Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
(1) Professional
Members.
(a) In October of each year in which
the term of a professional member of the Board is scheduled to expire, a
meeting shall be held in Montgomery for the purpose of nominating eligible
candidates to serve on the Board as a professional member. Three nominees for
each position shall be selected and their names submitted to the Governor.
1. At each meeting, only one licensed funeral
director or licensed embalmer employed by each funeral establishment may vote
to nominate candidates to serve as a professional member of the Board for the
Funeral Division.
2. At each
meeting, only one licensed preneed sales agent employed by each certificate of
authority holder may vote to nominate candidates to serve as a professional
member of the Board for the Preneed Division.
3. For each position to be voted upon, no
licensee can vote on behalf of more than one funeral establishment or
certificate of authority holder, or otherwise vote more than once.
(2) Consumer Members
(a) Two consumer members shall be appointed
by the Lieutenant Governor and one consumer member shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the House using their own discretion.
(b) No consumer member may reside in the same
district created by Ala. Code §
34-13-21 as any other consumer
member.
(3) Members
appointed to fill a vacancy that will be created by an expiring term are sworn
in at the first regular meeting following December 31 of the year in which the
previous term expires. If an appointment is not made before the expiration of
the term of a board member, then the board member may continue to serve until a
successor has been appointed.
(4) A
vacancy on the Board in any unexpired term may be filled by appointment of the
appointing authority for the remainder of such unexpired term.
Author: Charles M. Perine
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, §§
34-13-20, 34-13-21, 34-13-26, 34-13-27.
