Rule 30-2901-2.3 - Organization(a). The Board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Governor, with advice and consent of the Senate.(b). Each member shall be appointed from a list submitted by The Mississippi Optometric Association consisting of its three (3) members, or by appointment by any qualified member of the association, all of whom must be residents of Mississippi.(c). Initial appointments to the Board will be for staggered terms. All subsequent appointments to the Board shall be appointed by the Governor for the terms of five (5) years from the expiration date of the previous term. No person shall be appointed for more than two (2) consecutive terms. Each member shall remain in office after the expiration of his term until his successor shall be duly appointed and qualified.(d). Board members shall receive the per diem authorized under Section 25-3-69 of the Miss. Code Ann. (1972) as amended for each day actually discharging his official duties, and shall receive reimbursement for mileage and necessary expense incurred, as provided in Section 25-3-41 of the Miss. Code Ann. (1972) as amended.(e). No person so appointed shall be a stockholder or a member of the faculty or the board of trustees of any school of optometry.(f). The Board shall organize by the election from its members of a president and a secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for one (1) year.(g). A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum, but a less number by adjourn from time to time.30 Miss. Code. R. 2901-2.3