| Subchapter
2 |
Embalmers
and Funeral Directors Law - State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors |
| §
17- 29- 201 |
Creation -
Members |
| (a) |
There is created the
State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. |
| (b) |
The board shall
consist of seven (7) members, appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, for a term of three (3) years. |
| (1) |
Four (4)
members, at least one (1) of whom shall be from each of the four (4) congressional
districts and one (1) at large representative, shall be appointed as follows: |
|
(A) |
Five (5) members of
the board shall be embalmers and or funeral directors licensed under subchapter 3 of this
chapter who shall have had at least five (5) consecutive years of active experience as
embalmers or funeral directors in Arkansas immediately preceding appointment. The Governor
shall appoint members to the board from three (3) nominees submitted by the licensed
embalmers and funeral directors. In the event no nominations are submitted to the Governor
by July 1 of any year in which an appointment is to be made, the Governor may make the
appointment, provided that the appointee meets the other requirements for board
membership; |
|
(B) |
One (1) member of the
board shall be designated as a consumer representative. He or she shall be appointed from
the state at large, subject to confirmation by the Senate, but shall not be required to be
appointed from a list submitted by the licensed embalmers and funeral directors. He or she
shall be a full voting member. |
| (2) |
One (1)
member of the board shall not be actively engaged in or retired from the profession of
embalming and funeral directing, shall be sixty (60) years of age or older, and shall
represent the elderly. He or she shall be appointed from the state at large, subject to
confirmation by the Senate, but shall not be required to be appointed from a list
submitted by the licensed embalmers and funeral directors. The position may not be held by
the person holding the consumer representative position. He or she shall be a full voting
member. |
| (c) |
No member
shall serve more than three (3) consecutive three year terms on the board. |
| (d) |
The
Governor may remove any member of the board for incompetence or improper conduct.
Vacancies caused by death, resignation, or removal before the expiration of term shall be
filled by the Governor for the remainder of the term. |
| (e) |
The
Governor shall furnish each member appointed to the board a certificate of appointment
stating the date of the appointment and the date of the expiration of the appointment.
Before entering upon his duties, each member appointed to the board shall qualify by
taking the oath of office before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths in this
state. This shall be noted on the certificate of appointment. |
| (f) |
The board
may, by a majority vote of the total membership, at the first regularly scheduled meeting
of each calendar year, authorize expense reimbursement for the board members to perform
official duties of the board, and such expense reimbursement shall not exceed the rate
established for state employees in the state travel regulations. |
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| §
17- 29- 202 |
Meetings |
| (a) |
The board shall hold
not less than one (1) meeting annually for the purpose of selecting nominees for the
appointment of one to a term on the board. The meeting shall be held at such time and
place as the board may determine, after notice of the meeting has been given to the
general public in a manner to be determined by the board, at least thirty (30) days prior
to the meeting. |
| (b) |
The board shall hold
at least two (2) examinations each year at convenient times and places. |
| (c) |
The board
may hold such other meetings as it may deem necessary. |
| (d) |
Four (4)
or more members shall comprise a quorum. |
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| §
17- 29- 203 |
Selection of
Officers |
| (a) |
The board appointed
under the provisions of this chapter, and each successor thereto, is authorized to select
from its own membership a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer who shall
serve for one-year terms or until their successors are elected and qualified. |
| (b) |
In the event no
member of the board is able, for any reason, to serve as secretary-treasurer, then by a
majority vote of the board, it may employ a person to serve as secretary-treasurer and
that person is not required to be a licensed embalmer or funeral director. |
