2012 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 37 — Professions and occupations
RS 37:3394 — Louisiana real estate appraisers board

§3394. Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board

A. There is hereby created within the office of the governor the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board, which shall be comprised as provided in Subsection B of this Section.

B.(1) Nine members shall be appointed by the governor with one member appointed from each congressional district and the remainder appointed at large. Of the nine members appointed by the governor:

(a) One shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the Louisiana Bankers Association each of whom shall have been involved in real estate lending for at least five years.

(b) One shall be appointed from a list of three names submitted by the Community Bankers of Louisiana, each of whom shall have been involved in real estate lending for at least five years.

(c) The remainder shall have been Louisiana residents engaged in the general practice of real estate appraising in the state of Louisiana for not less than five years immediately preceding their appointment.

(2) At least four of the nine shall be general appraisers and at least two of the nine shall be residential appraisers. All appraiser members shall be state certified.

C. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.

D. All members shall be appointed for three-year terms. All terms shall commence thirty days after the appointment, and all members shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified. Vacancies occurring in the membership of the board for any reason shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term. Upon expiration of their terms, members of the board shall continue to hold office until the appointment and qualification of their successors. No person shall be appointed for more than two consecutive terms. The appointing authority may remove a member for cause.

E. The executive director of the commission shall serve as executive director of the board.

F. The board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter to conduct its business. The location in Louisiana of future meetings shall be decided by a vote of the members present at the current meeting. The executive director shall give written notice to each member of the time and place of each meeting of the board at least ten days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

G. The members of the board shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary.

H. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum for all business.

I. Each member of the board shall be entitled to a per diem allowance of fifty dollars for each meeting of the board at which the member is present. Each member of the board shall be entitled to reimbursement of their actual expenses for travel, meals, and lodging.

Acts 1987, No. 472, §1; Acts 1991, No. 94, §1, eff. Jan. 13, 1992; Acts 1991, No. 412, §1; Acts 1993, No. 949, §1; Acts 1995, No. 690, §2; Acts 2001, No. 8, §12, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 833, §2; Acts 2003, No. 341, §1.