2005 Idaho Code - 54-5004 — IDAHO HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING BOARD

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 50
      INSTALLATION OF HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
    54-5004.  IDAHO HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING BOARD. (1) The
Idaho heating, ventilation and air conditioning board, referred to as the
board, is hereby created and made part of the division of building safety. It
shall be the responsibility and duty of the administrator of the division of
building safety to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, and
the board shall make, promulgate and publish such rules as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this chapter. Except as may be limited or
prohibited by law, such rules so made and promulgated shall have the force of
statute.
    (2)  The board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the
governor, with power of removal for cause. Members shall be appointed for a
term of three (3) years. Whenever a vacancy occurs, the governor shall
forthwith appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired
portion of the term. All members of the board shall be United States citizens,
residents of this state for not less than two (2) years, and qualified by
knowledge, integrity and experience to properly perform the functions of the
board. All members of the board shall take, subscribe and file with the
secretary of state an oath of office in the form, manner and time as
prescribed by chapter 4, title 59, Idaho Code.
    (3)  Of the seven (7) board members, two (2) members shall be active HVAC
contractors with not less than five (5) years' experience in the HVAC
contracting business; one (1) member shall be a city official; one (1) member
shall be a county official; one (1) member shall be a private sector
mechanical engineer with experience in mechanical system design; one (1)
member of the initial board shall be a contractor member of the Idaho
electrical board who shall serve a two (2) year term and thereafter the sixth
board member shall be a specialty contractor who shall serve a three (3) year
term; and one (1) member of the initial board shall be a contractor member of
the Idaho plumbing board who shall serve a two (2) year term and thereafter
the seventh board member shall be an HVAC contractor with not less than five
(5) years' experience in the HVAC contracting business who shall serve a three
(3) year term.
    (4)  The board shall meet within thirty (30) days after the appointment of
all its members and thereafter at such other times as may be expedient and
necessary for the proper performance of its duties. At the board's first
meeting, the members shall elect one (1) of their number to be chairman. A
majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business and not less than two (2) quorum meetings shall be held each year.
The board may delegate to any member, or its chairman or other employees, the
power to make investigations and hold hearings at any place it may deem
proper, and to report findings to it; and may delegate to its chairman and
employees the performance of ministerial functions.
    (5)  Each member of the board shall be compensated as provided in section
59-509(h), Idaho Code.