§ 73-29-7. Polygraph examiners board established; members; term of office; organization.
(1) There is hereby established a Polygraph Examiners Board consisting of three (3) members who shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the state for at least two (2) years prior to appointment and at the time of appointment are active polygraph examiners. No two (2) board members may be employed by the same person or agency. At least one (1) member must be a qualified examiner of a governmental law enforcement agency, and shall be the supervisor of the polygraph section of the Department of Public Safety, and at least one (1) member must be a qualified polygraph examiner in the commercial field. The members shall be appointed by the Governor of the State of Mississippi with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of six (6) years. The terms of office of members appointed to the initial board are one (1) for two (2) years; one (1) for four (4) years; and one (1) for six (6) years. Any vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled by appointment of the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for the unexpired term.
(2) The board shall elect a chairman, vice chairman and secretary from among its members.
(3) The vote of a majority of the board members is sufficient for passage of any business or proposal which comes before the board.
(4) The members of the board shall receive Twenty-two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($22.50) per diem for each day spent in the actual discharge of their duties.
(5) The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to provide the board with an appropriate office and such administrative and clerical services as may be necessary to carry out the board's responsibilities, including investigative and testing services, budgetary support and such other services and support deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Public Safety.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8920-64; Laws, 1968, ch. 380, § 4; reenacted and amended, 1980, ch. 500, § 4; reenacted, 1993, ch. 351, § 4; amended, 1994, ch. 452, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1994.
§ 73-29-7. Polygraph examiners board established; members; term of office; organization.
(1) There is hereby established a Polygraph Examiners Board consisting of three (3) members who shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the state for at least two (2) years prior to appointment and at the time of appointment are active polygraph examiners. No two (2) board members may be employed by the same person or agency. At least one (1) member must be a qualified examiner of a governmental law enforcement agency, and shall be the supervisor of the polygraph section of the Department of Public Safety, and at least one (1) member must be a qualified polygraph examiner in the commercial field. The members shall be appointed by the Governor of the State of Mississippi with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of six (6) years. The terms of office of members appointed to the initial board are one (1) for two (2) years; one (1) for four (4) years; and one (1) for six (6) years. Any vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled by appointment of the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for the unexpired term.
(2) The board shall elect a chairman, vice chairman and secretary from among its members.
(3) The vote of a majority of the board members is sufficient for passage of any business or proposal which comes before the board.
(4) The members of the board shall receive Twenty-two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($22.50) per diem for each day spent in the actual discharge of their duties.
(5) The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to provide the board with an appropriate office and such administrative and clerical services as may be necessary to carry out the board's responsibilities, including investigative and testing services, budgetary support and such other services and support deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Public Safety.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8920-64; Laws, 1968, ch. 380, § 4; reenacted and amended, 1980, ch. 500, § 4; reenacted, 1993, ch. 351, § 4; amended, 1994, ch. 452, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1994.
§ 73-29-7. Polygraph examiners board established; members; term of office; organization.
(1) There is hereby established a Polygraph Examiners Board consisting of three (3) members who shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the state for at least two (2) years prior to appointment and at the time of appointment are active polygraph examiners. No two (2) board members may be employed by the same person or agency. At least one (1) member must be a qualified examiner of a governmental law enforcement agency, and shall be the supervisor of the polygraph section of the Department of Public Safety, and at least one (1) member must be a qualified polygraph examiner in the commercial field. The members shall be appointed by the Governor of the State of Mississippi with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of six (6) years. The terms of office of members appointed to the initial board are one (1) for two (2) years; one (1) for four (4) years; and one (1) for six (6) years. Any vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled by appointment of the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for the unexpired term.
(2) The board shall elect a chairman, vice chairman and secretary from among its members.
(3) The vote of a majority of the board members is sufficient for passage of any business or proposal which comes before the board.
(4) The members of the board shall receive Twenty-two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($22.50) per diem for each day spent in the actual discharge of their duties.
(5) The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to provide the board with an appropriate office and such administrative and clerical services as may be necessary to carry out the board's responsibilities, including investigative and testing services, budgetary support and such other services and support deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Public Safety.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8920-64; Laws, 1968, ch. 380, § 4; reenacted and amended, 1980, ch. 500, § 4; reenacted, 1993, ch. 351, § 4; amended, 1994, ch. 452, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1994.
