(a) The Arkansas State Board of Sanitarians shall have such authority as is reasonably necessary to administer this chapter.

(b) The chair and the secretary of the board may administer oaths and subpoena witnesses.

(c) The secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings of the board, including a register of all holders of a current certificate of registration. These records shall be open to the public at all reasonable times.

(d) The board may employ and fix the compensation of assistants, clerks, stenographers, typists, and other employees to serve at the pleasure of the board, and acquire office space, furniture, supplies, equipment, and other proper conveniences reasonably necessary for the performance of their duties under this chapter.

(e) As a means to maintain professional competency, the board shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing standards for continuing education. The continuing education units shall be direct participation in a course or courses approved by the board. The standards shall be established in a manner to assure that a variety of alternative forms of continuing education are available to registered sanitarians, including, but not limited to, academic studies, in-service education, institutes, seminars, lectures, conferences, workshops, extension courses, home study programs, articles published, and scientific papers published. The standards should recognize specialized areas of endeavor. The board may contract with another agency or association to perform part or all of the duties in establishing procedures to record and retain continuing education units data for all registered sanitarians in good standing.

(f) The board shall have power to determine all matters within its jurisdiction, subject to review of the circuit court or at the option of the aggrieved party by the circuit court of the county in which he or she resides.