§ 43-41-08 — Board of social work examiners - Qualifications - Appointment - Term of office - Compensation

North Dakota § 43-41-08

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 43: Occupations and Professions
• Ch. 43-41: Social Workers

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office - Compensation.
1. The governor shall appoint the North Dakota board of social work examiners, which
must consist of seven members, two of whom must be, at the time of initial
appointment, licensed baccalaureate social workers; one of whom must be, at the time
of initial appointment, a licensed master social worker; two of whom must be, at the
time of initial appointment, a licensed clinical social worker; and two of whom must be
laypersons. Board members must demonstrate no conflict of interest.
2. The term of office of each board member must be for three years with no more than
three members appointed annually. A member may not serve more than two
consecutive terms.
3. The governor may remove any board member for good cause after giving that member
a written statement of the reasons for removal and after that member has had an
opportunity for a hearing.
4. Each member of the board is entitled to receive as compensation a sum not to exceed
the daily compensation of members of the legislative assembly per day for each day
during which the member is engaged in performance of the official duties of the board,
and is entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in
connection with the discharge of the official duties as provided in section 54-06-09.
5. Annually, board members shall elect by a majority vote of the board a chairperson who
shall preside at meetings of the board and a vice chairperson who shall preside at
meetings of the board in the chairperson's absence. A majority of the members of the
board constitutes a quorum.