§ 37:3444 — Louisiana Licensed Professional Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Board of

§3444. Louisiana Licensed Professional Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Board of
Examiners
A. There is hereby created in the Louisiana Department of Health the Louisiana
Licensed Professional Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Board of Examiners, referred
to hereafter in this Chapter as the "board", consisting of five members who shall be residents
of the state of Louisiana. The members shall be appointed by the governor from a list of
qualified candidates supplied by the International Association of Rehabilitation
Professionals-Louisiana, as specified in this Section. The consumer member may apply
directly to the office of the governor. Each term shall be for four years. Each appointment
by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. The governor shall ensure
that his appointments demonstrate race, gender, ethnic, and geographical diversity.
B.(1) The membership of the board shall consist of four licensed professional
vocational rehabilitation counselors and one consumer from the public at large. The board
shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as this Chapter prescribes and confers
upon it. No member of the board shall be individually liable for any act or omission resulting
in damage or injury arising out of the exercise of his judgment in the formation and
implementation of policy while acting as a member of the board, provided he was acting in
good faith and within the scope of his official functions and duties, unless the damage or
injury was caused by his willful or wanton misconduct.
(2)(a) The consumer member shall be selected from the state at large and shall
possess all of the following qualifications:
(i) Is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of Louisiana for at least
one year immediately prior to appointment.
(ii) Has attained the age of majority.
(iii) Has never been licensed by any of the licensing boards identified in R.S.
36:259(A), nor shall he have a spouse who has ever been licensed by a board identified in
R.S. 36:259(A).
(iv) Has never been convicted of a felony.
(v) Does not have and has never had a material financial interest in the healthcare
profession.
(b) The consumer member shall be a full voting member of the board with all rights
and privileges conferred on board members, except that the consumer member shall not
participate in the grading of individual examinations.
C. No board member shall serve more than two full consecutive terms. Subsequent
appointments to the board shall be made by the governor from a list of qualified candidates
by the executive committee of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals-Louisiana. Any board member may be removed by the governor or majority vote of the
board, after notice and hearing, for incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, or
moral turpitude. Any vacancy occurring in board membership, other than by expiration of
term, shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the governor within thirty
days from a list of qualified candidates supplied by the International Association of
Rehabilitation Professionals-Louisiana.
D. Each board member shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed
for actual travel, incidental, and clerical expenses incurred while engaged on official board
business.
E. Each board member shall take the constitutional oath of office for state officials
before any officer authorized to administer oaths in this state.

Legislative History

Acts 1988, No. 555, §1, eff. July 14, 1988; Acts 1989, No. 456, §1; Acts 2018, No. 515, §2; Acts 2018, No. 626, §1.