Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.7 – Organization and meetings
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.7
- Board: means the Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists, provided for by this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.2
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
A. The board shall hold at least four regular meetings each year. Special meetings shall be held at such time and place as specified by a call of the chairman or secretary. Notice of all meetings shall be given in writing to each member by the secretary. The board shall elect annually from its membership the following officers: a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer. A quorum of the board shall be a majority of its members. The board may appoint or employ an assistant secretary, executive secretary, treasurer, or other officers or employees not members of the board, to whom clerical and administrative duties may be assigned. The board shall fix the compensation of such persons not under the state civil service.
B. The board shall be domiciled and maintain its principal office in the city of Baton Rouge and shall maintain its records at the principal office, and shall hold its regular meetings there, unless, in the discretion of the chairman, it is necessary or convenient to meet elsewhere. A change in domicile of the board may be made by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the entire board membership at a regular meeting.
Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.