(a) The Board of Public Accountancy is created, consisting of five members, who shall be residents of this State.

(b) At least one member of the Board shall be a member of the public who has no pecuniary interest in accounting other than as a consumer or possible consumer of its services. The member shall have no pecuniary interest personally or through a spouse, parent, child, brother, or sister.

(c) At least three members of the Board shall be licensed certified public accountants.

(d) Board members shall be appointed for five-year terms by the Governor in accordance with 3 V.S.A. § 129b. (Amended 1975, No. 89, § 1; 1981, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2001, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; eff. June 13, 2002; 2007, No. 29, § 8.)