NH Rev Stat § 310-A:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:29 - Board of Architects; Establishment; Criteria; Terms; Compensation and Expenses; Meetings; Records and Reports; Roster.

    310-A:29 Board of Architects;  Establishment;  Criteria;  Terms;  Compensation and Expenses;  Meetings;  Records and Reports;  Roster. –||I. A board of architects is established to administer the provisions of this subdivision. The board shall consist of 5 persons appointed by the governor and council, 4 of whom shall be architects, and one public member. The public member of the board shall be a person who is not, and never was, a member of the architectural profession or the spouse of any such person, and who does not have and never has had, a material financial interest in either the provision of architectural services or an activity directly related to architecture, including the representation of the board or profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment.||II. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state. Each architect member shall have actively practiced architecture for the chief means of livelihood for at least 10 years prior to appointment and shall have held a responsible position in charge of such work for at least 5 years prior to appointment, which may include the teaching of architecture.||III. Members shall be appointed for 5-year terms, except that no more than one appointed member's term may expire in any one calendar year. Appointments for terms of less than 5 years may be made in order to comply with this limitation. No appointed member shall be eligible to serve more than 2 full consecutive terms, provided that for this purpose only a period actually served which exceeds 1/2 of the 5-year term shall be deemed a full term. Upon expiration of a member's term, the member shall serve until a successor is qualified and appointed. The successor's term shall be 5 years from the date of expiration of the predecessor's appointment, regardless of the date of the successor's appointment. Vacancies occurring prior to the expiration of a specific term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. A board member may be removed for cause by the governor and council under RSA 4:1.||IV. [Repealed.]||V. The board shall hold at least 3 regular meetings each year and special meetings at such times as it may deem necessary. Notice of all meetings shall be given in such a manner as rules adopted by the board may provide. The board shall biennially elect or appoint a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary. A majority of the members of the board who have been approved by the governor and council shall constitute a quorum.||VI. (a) The board shall keep a record of its proceedings in accordance with the retention policy established by the office of professional licensure and certification.||(b) The records of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the board, and a transcript of such records certified by the secretary of the board under seal shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced.||VII. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1981, 485:1. 1989, 247:12. 1995, 136:10; 284:25. 2003, 174:7, eff. July 1, 2003. 2021, 197:127, 130, I and II, eff. July 1, 2021.|