(a) There is established the Board of Psychology Examiners which shall be composed of five members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Legislature.
(b) The board is charged with the responsibility of examining, licensing, and regulating the profession of psychology as provided under this chapter.
(c) Of the first board appointed under the provisions of this chapter, four shall be residents who are eligible for licensure under this chapter and one of the members shall be a resident of the Virgin Islands.
(d) Licensed professional members may be appointed by the Governor from a list submitted to him by the Association of Virgin Islands Psychologists which is a nationally recognized association representing psychologists.
(e) On or before two years after December 30, 1994, all members of the Board, with the exception of the resident member shall be licensed under this chapter. The resident member of the board shall be a member of the general public who:
(1) is accessible to inquiries, comments and suggestions from the general public;
(2) may not be or ever have been a licensed psychology professional or in training to be a licensed psychology professional;
(3) may not have a household member or member of his immediate family who is a psychology professional;
(4) may not participate or ever have participated in a commercial or professional field related to mental health or psychology;
(5) may not have a household member or immediate family member who participated in a commercial or professional field related to psychology; and
(6) may not have had within two years before appointment a substantial financial interest in a person regulated by the board.
(f) Of the first Board members appointed, three shall be appointed for a term of two years and two for a term of three years. Their successors shall be appointed for terms of four years each, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the remaining term of the Board member to be succeeded. Upon the expiration of the term of office, a board member shall continue to serve until a successor has been appointed and qualified.
(g) The Governor may remove a member of the board for neglect of duty, malfeasance, incompetence, misconduct, or conviction of a felony, provided, the procedures for such actions have been fully executed. Board members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for the actual inter-island expenses incurred in the performance of official Board business as provided under Title 3, section 65 of this code.