§102. State Athletic Commission.

(a) Composition.--The State Athletic Commission shall be composed of three members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of a majority of the members elected to the Senate. The Governor shall designate one of the members as chairman. The secretary and the chairman of the Medical Advisory Board established under section 501 (relating to Medical Advisory Board) shall be ex officio members of the commission. Each appointment shall be for a term of four years.

(b) Compensation.--Each commissioner, except the secretary and the chairman of the Medical Advisory Board, shall receive a salary of $10,000 annually. The chairman of the commission shall receive a salary of $10,500 annually. The commissioners and the chairman of the Medical Advisory Board shall also receive reasonable and necessary travel expenses incurred as a direct result of their duties as members of the commission. The expenses incurred by the commissioners shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor, which vouchers shall be subject to the approval of the secretary.

(c) Removal.--Except as authorized under this section, no commissioner may be removed from office during his term. The Governor may, upon clear and convincing evidence of misfeasance or malfeasance in office or neglect of duty, remove a commissioner prior to the expiration of the term. The Governor shall then provide the commissioner so removed with a detailed written statement of the reasons for removal.

(d) Quorum requirement.--Two members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

Notation

Special Provisions in Appendix.  See section 3 of Act 32 of 1992 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to current members of State Athletic Commission and Medical Advisory Board.