The Board of Barbering and Cosmetology shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary during the first official Board meeting beginning each calendar year. The chairperson and the vice-chairperson shall be currently licensed cosmetologists, or be in a specialty as identified in this Chapter. The vice-chairperson shall assume the functions and duties of the chairperson in the event the chairperson is unable to perform those functions and duties.