Qualifications of board members — Removal — Vacancies

Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-2-202, under State Board of Examiners.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-2-202

(a) Each of the members of the board appointed under § 62-2-201(a) must possess at least ten (10) years' experience in their respective practices as either a registered architect, a registered engineer, a registered interior designer, a registered land surveyor, or a registered landscape architect, as applicable, with no record of any formal disciplinary action. Such members must each have been in responsible charge of work for at least five (5) years, and must each have demonstrated an interest in improving the profession by their involvement in a statewide association directly related to their profession for at least five (5) years. Each member must be a citizen of the United States and must have been a resident of this state for five (5) years at the time of their appointment.

(b) (1) The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incapacity, or neglect of duty.(2) (A) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1), any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the board.(B) The chair of the board shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (b)(2)(A).

(1) The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incapacity, or neglect of duty.

(2) (A) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1), any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the board.(B) The chair of the board shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (b)(2)(A).

(A) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1), any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the board.

(B) The chair of the board shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (b)(2)(A).

(c) Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term as prescribed in § 62-2-201.