Section 159. Arson board

1. The governor shall appoint an arson board for
  the purpose of assisting and advising the secretary  of  state  and  the
  state fire administrator on arson problems in the state.
    2.  The  board  shall consist of fifteen members as follows: the state
  fire administrator, the chairman of the fire safety advisory  board  and
  one  other  member  thereof  to  be  designated  by  the  chairman,  the
  superintendents of state police and insurance, the commissioner  of  the
  division  of  criminal justice services and nine members to be appointed
  by the governor. The chairman of the fire safety  advisory  board  shall
  serve as chairman of the arson board.
    3.  In  appointing  the members of the arson board, the governor shall
  provide  representation  for  state  and  local  police,  the  insurance
  industry,  district  attorneys  and local government officials. At least
  two members shall be representatives of the general public.
    4. The terms of members of the arson board serving concurrently on the
  fire safety advisory board shall  be  concurrent  with  their  terms  as
  members  of  the  fire safety advisory board. Other members appointed by
  the governor shall serve  for  terms  of  three  years,  such  terms  to
  commence  on  April  first  and  expire on March thirty-first; provided,
  however, that of the members first appointed, three shall  be  appointed
  for  one-year  terms  expiring  on  March thirty-first, nineteen hundred
  eighty, three shall be appointed for two-year terms  expiring  on  March
  thirty-first,  nineteen hundred eighty-one, and three shall be appointed
  for three-year terms expiring on March  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred
  eighty-two.
    5. The arson board shall meet at least quarterly. Special meetings may
  be  called  by  the  chairman  and shall be called at the request of the
  governor, secretary of state or state fire administrator. The agenda and
  meeting place of all regular or special meetings shall be made available
  to the public in advance of such meeting.
    6. No member of the arson board shall be disqualified from holding any
  other public office or employment nor shall he forfeit any  such  office
  or  employment  by  reason of the appointment hereunder, notwithstanding
  the provisions of any general, special or local law, ordinance  or  city
  charter.
    7.  The  members  of the arson board shall receive no compensation for
  their services but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses
  incurred in the performance of their duties within  the  amount  of  the
  appropriation.