Sec. 20-208. Examining board.
Sec. 20-208. Examining board. (a) The board shall consist of five members, who
shall be residents of the state, three of whom shall be practical arterial embalmers,
shall be actively engaged in the practice of embalming at the time of their respective
appointments and shall be licensed embalmers as hereinafter provided; and two of whom
shall be public members. The Governor shall appoint the members of said board in
accordance with the provisions of section 4-9a. Any vacancy in said board shall be filled
by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term. No member of said board shall
be an elected or appointed officer of any professional association of embalmers or funeral
directors or have been such an officer during the year immediately preceding his appointment. The Governor shall appoint a chairperson from among such members. No member
shall serve for more than two full consecutive terms commencing after July 1, 1980.
Members shall not be compensated for their services.
(b) Said board shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter and at such
other times as the chairman deems necessary. Special meetings shall be held on the
request of a majority of the board after notice in accordance with the provisions of
section 1-225. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. Any
member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend fifty per
cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned
from office. Minutes of all meetings shall be recorded by the board. No member shall
participate in the affairs of the board during the pendency of any disciplinary proceedings
by the board against such member.
(1949 Rev., S. 4525; 1951, S. 2247d; P.A. 77-614, S. 431, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 83, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 47, 71; June
Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 25, 55; P.A. 98-143, S. 14, 24.)
History: P.A. 77-614 revised membership of board, substituting two public members for two practical arterial embalmers
and deleted provision for July first as appointment date and five-year terms, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 specified
that appointments to be made in accordance with Sec. 4-9a, deleted provision requiring professional members to have five
years' experience in state, prohibited membership of persons who have held office in professional association within one
year of appointment, limited terms served to two, provided for reimbursement for expenses and added Subsec. (b) re
meetings, members' attendance, etc.; P.A. 81-471 changed "elected official" to "elected or appointed officer" as of July
1, 1981; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12 eliminated expense reimbursement for board members; P.A. 98-143 added quorum
provision in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 1998.
See title 2c re termination under "Sunset Law".
See Sec. 4-9a for definition of "public member".
See Secs. 19a-8 to 19a-12, inclusive, re powers and duties of boards and commissions within Public Health Department.