334A.070 Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology -- Meetings

334A.070 Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology -- Meetings.

(1) There is hereby created a Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

which shall consist of eight (8) members to be appointed by the Governor. Three (3)

members shall be audiologists, three (3) members shall be speech-language

pathologists, one (1) shall be an otolaryngologist and one (1) member shall be a

citizen at large who is not associated with or financially interested in the practice or

business regulated. The audiologists and speech-language pathologists members

shall hold a Kentucky license from the board of speech-language pathology and

audiology and shall practice in Kentucky. One (1) of the speech-language

pathologist members shall be employed in the public schools of the

Commonwealth. The members of the board shall serve until the expiration of the

term for which they have been appointed or until their successors are qualified. All

appointments made shall be for a term of three (3) years except for appointments to

fill vacancies caused by a reason other than the expiration of a member's term which

shall be filled for the remaining portion of the member's term. No person shall be

appointed to serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.

(2) The board shall reorganize annually and select a chairman. Four (4) members of the

board shall constitute a quorum to do business. The board shall hold at least one (1)

regular meeting each year. Additional meetings may be held upon call of the

chairman or at the written request of any two (2) members of the board. All

meetings of the board shall be open and public.