1 Miss. Code. R. 12-3-2.1
In accordance with the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. § 75-63-81, the Directors shall be appointed by the Secretary of State. There shall be no fewer than five Directors, one from each of the Mississippi Supreme Court districts and two from the state at large. At least three of the Directors must possess five or more years experience in the preneed funeral service and merchandise business as an owner or manager.
All Directors shall be appointed for staggered six-year terms, with the exception of the initial terms of service for the original five Directors. The Secretary of State may appoint any Director to a successive six-year term. The initial term of service for all Directors began on October 1, 2009, with the initial term of two Directors expiring on September 30, 2011, two expiring on September 30, 2013, and one expiring on September 30, 2015. In case of death, incapacity, resignation, or removal a new member shall be appointed to serve the remainder of the term.
1 Miss. Code. R. 12-3-2.1