| |  | | A.__Members of the council must be persons who are current |  | leaders of the State's elderly from a number of fields, such |  | as income, health, housing and community and social |  | services, who have proven experience in private, public and |  | voluntary organizations on state, regional and community |  | levels, such as statewide membership groups, task forces on |  | aging, regional and county councils of older people and |  | senior citizen clubs at the municipal level.__At least 2 |  | members of the council must be current members of the |  | Legislature, one from the Senate and one from the House of |  | Representatives. | 
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 |  | | B.__At least 8 members must be older Americans.__An |  | official, employee, consultant or any other individual |  | employed, retained or otherwise compensated by or |  | representative of the executive branch of State Government |  | may not be a member of the council. | 
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 |  | | C.__Any member of the council, staff member employed by the |  | council or volunteer may not have a conflict of interest. | 
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 |  | |  | 6.__Liaison between bureau and council.__The Director of the |  | Bureau of Elder and Adult Services or the director's designee |  | shall serve as a liaison between the bureau and the council. | 
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 |  | |  | 7.__Appointments; meetings.__All appointments must be made no |  | later than 30 days following the effective date of this section.__ |  | The Executive Director of the Legislative Council must be |  | notified by all appointing authorities once the selections have |  | been made.__Within 15 days after the appointment of all members, |  | the Chair of the Legislative Council shall call and convene the |  | first meeting of the council.__The council shall select a chair |  | from among its members. | 
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 |  | |  | 8.__Terms and appointments.__Legislative members serve during |  | their legislative terms.__The other members are appointed for |  | terms of 3 years.__Members may be reappointed, but no member may |  | serve more than 2 consecutive full terms of 3 years each.__ |  | Members may serve after the expiration of their terms until their |  | successors have been appointed and qualified. | 
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 |  | | The appointing authority may terminate for just cause the |  | appointment of any member of the council appointed by that |  | appointing authority and the reason for the termination of that |  | appointment must be communicated to the member terminated.__The |  | appointment of any member of the council must be terminated if a |  | member is absent from 3 consecutive meetings without just cause |  | that is communicated to the chair. | 
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