30 Miss. Code. R. 901-1.14 - Regular Meetings and Attendance

1. The Board shall schedule at least two (2) regular meetings each year, one (1) in the first and third calendar quarters.

2. Board members shall attend all regular or special meetings unless prevented from doing so by reason of court order, subpoena, or business with a court which has the sole prerogative of setting the date of such business, death of a family member, or illness of the Board member, or illness of the member's immediate family. An absence for any other reason constitutes an unexcused absence.

3. No Board member may be absent from three (3) consecutive meetings or be absent from more than three (3) meetings during a single fiscal year unless the absence is excused for one (1) of the reasons stated in subsection 2a of this rule. In the event a Board member has three (3) consecutive unexcused absences or has unexcused absences for more than three (3) meetings during a fiscal year, the Board shall petition the Governor to remove said member and to appoint a successor.

4. In the event of an unexcused absence from a Board meeting, NCEES meeting or other authorized meeting or seminar, a Board member shall reimburse the Board for expenses incurred by the Board such as meeting registration fees, hotel room deposits, and airline tickets.

a. "Family" consists of immediate family, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and in-laws.

b. "Immediate family" consists of spouse, children, parents, parents-in-Law, siblings, grandchildren, and grandparents.

Notes

30 Miss. Code. R. 901-1.14

Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15

Amended 1/1/2020