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REFERENCE TITLE: professions and occupations; board members |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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HB 2244 |
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Introduced by Representative Forese
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AN ACT
amending title 32, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 45; relating to professions and occupations.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 32, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 45, to read:
CHAPTER 45
MEMBERSHIPS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
32-4501. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Agency" means any organization that is authorized by this state to grant individuals an exclusive right to practice a profession or occupation that is regulated pursuant to this title.
2. "Board" means any body that oversees an agency.
32-4502. Board membership
A. Notwithstanding any other law, no more than twenty‑five per cent of the board members of a regulatory agency may be regulated in the profession or occupation overseen by that agency.
B. Notwithstanding any other law, qualifications of board members shall be determined at the discretion of the governor except that:
1. A board member shall be a resident of this state for at least three years before appointment.
2. A board member must agree that the member's primary duties, in order of priority, are as follows:
(a) To Protect the health and safety of the general public.
(b) To Enforce regulatory laws in a manner least restrictive to individuals wishing to enter into the profession or occupation that is regulated by the agency.
(c) To administer the regulatory agency in a way that presents the least possible cost to members of the profession or occupation that is regulated by the agency.
3. An individual may be a member of more than one board.
Sec. 2. Terms of board members
A. Notwithstanding section 32‑4502, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, a person who is serving as a member of a board, as defined in section 32‑4501, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, on the effective date of this act is eligible to continue to serve until expiration of the current term of office.
B. As existing board members' terms expire, the governor shall appoint only individuals who are not licensed, registered or certified in the profession a board oversees until the board's membership complies with the requirement of section 32‑4502, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.
Sec. 3. Conforming legislation
The legislative council staff shall prepare proposed legislation conforming the Arizona Revised Statutes to the provisions of this act for consideration in the fifty‑first legislature, first regular session.