| B. The board shall design and hold at least one | examination each year at a time and place designated for | the purpose of examining candidates for licensure. |
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| C. The board may enter into contracts to carry out its | responsibilities under this section. |
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| | 7. Fund. The Board of Licensure of Water Treatment Plant | System Operators Fund is established and is governed by the | following provisions. |
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| A. All money collected by the board in the form of | application fees, reinstatement and renewal fees, expense | reimbursements ordered by the board or payment for | services such as reproduction and distribution of copies | of board decisions and photocopying or for the use of | facilities must be deposited with the Treasurer of State | in a separate account to be known as the Board of | Licensure of Water Treatment Plant System Operators Fund. |
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| B. The board may use the fund to defray the reasonable | costs incurred by the board in carrying out its duties. |
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| C. Except as specified in this paragraph, any amount | within the fund that is not expended at the end of a | fiscal year does not lapse, but is carried forward to be | expended by the board in carrying out its duties in | succeeding fiscal years. Upon certification of the board | that certain amounts in the fund are not required by the | board, the Treasurer of State shall transfer the amounts | to the General Fund. |
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| | 8. Records. The board shall keep all records and minutes | necessary to the ordinary dispatch of its functions. The | board shall keep a register of all applicants for licensure | and a register of all licensees. |
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| | 9. Reports. No later than August 1st of each year, the | board shall submit to the commissioner a report of its | transactions in the preceding fiscal year ending June 30th and | shall transmit to the commissioner a complete statement of all | the receipts and expenditures of the board, attested by | affidavits of the board's chair and secretary. |
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| | 10. Staff. The commissioner, to the extent possible and | reasonable, shall make available to the board such staff, | facilities, equipment, supplies, information and other | assistance as the board may reasonably require to carry out | its activities. The commissioner may also appoint, subject to | the Civil Service Law, the employees necessary to carry out | this section. Any |
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