State Board of Architect Examiners; members; term; chair. The State Board of Architect Examiners shall operate as a semi-independent state agency subject to ORS 182.456 to 182.472 for the purpose of carrying out ORS 671.010 to 671.220. The board shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Governor to four-year terms with three terms maximum. Before a member’s term expires, the Governor shall appoint a member with a term that is effective on September 1 of the year in which the previous member’s term expires. If a vacancy occurs on the board for any cause, the Governor shall appoint a member for the remainder of the unexpired term. The chair of the board must be elected by the board from among the current members. The board shall have as members

(1) Five architects who are residents of this state; and

(2) Two members of the general public. [Amended by 1963 c.580 §24; 1971 c.753 §25; 1977 c.803 §13; 1981 c.121 §2; 1987 c.414 §41; 1991 c.910 §6; 1993 c.18 §144; 1997 c.643 §12; 1999 c.1084 §57; 2023 c.70 §14]