Tennessee § 62-2-202 Qualifications of board members - Removal - Vacancies

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§ 62-2-202 — Qualifications of board members - Removal - Vacancies

Tennessee § 62-2-202

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-2-202 (2026).

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(a)The members of the board appointed under § 62-2-201(a) shall each have had at least ten (10) years' experience in the practice of architecture as a registered architect, ten (10) years' experience in the practice of engineering as a registered engineer, ten (10) years' experience in the practice of interior design as a registered interior designer or ten (10) years' experience in the practice of landscape architecture as a registered landscape architect, with no record of any formal disciplinary action. Such members shall each have been in responsible charge of work for at least five (5) years, and shall each have demonstrated an interest in improving the profession by involvement in a statewide association directly related to their profession for at least five (5) years. Each member s

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(a) The members of the board appointed under § 62-2-201(a) shall each have had at least ten (10) years' experience in the practice of architecture as a registered architect, ten (10) years' experience in the practice of engineering as a registered engineer, ten (10) years' experience in the practice of interior design as a registered interior designer or ten (10) years' experience in the practice of landscape architecture as a registered landscape architect, with no record of any formal disciplinary action. Such members shall each have been in responsible charge of work for at least five (5) years, and shall each have demonstrated an interest in improving the profession by involvement in a statewide association directly related to their profession for at least five (5) years. Each member shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have been a resident of Tennessee for five (5) years at the time of appointment. The ten-year requirement of experience as a registered practitioner shall not apply to the registered interior designer member until January 1, 2014; provided, however, that the member shall have been a registered interior designer for five (5) years and shall have ten (10) years' experience as an interior designer. (b) (1) The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incapacity, or neglect of duty. (2) (A) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1), any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the board. (B) The chair of the board shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (b)(2)(A). (c) Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term as prescribed in § 62-2-201 .

Legislative History

Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 610, s 4, eff. 3/22/2016. Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 3; T.C.A., § 62-203; Acts 1988, ch. 990, § 12; 1991, ch. 164, §§ 14, 15; 1992, ch. 582, § 2; 1997 , ch. 33, § 6; 2005, ch. 9, § 1; 2012 , ch. 724, § 5.