The bill also requires the commission to fill vacancies in the position of state marshals in any county. The amendment requires that the commission appoint an applicant who is an elector in that county. The amendment creates a State Marshals Advisory Board to make recommendations to the State Marshal Commission on minimum qualifications, professional standards, training requirements, and operational policies, including policies for inter-county service of process. The board consists of 24 state marshals. The first election must occur before August 1, 2000.
Members serve for one year and can be reelected.
Two members serve as non-voting members of the State Marshal Commission. The CCA must designate a date and time for the state marshals in each county to elect members to the board on or after the bill's passage. A majority of the state marshals in a county is a quorum and a majority elects a state marshal to serve on the board. They must forward the names of elected state marshals to the CCA who must designate a date and time for the board's first meeting. The meeting must be as soon as practicable after August 1, 2000.