§ 37:1474 — Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors; creation; qualifications; domicile; terms

Louisiana § 37:1474

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 37: Professions and Occupations

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§1474. Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors; creation; qualifications; domicile; terms
of office; confirmation; oath of office; compensation
A. The Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors is hereby created within the office
of the governor. The board shall be a body corporate and may sue and be sued.
B. The board shall be composed of one member from each congressional district and
one at-large member appointed by the governor from a list of names submitted by the board
of directors of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors, the
Louisiana Realtors Association, and the Louisiana Home Builders Association. Each member
of the board shall be a United States citizen and a resident of the state, and shall have been
actively engaged in the home inspection business on a full-time basis for three years
preceding the appointment. The initial board members shall be required to obtain a license
in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Thereafter, each member of the board shall
be a licensed home inspector.
C. Each member appointed by the governor shall be confirmed by the Senate.
D.(1) Initially, one member of the board shall be appointed for a two-year term, three
members for four-year terms, and three members for six-year terms. No person shall be
appointed for more than one full six-year term. On and after August 1, 2017, all members
shall be appointed for four years. Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection for
the at-large member, any vacancy on the board caused by death, resignation, or disability of
a member shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governor from the
congressional district where the vacancy occurred.
(2) On and after August 1, 2017, the board member from the Third Congressional
District who was appointed to the board on July 27, 2012, is designated as the at-large
member. Any vacancy of the at-large member caused by death, resignation, or disability shall
be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governor.
E. The board shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge and may meet at such other
locations in the state as may be determined by the board.
F. A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum of the board for all
purposes, including the granting or issuance of licenses and the rulemaking and adjudicative
functions of the board.
G. Each member of the board shall receive a certificate or commission from the
governor and before beginning his term of office shall file with the secretary of state a
written oath or affirmation of faithful discharge of his official duties.
H. No member of the board shall receive a per diem but shall be reimbursed for
actual expenses incurred when attending a meeting of the board or any of its committees and
for the time spent on behalf of the board on official business, not to exceed ten days in any
one month. Each member shall be reimbursed, upon approval of the board as evidenced by
voucher, for all necessary travel and incidental expenses incurred in carrying out the
provisions of this Chapter.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, No. 61, §2; Acts 2001, No. 8, §12, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2009, No. 61, §1; Acts 2017, No. 328, §1.