54-2404 STATE BOARD ESTABLISHED -- MANNER OF APPOINTMENT -- QUALIFICATIONS -- TERMS OF OFFICE -- REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 24
DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER PROFESSIONALS LICENSING ACT
54-2404. State board established -- Manner of appointment -- Qualifications -- Terms of office -- Removal from office. (1) In order to safeguard the environment and protect the public health and establish the minimum competency requirements of persons whose duties are identified in this chapter, there is hereby established in the department of self-governing agencies a board of drinking water and wastewater professionals for drinking water and wastewater operators and backflow assembly testers, hereinafter called the board.
(2) The governor shall, within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this chapter, appoint seven (7) members to the board, two (2) of whom shall be drinking water system operators, two (2) of whom shall be wastewater system operators, and one (1) who shall be a backflow assembly tester, all of whom shall be citizens of the United States, residents of the state of Idaho and licensed under the provisions of this chapter, and one (1) who shall be lawfully entitled to reside in the United States and be a resident of the state of Idaho and not be licensed under the provisions of this chapter or otherwise affiliated with water or wastewater operations within five (5) years of the time of appointment, and one (1) who shall be the director of the Idaho department of environmental quality or the director’s designated agent.
(3) The members of the first board shall serve for the following terms: one (1) drinking water member and one (1) wastewater member shall serve for one (1) year; one (1) drinking water member and one (1) wastewater member shall serve for two (2) years; and the backflow assembly tester and the public member shall serve for three (3) years from the effective date of appointment or until a successor is duly appointed and qualified. Upon the expiration of the term of any member of the board, the governor shall appoint each member for a term of three (3) years. Each member shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which said member is appointed. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed. No member shall be appointed for more than two (2) successive terms or a total of two (2) terms during the life of the board or member.
(4) The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty, or for any other cause.