Opinion No. (1980)

REQUESTED BY: Governor Charles Thone. 1. May a person exceeding the age of 72 years be properly appointed and serve as a member of the Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Architects in view of the provisions of Neb.Rev.Stat. § 84-1317 (Supp. 1980)?

2. May a person exceeding the age of 72 years properly serve as a member of a State Board without compensation?

1. No.

2. No.

I

Neb.Rev.Stat. § 84-1317 (Supp. 1980) reads in part:

"Any employee shall be required to retire at the end of the month in which his seventieth birthday occurs, except that with the annual approval of the department…