1. A state historical society board of trustees is established consisting of seven members selected as follows:
a. Two members shall be elected by the members of the state historical society according to rules established by the board of trustees.
b. The governor shall appoint five members from the state at large, considering but not requiring geographical diversity, at least one of whom shall be on the faculty of a college or university in the state engaged in a discipline related to the activities of the historical society.
2. The term of office of members of the board of trustees is three years beginning on July 1 and ending June 30. The terms of office of the governor’s appointees are staggered terms of three years each, so that three members are appointed each year.
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1305
C87, §303.4
89 Acts, ch 78, §1; 93 Acts, ch 18, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 80, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §96; 2016 Acts, ch 1135, §12; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1424
C2024, §8A.703