61G1-11.0061. Other Board Business for Which Compensation Is Allowed and Requirements for Meeting Attendance

The following are considered to be other business involving the Board as required by Section 455.207(4), F.S.:

(1) All joint Board or committee meetings required by statutes, Board rule or Board action.

(2) Meetings of Board members with Department staff or contractors of the Department at the Department’s or the Board’s request. Any participation or meeting of members notice or unnoticed will be on file in the Board office.

(3) Where a Board member has been requested by the Secretary of the Department to participate in a meeting.

(4) Probable Cause Panel Meeting.

(5) Application or examination review.

(6) All activity of Board members, if authorized by the Board, when grading, proctoring or reviewing examinations given by the Department.

(7) All participation in Board authorization meetings with professional associations of which the Board is a member or invitee. This would include all meetings of national associations of registration Boards of which the Board is a member as well as Board authorized participation in meetings of national or professional associations or organizations involved in educating, regulating or reviewing the profession over which the Board has statutory authority.

(8) Any and all other activities which are Board approved and which are necessary for Board members to attend in order to further protect the public health, safety and welfare, through the regulation of which the Board has statutory authority.

(9) Board members shall attend all Board meetings unless prevented from doing so under the following circumstances:

(a) Serious illness or injury of the member;

(b) Serious medical problems or death of a board member’s immediate family (spouse, children, parents);

(c) State or federal military service;

(d) Court order, subpoena, jury duty, or business with court over which the judge has sole prerogative of setting the date of such business;

(e) Natural disaster or state of emergency declared by federal, state, or local government;

(f) Unavoidable travel delays or cancellations preventing attendance.

Any other absence shall be unexcused. Failure to attend all days of a multi-day meeting shall be considered an absence. When the Board member is aware he or she cannot attend all or part of a Board meeting, the member must notify the Board office as soon as possible to avoid potential quorum problems.

Specific Authority 455.207(4) FS. Law Implemented 455.207(3), (4) FS. History–New 10-23-81, Formerly 21B-11.061, 21B-11.0061, Amended 1-10-99, 8-13-02.