2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 37:2303 — Qualifications and terms of board

§2303.  Qualifications and terms of board

A.(1)  The Louisiana State Radio and Television Technicians Board for radio and television receivers and playback and recording devices maintenance and repair service as defined in R.S. 37:2302(2) is hereby created within the office of the governor.

(2)  The board and the boards thereafter shall consist of such members appointed by the governor as are provided in this Section.

(3)  Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

(4)  Each member of the board shall have been a resident of the state for five years immediately prior to his appointment.

(5)  The members appointed pursuant to Subparagraph (6)(a) below shall have actually been engaged in the business of maintenance and repair of television and radio receivers, playback and recording devices, video cassette recorders, and satellite signal receiving equipment as used in the home, hospitals, the automobile, or other vehicles for at least five years prior to their appointment.

(6)  The board and each subsequent board shall be appointed by the governor in the manner stated below:

(a)  Duly qualified organizations of radio and television technicians chartered by the state shall submit a list of two nominees from each congressional district to the governor and the governor shall appoint one of such nominees from each district as a member of the board.

(b)  Two additional members shall be appointed from a list of not less than four nominees who are engaged in the television and broadcasting industry submitted by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

(7)  Each member shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(8)  A vacancy occurring on the board for any reason shall be filled by appointment by the governor from among nominees recommended by the same groups that submitted the original nominees.

(9)  The removal from the state or the revocation of the certificate of registration of a member of the board shall immediately terminate his membership on the board.

(10)  The members of the board, before entering upon their duties, shall take and file their official oath of office.

B.  The board shall meet at least once every four months and may hold special meetings at the call of the secretary at any time or place within the state.  A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum.  The board shall annually elect one of its members to serve as chairman and one member to serve as secretary.

C.  Each member of the board shall be paid a per diem of fifty dollars for the performance of his duties while attending meetings of the board; he shall also be paid all necessary travel expenses.  He shall also be reimbursed all actual and necessary subsistence expenses in accord with the subsistence regulation guidelines set forth by the division of administration.

Acts 1974, No. 576, §1; Acts 1982, No. 269, §1; Acts 1984, No. 752, §1, eff. July 13, 1984; Acts 1990, No. 803, §1; Acts 1991, No. 6, §1, eff. Jan. 13, 1992; Acts 2001, No. 8, §12, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2004, No. 296, §1.

NOTE:  See Acts 1984, No. 752, §2.

NOTE:  See Acts 1991, No. 6, §2, for special appointment provisions for 1992.