed to servean unexpired term of more than two years may be appointed only to oneadditional consecutive four-year term.

      (2)   The provisions of paragraph (1) shall become effective upon the effectivedate of a law enacted in the state of Missouri which limits appointment ofcommissioners to no more than two consecutive terms.

      (3)   The provisions of this subsection (c) shall apply to terms of memberscommencing prior to and on and after the effective date of this act.

      History:   L. 1965, ch. 116, § 3;L. 1980, ch. 69, § 2;L. 2000, ch. 60, § 1; July 1.