2017 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
General
Article 25 - Engineers, Surveyors, and Architects
Part 1 - Engineers
§ 12-25-106. State board of licensure - subject to termination - repeal of article
(1) A state board of licensure for architects, professional engineers, and professional land surveyors is hereby created, the duty of which shall be to administer the provisions of this article. Duties of the board shall include those provided in sections 12-25-107, 12-25-207, and 12-25-307.
(2) (a) The provisions of section 24-34-104, C.R.S., concerning the termination schedule for regulatory bodies of the state, unless extended as provided in that section, are applicable to the board created by this section.
(b) This article is repealed, effective September 1, 2024.
(3) The board shall consist of thirteen members. Four members shall be professional engineers, with no more than two of the four engaged in the same discipline of engineering service or practice; three members shall be practicing professional land surveyors; three members shall be practicing licensed architects; and three members shall be citizens of the United States and residents of this state for at least one year who have not practiced architecture, engineering, or land surveying.
(4) Each professional engineer member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state for at least one year and shall have been licensed as a professional engineer and practicing as such for at least five years. Professional land surveyor members of the board shall have the qualifications outlined in section 12-25-206.
(5) Appointments to the board shall be made by the governor and shall be made to provide for staggering of terms of members so that not more than three members' terms expire each year. Thereafter appointments shall be for terms of four years. Each board member shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which such member is appointed or until a successor has been duly appointed and qualified. Appointees shall be limited to two full terms. The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty.
(6) Each appointee shall receive a certificate of his appointment from the governor.
(7) The director of the division of professions and occupations shall appoint a program director for the board and such other personnel as are deemed necessary for the board to perform its statutory duties, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.
