§ 14-4-103 — Certification board; establishment; composition; appointment of lay members; duties

(a) A certification board of not more than fifteen (15)
members reflecting statewide representation is established and
shall be composed of:
(i) One (1) representative from the department of
family services;
(ii) One (1) representative from the state department
of education;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 161, 4.
(iv) The state fire marshal or his designee;
(v) Six (6) lay members who are residents of the
state and operators of child caring facilities or parents;
(vi) Not more than four (4) additional lay members
with an interest in child care;
(vii) One (1) representative from the state
department of agriculture or other state or local agency which
may be responsible for sanitation inspections of child care
facilities; and
(viii) One (1) representative from the state
department of health.
(b) The lay members shall be appointed by the governor for
terms of two (2) years and may be removed by the governor as
provided in W.S. 9-1-202. Any vacancies among the lay members
shall be filled by gubernatorial appointment.
(c) The board shall:
(i) Designate investigators to investigate any child
caring facility within the provisions of W.S. 14-4-101 through
14-4-111;
(ii) Act as the board of review; and
(iii) Act as an advisor to the state in all matters
pertaining to child care programs and child care facility
licensing.
(d) When the board is acting as a board of review pursuant
to paragraph (c)(ii) of this section, the chairman of the board
may designate, on a case by case basis, a committee of the board
made up of at least three (3) disinterested members of the board
to hear the case and recommend a decision on behalf of the
board.