(1) There is created a Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Board. The board shall consist of four licensed professional engineers, one licensed professional structural engineer, one licensed professional land surveyor, and one member from the general public. The composition of the four professional engineers on the board shall be representative of the various professional engineering disciplines.

(2) The board shall be appointed and shall serve in accordance with Section 58-1-201. The members of the board who are professional engineers shall be appointed from among nominees recommended by representative engineering societies in this state. The member of the board who is a land surveyor shall be appointed from among nominees recommended by representative professional land surveyor societies.

(3) The duties and responsibilities of the board shall be in accordance with Sections 58-1-202 and 58-1-203. In addition, the board shall designate one of its members on a permanent or rotating basis to: (a) assist the division in reviewing complaints concerning the unlawful or unprofessional conduct of a licensee; and (b) advise the division in its investigation of these complaints.

(a) assist the division in reviewing complaints concerning the unlawful or unprofessional conduct of a licensee; and

(b) advise the division in its investigation of these complaints.

(4) A board member who has, under Subsection (3), reviewed a complaint or advised in its investigation may be disqualified from participating with the board when the board serves as a presiding officer in an adjudicative proceeding concerning the complaint.