KRS 335.610: Kentucky Board of Licensure for Pastoral Counselors.

The Kentucky Board of Licensure for Pastoral Counselors is hereby created.

(1) The board shall be composed of five (5) members who shall be appointed by the

Governor to serve four (4) year terms.

(a) Four (4) members shall be Kentucky licensed pastoral cou nselors actively

engaged in the practice or teaching of pastoral counseling.

(b) One (1) member shall be a citizen at large who is not associated with, or

financially interested in, the practice or business of pastoral counseling.

(2) All reappointments to the board and vacancies on the board shall be filled by the

Governor from a list of three (3) nominees for each vacancy, submitted by the

executive committee of the Kentucky Association of Pastoral Counselors. In

selecting the three (3) nominees to be sub mitted to the Governor, the executive

committee shall consider all nominations, including self -nominations, from all

pastoral counselors licensed under the provisions of KRS 335.600 to 335.699.

(3) No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.

(4) The chair of the board may not serve more than two (2) years.

(5) Each member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.