A.  The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum Advisory Board, hereinafter referred to as “advisory board”, is hereby created in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

B.  The advisory board shall be initially composed of the following twenty-one members:

(1)  The state senator representing the district where the museum is located, or her designee.

(2)  The state representative representing the district where the museum is located, or her designee.

(3)  One member shall be appointed by the city of New Orleans councilperson representing the district where the museum is located.

(4)  One member shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of New Orleans.

(5)  Two members shall be appointed by the governor and subject to confirmation by the Louisiana Senate.  Such members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(6)  The lieutenant governor or his designee.

(7)  Seven members, one from each of the state’s congressional districts and the remaining member or members from the state at large, shall also be appointed by the lieutenant governor, subject to confirmation by the Louisiana Senate.

(8)  One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Efforts of Grace, Inc.

(9)  One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Oretha C. Haley Blvd. Merchants, Associates.

(10)  One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Central City Partnership.

(11)  One member shall be appointed by the chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans.

(12)  One member shall be appointed by the chancellor of Southern University at Baton Rouge.

(13)  One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Amistead Research Center.

(14)  One member shall be a representative of and appointed by the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights.

C.  The advisory board shall elect, by majority vote of its membership, all officers it deems necessary.

D.  All subsequent members shall be appointed by the advisory board.  The advisory board may, by majority vote, appoint a total of twenty-three members to the board.  The board, by majority vote, may appoint two additional members to the initial appointment of twenty-one members as it deems necessary.

E.  Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and takes office.

F.(1)  Legislative members of the board shall receive the same per diem and travel allowance for attending meetings of the board or any meeting thereof as they receive for attendance at legislative committee meetings during the interim between sessions and from the same source.

(2)  Nonlegislative members of the board shall receive no compensation for services rendered in their capacity as a member of the board.

Acts 2004, No. 731, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 794, §1; Acts 2012, No. 803, §6.