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MA Gen L ch 13 § 27 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 27 - Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine; Meetings; Officers

Section 27. The members of the board shall meet in February of each year, at such time and place as they shall determine, and shall immediately organize by electing a chairman and a secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for one year. The board shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as it may determine. The secretary shall keep suitable books in which shall be an accurate record of all the proceedings of the board, and shall perform such duties as the rules and regulations of said board shall direct.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 28 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 28 - Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 28. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 29 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 29 - Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing; Membership; Appointment; Term

Section 29. There shall be a board of registration in embalming and funeral directing, in this and the following two sections called the board, consisting of five members, citizens and residents of the commonwealth, four of whom shall have had at least five years' practical experience in embalming dead human bodies and in funeral directing. One member shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. Each member of the board shall be appointed by the governor for a term of five years. Each member shall continue to serve until the qualification of his successor. The governor may also fill any vacancy in the board for the unexpired term.  In making such appointments, 4 of the members shall reside outside of Suffolk County.  Not more than three members of said board shall be members of the same political party.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 30 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 30 - Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing; Meetings; Officers; Secretary's Bond

Section 30. The board shall hold regular meetings on the first Tuesday of each month, and such additional meetings at such times and places as it may determine. At the regular meeting in October, it shall organize by the choice of a chairman and secretary, who shall be members thereof, and shall hold such offices for one year. The secretary shall give to the state treasurer a bond, with such sureties as shall be approved by the governor and council, for the faithful discharge of his duties.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 31 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 31 - Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 31. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 32 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 32 - State Examiners of Electricians; Membership; Appointment and Term; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 32. The state examiners of electricians, hereinafter, called the board, shall consist of the state fire marshal, the associate commissioner for the division of occupational education in the department of education, ex officiis, and 9 persons to be appointed for terms of three years each by the governor. One of said appointees shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B and one shall be a local wiring inspector who is an electrician licensed under chapter one hundred and forty-one. One of the appointees shall be a vocational-technical electrical educator or administrator, who shall be selected from a group of 3 nominees, to be nominated by the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 32a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 32a - Board of Electricians' Appeals

Section 32A. There shall be a board of electricians' appeals, whose membership shall consist of the members of the state examiners of electricians. The chairman of the state examiners of electricians shall be the chairman of said board. Said board may make such rules or regulations, not inconsistent with law, as it may deem necessary in the performance of its duties and may establish forms of appeals and petitions, and reasonable fees, the amount of which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for the filing thereof. Said board shall hold such meetings as are required to perform its duties. Notice of all meetings, including the time and place, shall be required by rules or regulations. A majority of said board may transact business, but a lesser number may adjourn from time to time.  No member of said board shall act or vote as such on any matter in connection with which his private interest, as distinguished from the public interest, is immediately concerned.  The state examiners of electricians shall assign such clerical, technical and other assistance as may be required by the board of electricians' appeals.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 33 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 33 - Board of Public Accountancy; Membership; Appointment; Terms; Removal

Section 33. (a) There shall be a board of public accountancy, in this section and in sections thirty-four and thirty-five called the board, consisting of five members, to be appointed by the governor. Each member shall be a citizen of the commonwealth. Four of the members shall hold a certificate, as defined in section 87A of chapter 112, and shall have been actively engaged on his own account or with a firm as an owner, for a period of at least 7 years. The fifth member shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B.  Upon the expiration of the term of a member his successor, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed by the governor for a term of five years.  The governor shall remove from the board any accountant member whose certificate of registration or license has become void, or has been revoked or suspended.  [There is no subsection (b).]
MA Gen L ch 13 § 34 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 34 - Board of Public Accountancy; Officers; Records of Proceedings; Register; Meetings

Section 34. (a) The board shall annually elect a chairman and a secretary from its members. The board shall hold meetings at such times as it shall determine, and may adopt, revoke and amend from time to time regulations for the orderly conduct of its internal affairs and practice. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  The board shall keep records of its proceedings. In any judicial proceeding, civil or criminal, arising out of or founded upon any provision of sections eighty-seven A to eight-seven E, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twelve, certified copies of any such records made in the performance of any duty of the board shall be admissible in evidence as tending to prove the content of said records.  The board shall maintain a register of persons, partnerships and professional corporations registered as certified public accountants, which shall be open to public inspection. A duplicate list shall also be open to inspection in the office of the secretary of state.  Meetings of the board shall be open to the public except insofar as they are concerned with investigations under the provisions of section eighty-seven A1/2 to eighty-seven E, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twelve and except as may be necessary to protect information which is required to be kept confidential by board rules or by the laws of the commonwealth. The board shall have a seal which shall be judicially noticed. The board shall retain or arrange for the retention of all applications and all documents under oath which are filed with the board, and records of its proceedings, and shall maintain a registry of the names and addresses of all licensees. A duplicate list shall also be open to inspection in the office of the secretary of state. In any proceedings in court, civil or criminal, arising out of or founded upon any provisions of said sections eighty-seven A1/2 to eighty-seven E, copies of any of said records certified as true copies under the seal of the board shall be admissible in evidence as tending to prove the contents of said records.  [There is no subsection (b).]
MA Gen L ch 13 § 35 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 35 - Board of Public Accountancy; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 35. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 37 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 37 - Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters; Meetings

Section 37. The examiners shall hold meetings at such times and places as they may designate.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 38 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 38 - Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 38. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 42 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 42 - Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering; Membership; Appointment and Term

