The Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Physical Therapists shall consist of three physical therapists and two public members, appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a. The Governor may appoint the physical therapist members of said board from a list of three names submitted by the Connecticut chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. Vacancies in said board shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term. All appointments shall be subject to the provisions of section 4-10. No member shall serve more than two consecutive full terms, commencing on and after July 1, 1981.
(1949 Rev., S. 4399; 1953, S. 2203d; 1959, P.A. 575, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 382, 610; P.A. 81-473, S. 38, 43; P.A. 82-472, S. 76, 183; P.A. 19-118, S. 62.)
History: 1959 act changed membership of board from three physicians and two physical therapists to two physicians and three physical therapists and increased term from three to five years; P.A. 77-614 changed composition of board from two physicians and three therapists to one physician, two therapists and two public members, revised appointment procedure for general applicability rather than applicability to first appointments, limited number of names on lists submitted by the professional associations involved and deleted references to five-year terms, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 81-473 prohibited board members from serving more than two consecutive full terms commencing on and after July 1, 1981; P.A. 82-472 made a technical change; P.A. 19-118 deleted references to physician and replaced provision re 2 physical therapists with provision re 3 physical therapists, and made a conforming change, effective July 1, 2019.