Section 34-31-20

(a) There is hereby created the Board of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors. The board shall consist of 12 members, who shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate. The seven initial appointments shall be effective as of July 1, 1982 as follows: One member shall be appointed by the Governor for an initial term of one year, and must be a mechanical engineer; one member shall be appointed by the Governor for an initial term of four years and must be a heating and air conditioning contractor; one member shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor for an initial term of three years and must be a trade representative of equipment manufacturer or supplier; one member shall be appointed by the Governor for an initial term of three years and must be a consumer from the general public; one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives for an initial term of two years and must be a trade representative of service, repair parts industry; one member shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor for an initial term of two years, and must be a representative from county or local inspection services department; and one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives for an initial term of three years, and must be a consumer from the general public. Three additional members shall be appointed to serve four-year terms beginning on January 1, 2001. Each of these three additional members shall be heating and air conditioning contractors. One of these additional members shall be appointed by the Governor, one of these additional members shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and one of these additional members shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. An additional two members, who shall be heating and air conditioning contractors, shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives for initial terms of three years. Their successors, who shall be appointed by the same respective appointing authorities, and must possess the same respective occupational qualifications, shall each serve not more than two consecutive terms of office of four years each and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.

(b) All moneys, equipment and property of the board created pursuant to Sections 34-31-1 through 34-31-17, shall, effective July 1, 1982, be transferred to the board created in subsection (a) above. The board shall pay all money received under this chapter to the State Treasurer, who shall keep the money in a separate fund for the board. All money remaining at the end of the fiscal year which exceeds 25 percent of the board's budget for the previous year shall be transferred to the State General Fund.

(Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.3; Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 83-131, p. 137, §1; Acts 1988, No. 88-217, p. 339, §3; Acts 1996, No. 96-748, p. 1318, §3; Act 2000-745, p. 1658, §1.)