74-7005. Qualifications of members. (a) Membership of the board shall be as follows:

(1) Four members shall have been engaged in the practice of engineering for at least eight years and shall be licensed engineers. At least one of such members shall be engaged in private practice as an engineer. At least one of such members shall also be licensed as a land surveyor, as well as a licensed engineer.

(2) Two members shall have been engaged in the practice of land surveying for at least eight years and shall be licensed land surveyors.

(3) Three members shall be licensed architects of recognized standing and shall have been engaged in the practice of the profession of architecture for at least eight years, which practice shall include responsible charge of architectural work as principal.

(4) One member shall be a licensed landscape architect and shall have been engaged in the practice of landscape architecture for at least eight years, which practice shall include responsible charge of landscape architectural work as principal.

(5) One member shall be engaged in the practice of geology, shall have been engaged in the practice of geology for at least eight years and, on and after July 1, 2000, shall be a licensed geologist.

(6) Two members shall be from the general public of this state.

(b) Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state.

(c) The amendments to this section shall not be applicable to any member of the board who was appointed to the board and qualified for such appointment under this section prior to the effective date of this act.

History: L. 1976, ch. 334, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 337, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 326, § 4; L. 1992, ch. 240, § 4; L. 1997, ch. 128, § 2; July 1.