(a) The Governor shall have the power to remove any member of an honorary board before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and hearing.
(b) The removal shall become effective only when approved in writing by a majority of the total number of the board, but the member removed or his or her successor shall have no right to vote on the question of removal.
(c) The documentation of removal action shall be filed with the Secretary of State together with a complete record of the proceedings at the hearing.
(d)
(1) An appeal may be taken to the Pulaski County Circuit Court by the Governor or the member ordered removed, and the appeal shall be tried de novo on the record of the hearing before the Governor.
(2) An appeal may be taken from the circuit court to the Supreme Court, where the appeal shall likewise be tried de novo.