(a) Each member appointed under § 62-2-201(a) must receive a letter of appointment from the governor, and a person is not eligible for appointment who does not, at such the time, hold an unexpired certificate to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture, or certificate of registration to use the title “registered interior designer”, issued under this chapter or other applicable law. Before beginning a term of office, each appointed member must file the oath of office with the secretary of state.
(b) The board or any committee of the board shall utilize the services of an assistant attorney general in connection with the affairs of the board, and the board shall compel the attendance of witnesses on behalf of the state or any party having issue before the board, shall administer oaths, and shall take testimony concerning all matters within its jurisdiction.
(c) The board shall adopt and have an official seal, which must be affixed to all certificates of registration granted, and shall make all bylaws and rules consistent with the law.
(d) The board may establish continuing professional education requirements for architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers. Any rules promulgated relative to such continuing professional education requirements under this subsection (d) must be promulgated in compliance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.