North Dakota Code 43-41-08 – Board of social work examiners – Qualifications – Appointment – Term of office – Compensation
1. The governor shall appoint the North Dakota board of social work examiners, which must consist of seven members, two of whom must be, at the time of initial appointment, licensed baccalaureate social workers; one of whom must be, at the time of initial appointment, a licensed master social worker; two of whom must be, at the time of initial appointment, a licensed clinical social worker; and two of whom must be laypersons. Board members must demonstrate no conflict of interest.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-41-08
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
2. The term of office of each board member must be for three years with no more than three members appointed annually. A member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
3. The governor may remove any board member for good cause after giving that member a written statement of the reasons for removal and after that member has had an opportunity for a hearing.
4. Each member of the board is entitled to receive as compensation a sum not to exceed the daily compensation of members of the legislative assembly per day for each day during which the member is engaged in performance of the official duties of the board, and is entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the discharge of the official duties as provided in section 54-06-09.
5. Annually, board members shall elect by a majority vote of the board a chairperson who shall preside at meetings of the board and a vice chairperson who shall preside at meetings of the board in the chairperson’s absence. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum.