S.B. 522                                                  VETOES

(2) Of the [nine] 10 Board members:

(i) Five shall be certified as professional counselors, including:

1. One who is primarily engaged in professional counselor
education;

therapist;
[and]

2. One who is employed in the private sector:
3. One who is employed in the public sector; and
4. Two professional counselors at large:
(ii) One shall be a certified professional counsel-marriage and family

(iii) One shall be a certified professional counselor alcohol and drug;

(iv) Two shall be consumer members: AND

(V) ONE SHALL BE AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER WHO IS A CERTIFIED
ASSOCIATE COUNSELOR-ALCOHOL AND DRUG OR A CERTIFIED SUPERVISED
COUNSELOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG.

(e) THE A CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE COUNSELOR-ALCOHOL AND DRUG OR A
CERTIFIED SUPERVISED COUNSELOR-ALCOHOL AND DRUG MEMBER SHALL
PARTICIPATE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD BUT SERVES IN AN EX-OFFICIO
CAPACITY WITHOUT VOTING PRIVILEGES. BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, TO
SERVE AS AN ADVISOR TO THE BOARD.

(F) Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required
by Article I, § 9 of the State Constitution.

[(f)](G) (1) The term of a member is 4 years.

(2)     The terms of the members of the Board are staggered as required by the
terms of the members of the Board serving on July 1, 1988.

(3)     At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is
appointed and qualifies.

(4)     A member may not serve more than 2 consecutive full terms.

(5)     To the extent practicable, the Governor shall fill any vacancy on the
Board within 60 days of the date of the vacancy.

[(g)](H) (1) The Governor may remove a member for incompetency,
misconduct, or neglect of duty.

(2) Upon the recommendation of the Secretary, the Governor may remove a
member whom the Secretary finds to have been absent from 2 successive Board meetings
without adequate reason.

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