Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2656.1 – Removal of board members
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2656.1
- Board: means the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2651
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Practice of speech-language pathology: means providing, or offering to provide, to individuals or groups of individuals who have or are suspected of having disorders of communication, including speech, voice, language, or cognitive processes and disorders of oral-pharyngeal function, including dysphagia, any service in speech-language pathology including prevention, identification, evaluation, interpretation, counseling, consultation, habilitation, rehabilitation, instruction, supervision, and research. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2651
A member of the board may be removed by the board upon an affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of board members upon one or more of the following grounds:
(1) Refusal or inability for any reason of a member of the board to perform the duties required of a board member.
(2) Failure to attend two consecutive meetings of the board without prior approval of the board chair.
(3) Misuse of a board member position to obtain or attempt to obtain any financial or material gain, or any advantage personally or for another, through such position.
(4) A final adjudication that there has been a violation of the laws governing the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology by a board member.
(5) Conviction of a crime other than a minor traffic offense.
(6) Failure to maintain standards of practice.
Acts 2017, No. 302, §1.