(b) The board shall:

1. (1) Hold meetings, conduct hearings and administer examinations;
2. (2) Establish requirements for licenses;
3. (3) Establish procedures for submitting, approving and rejecting applications for a license;
4. (4) Determine the qualifications of any applicant for a license;
5. (5) Prepare, conduct, administer and grade written, oral or written and oral examinations for a license;
6. (6) Determine the passing grade for the examinations;
7. (7) Maintain records of the examinations the board or a third party administers, including the number of persons taking the examination and the pass and fail rate;
8. (8) Hire, discharge, establish the job requirements and fix the compensation of the executive director;
9. (9) Maintain an office, and hire, discharge, establish the job requirements and fix the compensation of employees and contracted employees necessary to enforce the provisions of this article;
10. (10) Investigate alleged violations of the provisions of this article, legislative rules, orders and final decisions of the board;
11. (11) Establish a fee schedule;
12. (12) Issue, renew, deny, suspend, revoke or reinstate a license;
13. (13) Conduct disciplinary hearings of persons regulated by the board;
14. (14) Determine disciplinary action and issue orders;
15. (15) Institute appropriate legal action for the enforcement of the provisions of this article;
16. (16) Maintain an accurate registry of names and addresses of all persons regulated by the board;
17. (17) Keep accurate and complete records of its proceedings, and certify the same as may be necessary and appropriate;
18. (18) Establish the continuing education requirements for licensees;
19. (19) Propose rules in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this article; and
20. (20) Take all other actions necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this article.

(c) The board may:

1. (1) Contract with third parties to administer the examinations required under the provisions of this article;
2. (2) Sue and be sued in its official name as an agency of this state; and
3. (3) Confer with the Attorney General or his or her assistant in connection with legal matters and questions.