Sec. 16135.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a member of a board, the committee, or a task force created by this article must meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Be 18 or more years of age.

(b) Be of good moral character.

(c) Be a resident of this state for not less than the 6 months immediately preceding appointment and remain a resident of this state throughout the term of the appointment.

(d) Be currently licensed or registered in this state if licensure or registration in a health profession is a requirement for membership. The member must have actively practiced that profession or taught in an approved educational institution that prepares applicants for licensure or registration in that profession, or a combination of both, in any state for not less than the 2 years immediately preceding appointment.

(e) Not be a spouse, parent, child, or sibling of another member of the board, committee, or task force and meet this requirement throughout the term of the appointment.

(f) Not provide supervision over or be under the supervision of another member of the board, committee, or task force and meet this requirement throughout the term of the appointment.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the governor may appoint as a member of a board who is required to be licensed or registered under subsection (1)(d) an individual who meets either or both of the following requirements:

(a) Is certified or otherwise approved by a national organization that certifies or otherwise approves individuals in the profession to be licensed or registered by the board.

(b) Has actively practiced the profession licensed or registered by the board or taught in an educational institution that prepares applicants for licensure or registration in that profession, or a combination of both, for not less than the 2 years immediately preceding his or her appointment.

(3) An individual appointed under subsection (2) must be licensed or registered under this article in the profession licensed or registered by that board within 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory act that created the board.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 174, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 421, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 473, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1988 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 80, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 413, Eff. Mar. 30, 2015 Compiler's Notes: Section 3 of Act 174 of 1986 provides: “This amendatory act shall only apply to contested cases filed on or after July 1, 1986.”Popular Name: Act 368