North Carolina § 90-270 - 140. (Effective March 1, 2021 - see note) Psychology Board; appointment; term of office; composition.

§ 90-270. 140. (Effective March 1, 2021 - see note) Psychology Board; appointment; term of office; composition.

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Article, there is created a North Carolina Psychology Board, which shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor. At all times three members shall be licensed psychologists, two members shall be licensed psychological associates, and two members shall be members of the public who are not licensed under this Article. The Governor shall give due consideration to the adequate representation of the various fields and areas of practice of psychology and to adequate representation from various geographic regions in the State. Terms of office shall be three years. All terms of service on the Board expire June 30 in appropriate years. As the term of a psychologist member expires, or as a vacancy of a psychologist member occurs for any other reason, the North Carolina Psychological Association, or its successor, shall, having sought the advice of the chairs of the graduate departments of psychology in the State, for each vacancy, submit to the Governor a list of the names of three eligible persons. From this list the Governor shall make the appointment for a full term, or for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any. Each Board member shall serve until his or her successor has been appointed. As the term of a member expires, or if one should become vacant for any reason, the Governor shall appoint a new member within 60 days of the vacancy's occurring. No member, either public or licensed under this Article, shall serve more than three complete consecutive terms. History (1967, c. 910, s. 6; 1977, c. 670, s. 5; 1979, c. 670, s. 3; c. 1005, s. 2; 1983, c. 82, ss. 1-3; 1993, c. 375, s. 1; 2007-468, s. 3; 2020-82, s. 1(a).) Editor's Note. - This section is former G.S. 90-270.6 , as recodified by Session Laws 2020-82, s. 1(a), effective March 1, 2021. The historical citations to the sections in the former Article have been added to the corresponding sections in this Article as recodified. The case notes in this Article include decisions under sections in former Article 18A. Session Laws 2020-82, s. 6(a), is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-468, s. 3, effective August 29, 2007, deleted the former third sentence, which read: "Each member of the board must reside in a different congressional district at the time of appointment"; substituted "The Governor shall give due consideration" for "Due consideration shall also be given," and inserted "and to adequate representation from various geographic regions in the State" in the third sentence.