17-6-610. Tobacco prevention advisory board. (1) There is a tobacco prevention advisory board. The board consists of 15 members appointed by the director of the department of public health and human services. Except for the initial appointments, each board member shall serve a 3-year term and is subject to reappointment for one succeeding term. The director shall appoint members to staggered terms, with five members serving an initial term of 1, 2, or 3 years. The initial members appointed shall draw lots to determine their term of office. The board shall terminate when tobacco settlement funds are no longer received by the state. The board shall meet at least one time each year, with the date and frequency of meetings to be determined by its presiding officer. Health care professionals and individuals are eligible to serve on the board. A board member may not have been paid by the tobacco products industry during the 10-year period preceding appointment.

(2) Members of the board are not entitled to compensation for their services, but are entitled to a mileage allowance, as provided in 2-18-503, and expenses as provided in 2-18-501 and 2-18-502.

(3) The board shall furnish advice, gather information, and perform other activities regarding the state special revenue accounts established pursuant to 17-6-606. The board may make recommendations for the use of appropriations from the state special revenue accounts.

(4) The board is attached to the department of public health and human services for administrative purposes, and the department shall provide staff support to the board.