2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-374 — Board; members; qualifications; removal; vacancies; terms.

Section 71-374
Board; members; qualifications; removal; vacancies; terms.

(1) Until October 1, 2005, the board shall be composed of eleven members. On and after October 1, 2005, the board shall be composed of twelve members. The board shall include two school owners, one esthetician, one licensed instructor, two laypersons, one cosmetologist who is a salon owner and who is not a school owner, one electrologist who is not a licensed cosmetologist, one nail technician, two cosmetologists who are not school owners, and one practitioner of body art as provided in this section. The professional members shall be licensed in Nebraska and maintain such license as well as their establishment licenses in good standing. No members of the board who are school owners, salon owners, electrologists, nail technicians, instructors, cosmetologists, or practitioners of body art may be affiliated with the same establishment.

(2) By October 1, 2005, the State Board of Health shall appoint one practitioner of body art for a five-year term.

(3) Members of the board shall be appointed by the State Board of Health from among nominees submitted by professional associations and other interested parties. A person may nominate himself or herself.

(4) The State Board of Health may remove a member of the board for physical or mental incapacity to carry out the duties of a board member, for continued neglect of duty, for incompetency, for acting beyond the individual member's scope of authority, for malfeasance in office, for any cause for which a professional license in the profession involved may be suspended or revoked under the Nebraska Cosmetology Act, or for a lack of licensure in the profession involved.

(5) Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments for the remainder of the unexpired term only.

(6) Members of the board, unless otherwise specifically provided, shall serve for five-year terms, and no member shall serve for more than two consecutive terms excluding any partial term for which he or she may have been appointed.

Source:

Laws 1986, LB 318, § 35

Laws 1987, LB 543, § 3

Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 25

Laws 1995, LB 83, § 15

Laws 1999, LB 68, § 21

Laws 2002, LB 241, § 18

Laws 2005, LB 382, § 9

~Revised Statutes Supplement, 2006