§ 143-151.46. North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board established; members; terms; vacancies.
§ 143‑151.46. North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board established; members; terms;vacancies.
(a) Membership. The North Carolina Home Inspector LicensureBoard is established in the Department of Insurance. The Board shall becomposed of the Commissioner of Insurance or the Commissioner's designee andseven additional members appointed as follows:
(1) A public member who is not in one of the professionalcategories in subdivisions (2) through (4) of this subsection, appointed by theGeneral Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives.
(2) Four home inspectors, two of whom shall be appointed by theGeneral Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of theSenate, one of whom shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon therecommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one of whomshall be appointed by the Governor.
(3) A licensed general contractor appointed by the Governor uponthe recommendation of the North Carolina Home Builders Association.
(4) A licensed real estate broker appointed by the Governor uponthe recommendation of the North Carolina Association of Realtors.
All members of the Board must be citizens of the State. Appointments bythe General Assembly must be made in accordance with G.S. 120‑121.
(b) Terms. The members shall be appointed for staggered termsand the initial appointments shall be made prior to August 1, 1995. Theappointees shall hold office until July 1 of the year in which their respectiveterms expire and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
Of the members initially appointed, the home inspector appointed by theGovernor shall serve a one‑year term. The home inspector appointed by theGeneral Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives and the licensed real estate broker shall serve two‑yearterms. One home inspector appointed by the General Assembly upon therecommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the licensedcontractor shall serve three‑year terms. The remaining home inspectorappointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President ProTempore of the Senate and the citizen of the State shall serve four‑yearterms.
Thereafter, as the term of each member expires, a successor shall beappointed for a term of four years.
(c) Vacancies. Vacancies in the Board occurring for any reasonshall be filled for the unexpired term by the appointing official making theoriginal appointment. Vacancies in positions appointed by the General Assemblyupon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or theSpeaker of the House of Representatives shall be filled in accordance with G.S.120‑122. (1993 (Reg. Sess.,1994), c. 724, s. 1.)