§1474. Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors; creation; qualifications; domicile; terms of office; confirmation; oath of office; compensation

            A. The Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors is hereby created within the office of the governor. The board shall be a body corporate and may sue and be sued.

            B. The board shall be composed of one member from each congressional district and one at-large member appointed by the governor from a list of names submitted by the board of directors of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors, the Louisiana Realtors Association, and the Louisiana Home Builders Association. Each member of the board shall be a United States citizen and a resident of the state, and shall have been actively engaged in the home inspection business on a full-time basis for three years preceding the appointment. The initial board members shall be required to obtain a license in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Thereafter, each member of the board shall be a licensed home inspector.

            C. Each member appointed by the governor shall be confirmed by the Senate.

            D.(1) Initially, one member of the board shall be appointed for a two-year term, three members for four-year terms, and three members for six-year terms. No person shall be appointed for more than one full six-year term. On and after August 1, 2017, all members shall be appointed for four years. Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection for the at-large member, any vacancy on the board caused by death, resignation, or disability of a member shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governor from the congressional district where the vacancy occurred.

            (2) On and after August 1, 2017, the board member from the Third Congressional District who was appointed to the board on July 27, 2012, is designated as the at-large member. Any vacancy of the at-large member caused by death, resignation, or disability shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governor.

            E. The board shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge and may meet at such other locations in the state as may be determined by the board.

            F. A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum of the board for all purposes, including the granting or issuance of licenses and the rulemaking and adjudicative functions of the board.

            G. Each member of the board shall receive a certificate or commission from the governor and before beginning his term of office shall file with the secretary of state a written oath or affirmation of faithful discharge of his official duties.

            H. No member of the board shall receive a per diem but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred when attending a meeting of the board or any of its committees and for the time spent on behalf of the board on official business, not to exceed ten days in any one month. Each member shall be reimbursed, upon approval of the board as evidenced by voucher, for all necessary travel and incidental expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter.

            Acts 1999, No. 61, §2; Acts 2001, No. 8, §12, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2009, No. 61, §1; Acts 2017, No. 328, §1.