§ 54.1-500.1. Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors; membership; meetings; offices; quoru...
The Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors shall be appointed by the Governor and composed of ten members as follows: one shall be a representative of a Virginia licensed asbestos contractor, one shall be a representative of a Virginia licensed lead contractor, one shall be either a Virginia-licensed asbestos inspector or project monitor, one shall be a Virginia licensed lead risk assessor, one shall be a representative of a Virginia-licensed asbestos analytical laboratory, one shall be a representative of an asbestos and lead training course provider, two shall be certified home inspectors and two shall be citizen members. Of the 1994 appointments, the terms shall be as follows: one member shall serve a term of two years, and one member shall serve a term of four years. Of the 2001 home inspector appointments, the terms shall be as follows: one home inspector shall serve a three-year term, and one home inspector shall serve a four-year term. Thereafter, the terms of members of the Board shall be four years, except that vacancies may be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. The initially appointed representatives of the lead industry shall be deemed to be certified upon having completed lead training offered at an Environmental Protection Agency Regional Training Center. The two home inspector members appointed to the Board shall have practiced as home inspectors for at least five consecutive years immediately prior to appointment. Each home inspector appointment to the Board may be made from nominations submitted by the National Association of Home Inspectors and the American Society of Home Inspectors, who may each nominate no more than three persons for each home inspector vacancy. In no case shall the Governor be bound to make any appointment from such nominees. Home inspector members shall not vote on any matters before the Board except matters related to home inspectors until July 1, 2003.
The Board shall meet at least four times each year and other such times as it deems necessary. The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman and a vice-chairman to serve for a period of one year. Six members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board is vested with the powers and duties necessary to execute the purposes of this chapter.
(1993, c. 660; 1994, cc. 185, 911; 1996, cc. 180, 846; 1997, c. 885; 2001, c. 723.)
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