(a) The Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nurses shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor. The members in office on July 1, 1992, shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Members shall serve a three-year term and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. No member shall be appointed to more than two consecutive full terms and, for the purpose of this limitation, an appointment to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term which exceeds two full years shall constitute an appointment for a full term.

(b) A vacancy on the board for any reason other than expiration of the term shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by appointment of the Governor. Vacancies shall be filled in a timely manner.

(c) Each of the seven members appointed to the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Georgia. One member shall be a registered professional nurse who is currently engaged in practical nurse education and has been a graduate of an accredited or approved school of nursing for a minimum of five years. One member shall be a nurse currently serving in an administrative position in a hospital or nursing home and who is a graduate of an accredited or approved nursing program. One member shall be a consumer. The remaining four members shall be licensed practical nurses and graduates of an accredited or approved school of practical nursing. All members except the consumer shall have a current license in good standing, at least three years' experience in nursing, and shall be currently employed in the health care delivery system. In order to have equal representation of the board members, consideration in selection should be given for geographical location and areas of specialty.

(d) No two members of the current board shall be employed by the same private school, school within the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, private employer, agency of state government, or other public employer. In the event a board member changes employment which causes a conflict defined by this subsection, the position of the member making the change shall be immediately vacant and a new member appointed to fill the vacancy.

(e) The board shall meet a minimum of six times a year and may have called meetings upon notice issued by its chairman.

(f) The members of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 43-1-2.