Mississippi Code
Chapter 4 - County Jail Officers Training Program
§ 45-4-3. Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training; creation; membership; officers; reports

The initial appointments to the board shall be made no later than twenty (20) days after July 1, 1999, as follows:
The Mississippi Association of Supervisors shall appoint one (1) member for a term of one (1) year and one (1) member for a term of three (3) years.
The Mississippi Association of Sheriffs shall appoint one (1) member for a term of one (1) year, one (1) member for a term of two (2) years and one (1) member for a term of three (3) years.
The Mississippi Community College Board shall appoint one (1) member for a term of two (2) years.
The Governor shall appoint one (1) member for a term of two (2) years.
The Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police shall appoint one (1) member for a term of two (2) years not later than twenty (20) days after July 1, 2000.
The Mississippi Municipal League shall appoint one (1) member for a term of two (2) years not later than twenty (20) days after July 1, 2000.
Upon the expiration of the terms of the initial appointees to the board, each subsequent appointment shall be made for a term of three (3) years, beginning on the date of the expiration of the previous term. A vacancy in any appointed position on the board prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled by appointment for the balance of the unexpired term.