§ 34-17-2 — Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects - Creation; Composition; Compensation

Alabama § 34-17-2

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 34: Professions and Businesses
• Ch. 17: Landscape Architecture
• Art. 1: General Provisions

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(a) There is created the Alabama Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects which shall consist of three members. The board shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. In appointing members to the board, the Governor shall select those persons whose appointments, to the extent possible, ensure that the membership of the board is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The members of the board, after the appointment of the original board, shall be registered landscape architects of recognized standing having engaged in the practice of landscape architecture in the State of Alabama for a period of two years or more at the time of their appointments and shall be citizens of this state. The terms of office of the members shall be three years, of which one term expires each year. Any vacancy occurring at any time in the membership of the board shall be filled by the Governor appointing a successor for the unexpired term.
(b) The members of the board shall receive no salary or other compensation for their services as members but shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out their duties.
(c) The board shall elect annually from its members a chair and a secretary, and the board shall hold at least two or more meetings each year.
(d) Each member of the board shall take the oath of office as prescribed by the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Legislative History

(Acts 1971, No. 2396, p. 3819, §7; Act 2003-60, p. 91, §3; Act 2011-166, p. 315, §3.)