28-2439.01. Arizona tea party committee
A. The Arizona tea party committee is established consisting of the following thirteen members who reside in this state and who are United States citizens:
1. One member who is appointed by the president of the senate and who is the director of an incorporated nonprofit corporation that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes, that has a mission of bringing together, empowering and training tea party groups and that has affiliated members that represent diverse geographical locations throughout this state.
2. Two members who are appointed by the president of the senate and who each represent an organization in this state that promotes the tea party governing principles of fiscal responsibility, limited government and free markets. One of the two members must reside in a county with a population of more than one hundred sixty thousand persons but less than one hundred sixty-seven thousand persons.
3. Three members who are appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and who each represent an organization in this state that promotes the tea party governing principles of fiscal responsibility, limited government and free markets.
4. Seven members who are appointed by the governor and who each represent an organization in this state that promotes the tea party governing principles of fiscal responsibility, limited government and free markets.
B. The Arizona tea party committee members shall serve five year terms.
C. The committee shall:
1. Distribute monies from the don't tread on me special plates fund established by section 28-2439.02.
2. Submit a written report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives pursuant to section 28-2439.02.
3. No later than sixty days before the expiration of a member's term, deliver a list of at least two, but no more than five, candidates to the governor, the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives in order to fill a vacancy on the committee. The governor, the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives shall select and appoint a member to the committee from the list submitted by the committee.
D. Members of the committee are not eligible to receive compensation or reimbursement of expenses.