Sec. 7. (a) The members shall annually choose a chairperson and vice chairperson from among the members of the board under this section.
(b) The director of the department or the director's designee may not serve as chairperson or vice chairperson.
(c) If the member chosen as chairperson was appointed as a member by the president pro tempore of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, the vice chairperson must be chosen from among the members appointed by the governor. If the member chosen as chairperson was appointed as a member by the governor, the vice chairperson must be chosen from among the members appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.