Who appoints the Secretary of the Board of Chemical Engineering?

• A. President
• B. PRC
• C. Board of Chemical Engineering
• D. Senators and Congressmen

Answer: (B)

In professional regulation, the central agency that oversees multiple boards is the one that handles administrative appointments, keeping processes consistent across professions. For the Board of Chemical Engineering, that appointment power rests with the Professional Regulation Commission. The PRC assigns the Secretary who manages the board’s day-to-day operations, records, exams, and licensure processes, ensuring uniform procedures throughout the regulatory system.

The President typically appoints higher-level officials at the national level, not the board’s administrative staff. The board itself may select its leadership, but not its Secretary, who is an administrative appointee of the PRC. Legislators do not handle these internal appointments.