Section 673.725 - State Board of Tax Practitioners; term; qualification(1) There is created a State Board of Tax Practitioners. The board shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor.(2) The term of office for each member shall be three years and no member shall be eligible for appointment to more than three terms of office, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor or reappoint the incumbent member if the incumbent member is eligible for reappointment. The Governor shall fill vacancies on the board as they may occur and a member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve the unexpired term of the predecessor.(3)(a) Of the members of the board six shall be licensed as tax consultants under ORS 673.605 to 673.740. Each of the six shall have been engaged in the preparation of personal income tax returns for another and for a valuable consideration for no less than five years.(b) One member of the board shall be a member of the general public.(4) All appointments of members of the board by the Governor are subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to section 4, Article III, Oregon Constitution.1973 c.387 §21; 1983 c.110 §2; 1987 c.414 §68; 1993 c.744 §249a; 1997 c.21 §3; 2001 c.136 §8