316.204.  Amusement ride safety board established — members — meetings, when. — 1.  There is hereby established an "Amusement Ride Safety Board" to be composed of nine members, one of whom shall be the state fire marshal or the marshal's designee.  The remaining eight members of the board shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.  Each member appointed by the governor shall be appointed for a staggered term of five years or until a successor is appointed.  The governor shall fill any vacancy on the board for the remainder of the unexpired term with a representative of the same interest as that of the member whose term is vacant.  No more than four members of the board, who are not employees of state or local government, shall be members of the same political party.

  2.  Three members of the board shall represent the interests of small amusement ride businesses that operate in this state.  Three members of the board shall represent the interests of the fixed amusement ride parks.  One member of the board shall be a resident of this state.  One member of the board shall be a mechanical engineer knowledgeable of amusement rides.

  3.  The state fire marshal shall call the first meeting of the board within sixty days after all members have been appointed and qualified.  The members from among their membership shall elect a chairperson.  After the initial meeting the members shall meet at the call of the chairperson, but shall meet at least three times per year.  Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

  4.  The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services, and shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.