2006 Code of Virginia § 54.1-403 - Board members and officers; quorum

54.1-403. Board members and officers; quorum.

A. The Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors,Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects shall be composed ofthirteen members as follows: three architects, three professional engineers,three land surveyors, two certified landscape architects and two certifiedinterior designers. However, the two certified interior designer membersinitially appointed to the Board shall be qualified for certificationpursuant to this chapter. Each interior designer appointment to the Board maybe made from nominations submitted by the Council of Certified VirginiaInterior Designers, who shall nominate three persons for each interiordesigner vacancy. In no case shall the Governor be bound to make anyappointment from the nominees.

Board members shall have actively practiced or taught their professions forat least ten years prior to their appointments. The terms of Board membersshall be four years unless otherwise provided in subsection B.

The Board shall elect a president and vice-president from its membership.

Eight Board members, consisting of two engineers, two architects, two landsurveyors, one certified landscape architect and one interior designer, shallconstitute a quorum.

B. 1. Of the 1998 appointments, the terms shall be as follows: the landscapearchitect shall serve a one-year term, one interior designer shall serve atwo-year term and one interior designer shall serve a four-year term. Of the2000 appointments, the terms shall be as follows: one architect shall serve athree-year term, one architect shall serve a four-year term, one professionalengineer shall serve a two-year term, one professional engineer shall serve afour-year term, one land surveyor shall serve a two-year term, and one landsurveyor shall serve a three-year term. Of the 2001 appointments, the termsshall be as follows: the architect shall serve a four-year term, theprofessional engineer shall serve a four-year term, the land surveyor shallserve a three-year term, and the landscape architect shall serve a four-yearterm.

2. Any appointments to a term of less than four years as specified insubdivision 1 shall not be considered a full term pursuant to 54.1-107.

(Code 1950, 54-19, 54-22, 54-23; 1980, c. 757, 54-18.1; 1981, c. 447;1988, cc. 42, 765; 1990, c. 512; 1991, c. 291; 1998, c. 27.)