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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="5-201" title_number="5" title_name="Cemeteries" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Office of Cemetery Oversight">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is an Office of Cemetery Oversight in the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Office exercises its rights, powers, and duties subject to the authority of the Secretary.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Secretary shall appoint an Advisory Council on Cemetery Operations.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Advisory Council consists of 11 members.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Of the 11 members of the Advisory Council:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>three shall be registered cemeterians representing the for–profit cemetery industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>one shall be a registered cemeterian representing a nonprofit cemetery;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>one shall be a registered seller from a monument company;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>one shall be a representative from a religious cemetery; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>five shall be consumer members.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Advisory Council shall be convened at least four times a year to give advice to the Secretary and the Director.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>In addition to the required meetings, the Advisory Council may meet as necessary.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The term of a member is 3 years.</text>
  </level>
</section>
