The State Highway Commission is, unusually, constitutionally created. Commissioners are appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and within constitutional and statutory requirements (Ark. Const. Am. 42, §2; Ark. Stat. Ann. §27-65-104). The governor may remove a commissioner only for the same causes as apply to other constitutional officers and after a hearing; the Senate also can remove a commissioner by majority vote, following a written request from at least five senators and a hearing. The commission appoints and can remove the AHTD director, who must be "a practical business or professional person" (Ark. Stat. Ann. §27-65-122).