4.01 The School Worker Defense Program Advisory Board is composed of the following seven (7) members:

4.01.1 The Executive Director of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators or his or her designee;

4.01.2 The President of the Arkansas Rural Education Association or his or her designee;

4.01.3 The Executive Director of the Arkansas School Boards Association or his or her designee;

4.01.4 The Executive Director of the Arkansas Education Association or his or her designee;

4.01.5 The designee of the Attorney General;

4.01.6 The Director of the of Finance [FN1] and Administration or his or her designee; and

4.01.7 The Commissioner of Education or his or her designee.

4.01.8 No employee of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education who is charged with administering the School Worker Defense Program shall be eligible to serve as the designee of the Commissioner.

4.02 Members of the advisory board shall biannually elect a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary from the membership of the advisory board, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by those officers or specifically designated by the advisory board.

4.03 The advisory board shall meet within the State of Arkansas and may meet as often as it deems necessary for the purpose of carrying out its duties as listed in Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-1118 and these rules.

4.04 A majority of the members of the advisory board shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of a meeting.

4.05 The advisory board shall have final authority to hear and adjudicate any appeal filed by a school worker for protection against liability pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-1113 and these rules.

4.06 In an emergency situation, the chair of the advisory board may approve payment of a claim without a meeting of the advisory board.

4.07 The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall provide support staff for the advisory board.