45:16B-6 Organization, officers, meetings.

6. The board shall organize within 30 days after the appointment of its members and shall annually elect from among its members a chairperson and vice-chairperson, and elect a secretary who need not be a member of the board. The chairperson position shall rotate annually between: a member holding current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration who may not also be eligible for certification by either the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists or the American Clinical Board of Nutrition and a member credentialed by either the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists or the American Clinical Board of Nutrition who is not eligible for registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. If the chairperson holds registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the vice-chairperson shall be a member holding registration with either the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists or the American Clinical Board of Nutrition.

The chairperson shall preside at all board meetings and perform all duties prescribed by law or board regulations. The vice-chairperson shall preside if the chairperson is absent or temporarily unable to discharge the duties of the chairperson, or the position of chairperson becomes vacant. The board shall meet at least once every two months in person or through remote technologies and may hold additional meetings as necessary to discharge its duties. The board shall publish a meeting schedule one year in advance and provide thirty days' notice of any changes thereto. A majority of the board membership shall constitute a quorum. The minutes of meetings, upon approval of the board shall constitute the official records of board meetings. The unapproved minutes of meetings shall be recorded and open to public inspection in the board office and posted publicly to the board website during normal business hours within ten business days of their recordation.

L.2019, c.331, s.6.