(a)
- (1) Regular meetings of the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall be held bimonthly and at such other times and places as the board may designate.
(2) The President of the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may call special meetings:
- (A) When the president deems necessary; or
- (B) Upon the written request of three (3) members of the board.
(b)
- (1) The board shall elect a president and vice president annually.
- (2) A Director of the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall be appointed by the board and will serve also as Secretary-Treasurer of the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors.
- (c) Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised and the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, Arkansas Code § 25-15-201 et seq., shall govern the procedures of the board.
(d)
- (1) The president shall be the executive head of the board.
(2) The president shall:
- (A) Preside at meetings;
- (B) Appoint committees; and
- (C) Perform all the duties pertaining to the office of president.
- (e) The Vice President of the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall exercise the duties and possess all the powers of the president in the absence or incapacity of the president.
(f) The director, with the assistance of staff, shall:
- (1) Keep minutes of the board;
- (2) Furnish a copy of all minutes to each member of the board;
- (3) Send written notice of regular and special meetings of the board not less than ten (10) days in advance thereof;
- (4) Examine each application for licensure prior to consideration by the board;
- (5) Address inquiries to references to verify qualifications of applicants;
(6) Make arrangements as required by the board for:
- (A) Examinations;
- (B) Interviews; and
- (C) Hearings;
- (7) Report the results of every examination and other evidence of qualifications to the board members;
- (8) Review and investigate, with the Complaint Committee, all complaints or alleged violations received by the board;
- (9) Prepare and present required reports, budgets, and rosters as the board or Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing may direct;
- (10) Keep all records;
- (11) Keep all funds and fiscal records;
- (12) Prepare official correspondence of the board;
- (13) Perform all other duties prescribed by the statutes and the rules of the board; and
- (14) Perform all other duties normally associated with office administration.
- (g) Regular and special committees appointed by the president shall perform the duties assigned to them and shall present reports to the board in a timely fashion as specified by the president.