(a) The State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors shall select from its own membership a president, vice president, and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a secretary-treasurer who shall serve for one-year terms or until their successors are elected and qualified.
(b)
(1) If all members of the board decline to serve as secretary-treasurer, then by a majority vote of the board, the board may employ a person who is not a member of the board to serve as secretary-treasurer.
(2) A person employed by the board as secretary-treasurer under subdivision (b)(1) of this section is not required to be a licensed embalmer or funeral director.