26 V.S.A. § 161
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§ 161. Creation of Board; appointment of members; term of office; oath of office
Official statutory text
(a) A board of architects is created whose official title shall be “Vermont Board of Architects.”
(b) The Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor as follows: five architects and two public members. All members shall be Vermont residents. The architect members shall have been in active practice in Vermont for not less than three years and shall be in active practice during their incumbency. The public members shall be persons who have no financial interest personally or through a spouse, parent, child, brother, or sister in the activities regulated under this chapter, other than as consumers or possible consumers of its services.
(c) Board members shall be appointed by the Governor pursuant to 3 V.S.A. §§ 129b and 2004.
(d) Each member shall file with the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation the constitutional oath of office.
(e) Vacancies may be filled in the same manner that initial appointments are made.
(f) No member may be appointed to more than two consecutive terms.
(g) [Repealed.]
(b) The Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor as follows: five architects and two public members. All members shall be Vermont residents. The architect members shall have been in active practice in Vermont for not less than three years and shall be in active practice during their incumbency. The public members shall be persons who have no financial interest personally or through a spouse, parent, child, brother, or sister in the activities regulated under this chapter, other than as consumers or possible consumers of its services.
(c) Board members shall be appointed by the Governor pursuant to 3 V.S.A. §§ 129b and 2004.
(d) Each member shall file with the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation the constitutional oath of office.
(e) Vacancies may be filled in the same manner that initial appointments are made.
(f) No member may be appointed to more than two consecutive terms.
(g) [Repealed.]
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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