ENGROSSED

Senate Bill No. 3

(By Senator Brackenrich)

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[Introduced February 10, 1993; referred

to the Committee on Government Organization.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article twelve, chapter thirty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuation of the West Virginia board of architects.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article twelve, chapter thirty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 12. ARCHITECTS.

§30-12-1. Board of architects; continuation.

The West Virginia board of architects, heretofore created, shall continue in existence and shall consist of seven members, five of whom shall be architects, appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and two of whom shall be lay members, not of the same political party affiliation, appointed by the governor by and with the advice andconsent of the Senate. Each member who is an architect shall have been engaged in the active practice of his profession in the state of West Virginia for not fewer than ten years previous to his appointment. The members of the board in office on the date this article takes effect, in the year one thousand nine hundred ninety, shall, unless sooner removed, continue to serve until their respective terms expire and until their successors have been appointed and have qualified.
The board, in addition to the authority, powers and duties granted to it by this article, has the authority to promulgate rules, pursuant to the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. Any disciplinary proceedings held by the board shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the administrative procedures act for contested cases pursuant to the provisions of article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
Pursuant to the provisions of section four, article ten, chapter four of this code, the West Virginia board of architects shall continue to exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, to allow for the completion of an audit by the joint committee on government operations.