No more than two (2) members of the board shall be appointed from any one (1) congressional district as presently constituted.
Each member of the initial board shall serve for a term of years represented by the number of his congressional district; two (2) state at large members shall serve for a term of six (6) years; two (2) state at large members shall serve for a term of seven (7) years; subsequent appointments shall be for seven-year terms and the Governor shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired term.
The board shall elect a chairman whose term of office shall be one (1) year and until his successor shall be elected.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 4 - Department of Mental Health
§ 41-4-3. State Board of Mental Health
§ 41-4-5. State Department of Mental Health
§ 41-4-7. Powers and duties of board
§ 41-4-17. Children's rehabilitation center excepted from state board of mental health jurisdiction
§ 41-4-19. Transfer of funds; issuance of warrants
§ 41-4-23. Security guards and campus police at mental health or intellectual disability facilities