(a) The Secretary of State shall appoint two landscape architects for five-year staggered terms to serve at the Secretary’s pleasure as advisors in matters relating to landscape architecture. One of the initial appointments may be for less than a five-year term. An appointee shall have not less than three years’ experience as a landscape architect immediately preceding appointment, shall be licensed as a landscape architect in Vermont or be in the process of applying for licensure, and shall be actively engaged in the practice of landscape architecture in this State during incumbency.
(b) The Director shall seek the advice of the landscape architect advisors in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.