2.__Appointments.__The Governor shall appoint the 22 members of the board specified in paragraphs A to M from nominations submitted by the education profession and interested persons.__ Members representing practitioner groups must be active practitioners and are appointed from a list of nominees presented by the largest organization in the State representing education paraprofessionals, elementary and secondary teachers, university faculty and each administrator specialty.

3.__Terms.__The appointed members of the board serve for 3- year terms and may not serve more than 2 full terms.

4.__Compensation.__The appointed members of the board serve without compensation and are entitled to reimbursement by the state board for mileage and expenses incurred in performing required duties.__The state board shall furnish the board with materials, secretarial assistance and meeting facilities.

5.__Chair; duties.__The members of the board shall annually elect a chair from among their membership. The chair shall present budget requests to the state board.

6.__Powers and duties.__The board has the following powers and duties.

A.__The board shall make recommendations to the state board, including, but not limited to, preservice education, continuing education, professional growth, initial certification, recertification and paraprofessional training and certification, and shall advise the department on rule- making procedures.

B.__The board shall monitor the impact of the policies adopted pursuant to paragraph A on the education profession in making recommendations and reports to the commissioner and the state board.

C.__In making policy recommendations on the certification process, the board shall consider complaints received by the department regarding the certification or certification approval process.

D.__The board shall meet 5 times annually.