LD 1933
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The Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation, with
the advice of the board, may appoint, subject to the Civil Service
Law, such employees as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.__
Any persons so employed are located in the Department of
Professional and Financial Regulation under the administrative and
supervisory direction of the Commissioner of Professional and
Financial Regulation.__In addition, the board may enter into
contracts to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter.

 
§15324.__Meetings; rules

 
The board shall meet at least once a year to conduct its
business and elect its officers.__Additional meetings may be held
as necessary to conduct the business of the board and may be
convened at the call of the chair or a majority of the board
members.__Four members of the board constitute a quorum for all
purposes.__The board may adopt standards and rules as necessary,
pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, for the holding of examinations
and for carrying out this chapter and may provide for reciprocity
of licensing with similar boards of other states that maintain
standards equivalent to those provided under this chapter.

 
§15325.__Investigation of complaints; suspension or

 
revocation of licenses

 
1.__Investigation.__The board shall investigate all complaints
made to it and all cases of noncompliance with or violation of
this chapter.__The board may suspend or revoke a license issued
under this chapter pursuant to Title 5, section 10004.

 
2.__Grounds for suspension, revocation, refusal to issue or
renew.__The board may refuse to issue or renew a license or the
District Court may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the license
of any licensee who is found guilty of:

 
A.__The practice of fraud or deceit in obtaining a license;

 
B.__Any gross negligence, incompetency or misconduct in the
performance of the work of installing, altering or repairing
heating, cooling or air distribution equipment.__Continued
failure to conform to standards or rules adopted by the
board is prima facie evidence of gross negligence or
incompetency; or

 
C.__Any violation of this chapter.

 
3.__Surrender of license.__Any license suspended by the board
or suspended or revoked by the District Court Judge must be


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