32-1302. Board of funeral directors and
embalmers; appointment; term; qualifications; removal; oath;
compensation
A. The state board of funeral directors and embalmers is established. The board
consists of seven members appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211. Members
serve at the pleasure of the governor. Board members serve staggered terms of four years
beginning and ending on January 1 unless removed by the governor. The governor shall
appoint a member for the unexpired portion of a term to fill a vacancy occurring during a
term of office.
B. Each member of the board shall be a resident of this state. Four members shall
be practicing funeral directors or embalmers licensed under this chapter. Three members
shall be public members, one of whom is an owner or manager of a business that has no
pecuniary or proprietary interest in a funeral establishment or crematory or in the sale
of funeral goods and services. The public members shall not be licensed under this
chapter currently or have been licensed under this chapter in the five years preceding
appointment.
C. Before entering office, each appointee shall take and subscribe to an oath
before an officer competent to administer oaths that the appointee is qualified to hold
office and will faithfully perform the duties imposed on board members by law.
D. Members of the board are eligible to receive compensation pursuant to section
38-611 for each day of actual service in the business of the board.
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