Section 42. There shall be a board of registration of cosmetology and barbering to consist of 9 members who shall be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be designated as chairperson by a majority vote of the board. Members shall be appointed for terms of 3 years; provided, however, that any person designated to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member so replaced. Upon the expiration of a term of office, a board member may continue to serve until a successor has been appointed and qualified.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 44a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 44a - Board of Registration of Architects; Membership; Appointment; Term

[ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For text effective July 18, 2021, see below.]  Section 44A. There shall be in the division of professional licensure a board of registration of architects, in this and the following three sections called the board, to be appointed by the governor, consisting of five members, citizens of the commonwealth, four of whom shall each have been engaged in the practice of architecture for a period of ten years or more prior to his appointment, and shall be registered architects. The fifth member shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. As the term of office of a member of the board expires, his successor, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed by the governor, to serve for five years. Each member shall continue to serve until the qualification of his successor. The governor may also fill any vacancy in the board for the unexpired portion of the term. Chapter 13: Section 44A. Board of registration of architects; membership; appointment; term [ Text of section as amended by 2021, 39, Sec. 12 effective July 18, 2021. See 2021, 39, Sec. 128. For text effective until July 18, 2021, see above.]  Section 44A. There shall be in the division of occupational licensure a board of registration of architects, in this and the following three sections called the board, to be appointed by the governor, consisting of five members, citizens of the commonwealth, four of whom shall each have been engaged in the practice of architecture for a period of ten years or more prior to his appointment, and shall be registered architects. The fifth member shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. As the term of office of a member of the board expires, his successor, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed by the governor, to serve for five years. Each member shall continue to serve until the qualification of his successor. The governor may also fill any vacancy in the board for the unexpired portion of the term.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 44b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 44b - Board of Registration of Architects; Meetings; Officers; Quorum

Section 44B. The board shall hold at least two regular meetings each year, and may hold special meetings as required. Time, place and notice of all meetings shall be as required by rules or by-laws determined by the board. At the first regular meeting each year, the board shall organize and choose from their own members, a chairman, a vice chairman and a secretary. A quorum shall consist of three members.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 44c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 44c - Board of Registration of Architects; Rules and By-Laws; Seal; Powers; Annual Report

Section 44C. The board may make such rules or by-laws, not inconsistent with law, as it may deem necessary in the performance of its duties. The board shall have a seal, and its members may administer oaths in the performance of its duties. The board shall have power to summon witnesses and to take testimony and require proofs concerning all matters within its jurisdiction. The board shall annually render to the governor a report of its proceedings, which shall include an itemized statement of all receipts and expenses of the board for the year.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 44d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 44d - Board of Registration of Architects; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 44D. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 46 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 46 - Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and of Land Surveyors; Meetings; Officers

Section 46. The members of the board shall hold at least two regular meetings each year, and may hold such special meetings at such time and place as the board may provide by by-law or rule. Notice of all such meetings shall be given as provided by such by-laws or rules. At the first regular meeting in each year the members of the board shall choose from their own number a chairman, a vice-chairman and a secretary.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 47 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 47 - Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and of Land Surveyors; Compensation; Expenses; Limitations

Section 47. The members of the board shall receive no compensation, but each member shall receive from the commonwealth the expenses necessarily incurred by him in connection with his official duties; provided, that such compensation and expenses shall not in any year be in excess of the annual receipts for examinations and registration and from other sources paid to the commonwealth by the board for the purposes of sections eighty-one D to eighty-one T, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twelve.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 48 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 48 - Board of Registration of Dispensing Opticians; Membership; Appointment; Term

Section 48. There shall be a board of registration of dispensing opticians to be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council. The board shall consist of five members, citizens of the commonwealth, four of whom shall have been principally engaged as dispensing opticians, as defined in section seventy-three C of chapter one hundred and twelve, for a period of not less than ten years and none of whom shall be in any way connected with any ophthalmic school or college. The fifth member shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. One member shall annually in January be appointed by the governor, for a term of five years.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 49 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 49 - Board of Registration of Dispensing Opticians; Meetings; Officers; Secretary's Bond

Section 49. The board shall annually meet in the month of October at such time and places as it shall determine, and shall organize by electing a chairman and secretary who shall be members of the board and who shall hold their respective offices for a period of one year. The board shall hold additional meetings at such time and places as it shall determine or upon call of the chairman. The secretary of the board shall give the state treasurer a bond with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the governor and council, for the faithful performance of his duties.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 50 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 50 - Board of Registration of Dispensing Opticians; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 50. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 51 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 51 - Board of Registration of Sanitarians; Membership; Appointment and Qualifications; Term

Section 51. There shall be a board of registration of sanitarians, hereafter in this section and in sections fifty-two and fifty-three referred to as the board, consisting of seven members to be appointed by the governor, of whom one shall be an employee of the department of public health, one shall be an educator in the field of sanitary science, four of whom shall be registered sanitarians, with at least five years experience in the field of environmental sanitation, and one of whom shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. Each member shall serve for a term of three years.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 52 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 52 - Board of Registration of Sanitarians; Meetings; Organization; Rules and Regulations

Section 52. The board shall meet annually in the month of December at such time and place as it shall determine, and shall organize and choose from their own members a chairman, a vice chairman and a secretary, who shall hold their respective offices until the next annual meeting. The board shall hold such other meetings at such times and places as it shall determine. It may adopt such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as it may deem necessary in the performance of its duties.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 53 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 53 - Board of Registration of Sanitarians; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 53. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.