1. 1. The "Missouri State Board of Accountancy" shall consist of seven members, one of whom shall be a voting public member, appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall have the functions, powers and duties prescribed in this chapter.
2. 2. Each member of the board, except the public member, shall be the holder of a certificate as a certified public accountant, issued pursuant to and pursuant to the laws of this state, and shall at the time of his or her appointment be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state for a period of at least one year, and have practiced continuously as and under the designation of a certified public accountant, or as a public accountant, for a period of at least five years immediately preceding his or her appointment. The public member shall be at the time of his or her appointment a citizen of the United States; a resident of this state for a period of one year and a registered voter; a person who is not and never was a member of any profession licensed or regulated pursuant to this chapter or the spouse of such person; and a person who does not have and never has had a material, financial interest in either the providing of the professional services regulated by this chapter, or an activity or organization directly related to any profession licensed or regulated pursuant to this chapter. The president of the Missouri Society for Certified Public Accountants in office at the time shall, at least ninety days prior to the expiration of the term of a board member, other than the public member, or as soon as feasible after a vacancy on the board otherwise occurs, submit to the director of the division of professional registration a list of five certified public accountants qualified and willing to fill the vacancy in question, with the request and recommendation that the governor appoint one of the five persons so listed, and with the list so submitted, the president of the Missouri Society for Certified Public Accountants shall include in his or her letter of transmittal a description of the method by which the names were chosen by that association. All members, including public members, shall be chosen from lists submitted by the director of the division of professional registration. The duties of the public member shall not include the determination of the technical requirements to be met for licensure or whether any person meets such technical requirements or of the technical competence or technical judgment of a licensee or a candidate for licensure.
3. 3. The term of office of each member appointed shall be five years. Vacancies shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term. Every member shall, however, hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. No member whose term shall have expired, or been terminated for any reason, shall be eligible for reappointment until the lapse of one year. Appointment to fill an unexpired term shall not be considered as a complete term.
4. 4. To every member appointed by the governor there shall be issued a commission or certificate of appointment; and every appointee, before entering upon the member's duties, shall take the oath of office required by the constitution of all officers under the authority of this state.
5. 5. Any member of the board may be removed by the governor for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty; provided, the member shall first be given an opportunity to be heard in his or her own behalf.

(L. 1943 p. 955 § 14905, A.L. 1967 p. 428, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1573, A.L. 1999 H.B. 343)

CROSS REFERENCE:

Public member, additional duties, RSMo 620.132