Section 34-11-30

Creation; composition; appointment; oath of office; terms of office.

A State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors is created. It shall be the duty of the board to administer this chapter. The board shall consist of four professional engineers and one professional land surveyor, each of whom shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three persons nominated by a committee. To the extent possible, the nominating committee and the Governor shall select those persons whose appointments ensure that the membership of the board is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The nominating committee shall consist of one professional engineer or professional land surveyor, respectively, appointed or elected by an active Alabama chapter of each of the following societies: American Society of Civil Engineers; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc.; American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.; American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International; Alabama Society of Professional Engineers; and Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors. Any other society with active chapters in the state having membership qualifications comparable to those of the above-named societies may petition the board for membership on the committee, and the board may grant the membership. Nominees shall have the qualifications required by Section 34-11-31. Nominations shall be made by a majority vote of the committee present at the same time at a meeting called by the executive director of the board, who shall advise the above named societies of the meeting at least 30 days before the meeting is held. Each member of the board, before beginning his or her term of office, shall file with the Secretary of State his or her written oath or affirmation for the faithful discharge of his or her official duties. The members of the board shall continue to serve under this chapter until their respective terms expire. On the expiration of the term of each member, the Governor shall in the manner provided in this section appoint for a term of five years a professional engineer or professional land surveyor having the qualifications required by Section 34-11-31 to take the place of the member whose term on the board is about to expire. Each member shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which the member is appointed or until a successor is duly appointed and qualified.

(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 79, p. 1976, §3; Acts 1995, No. 95-282, p. 516, §3; Acts 1997, No. 97-683, p. 1332, §1; Act 2003-141, p. 440, §3.)