14-4-103. Certification board; establishment; composition; appointment of lay members; duties.

(a) A certification board of not more than fifteen (15) members reflecting statewide representation is established and shall be composed of:

(i) One (1) representative from the department of family services;

(ii) One (1) representative from the state department of education;

(iii) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 161, 4.

(iv) The state fire marshal or his designee;

(v) Six (6) lay members who are residents of the state and operators of child caring facilities or parents;

(vi) Not more than four (4) additional lay members with an interest in child care;

(vii) One (1) representative from the state department of agriculture or other state or local agency which may be responsible for sanitation inspections of child care facilities; and

(viii) One (1) representative from the state department of health.

(b) The lay members shall be appointed by the governor for terms of two (2) years and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. Any vacancies among the lay members shall be filled by gubernatorial appointment.

(c) The board shall:

(i) Designate investigators to investigate any child caring facility within the provisions of W.S. 14-4-101 through 14-4-111;

(ii) Act as the board of review; and

(iii) Act as an advisor to the state in all matters pertaining to child care programs and child care facility licensing.

(d) When the board is acting as a board of review pursuant to paragraph (c)(ii) of this section, the chairman of the board may designate, on a case by case basis, a committee of the board made up of at least three (3) disinterested members of the board to hear the case and recommend a decision on behalf of the board.