▁member ▁is ▁also ▁required ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁Oregon ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁preceding ▁appointment . ▁In so far ▁as ▁possible , ▁the ▁board ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁members ▁having ▁diverse ▁ge ological ▁special ties , ▁including ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁engineering ▁ge ologist . ▁▁ ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁holds ▁office ▁until ▁the ▁exp iration ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁for ▁which ▁appointed ▁or ▁until ▁their ▁successor ▁has ▁been ▁appointed . ▁Board ▁members ▁are ▁appointed ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁three ▁years . ▁No ▁person ▁shall ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁consecutive ▁three - year ▁terms . ▁▁ ▁The ▁State ▁Ge ologist ▁is ▁an ▁ex ▁offic io ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board . ▁ ▁Ge ology ▁registration ▁in ▁Oregon ▁was ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁by ▁Governor ▁Bob ▁Stra ub . ▁ ▁The ▁signed ▁registration ▁bill ▁( H ouse ▁Bill ▁ 2 2 8 8 ) ▁became ▁law ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁registration ▁act ▁included ▁registration ▁of ▁Ge olog ists ▁In ▁Training ▁( G IT ), ▁Register ed ▁Ge olog ists ▁( R G ), ▁and ▁Cert ified ▁Engineering ▁Ge olog ists ▁( CE G ). ▁ ▁Grand parent ing ▁was ▁initially ▁established ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁after ▁that ▁testing ▁of ▁qualified ▁applic ants ▁was ▁required . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Oregon ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Ge ologist ▁Ex amin ers ▁Website ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁State ▁Bo ards ▁of ▁Ge ology