4. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety the State Board of Applied Behavior Analyst Examiners. The board shall consist of seven members who are residents of this State and who shall be appointed by the Governor, as follows: two shall be public members to represent the interests of the public, pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C. 45:1-2.2); one member shall be from a department in the Executive Branch of State Government, pursuant to the provisions of subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C. 45:1-2.2); three members shall be licensed applied behavior analysts, except for the members first appointed, who shall be Board Certified Behavior Analysts or Board Certified Behavior Analysts-Doctoral; and one member shall be a licensed assistant applied behavior analyst, except for the member first appointed, who shall be a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst. The Governor shall appoint each member, other than the State executive department member, for terms of four years, except that of the members first appointed, two shall serve for a term of four years, two shall serve for a term of three years, and two shall serve for a term of two years. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for the original appointment. No member of the board may serve more than two successive terms in addition to any unexpired term to which the member has been appointed.

L.2019, c.337, s.4.