§ 9391 Nomination and appointment process

18 V.S.A. § 9391 (N/A)
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§ 9391. Nomination and appointment process

(a) Whenever a vacancy occurs on the Green Mountain Care Board, or when an incumbent does not declare that he or she will be a candidate to succeed himself or herself, the Green Mountain Care Board Nominating Committee shall select for consideration by the Committee, by majority vote, provided that a quorum is present, from the applications for membership on the Green Mountain Care Board as many candidates as it deems qualified for the position or positions to be filled. The Committee shall base its determinations on the qualifications set forth in section 9392 of this section.

(b) The Committee shall submit to the Governor the names of the persons it deems qualified to be appointed to fill the position or positions and the name of any incumbent who declares that he or she wishes to be a candidate to succeed himself or herself.

(c) The Governor shall make an appointment to the Green Mountain Care Board from the list of qualified candidates submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. The appointment shall be subject to the consent of the Senate. The names of candidates submitted and not selected shall remain confidential.

(d) All proceedings of the Committee, including the names of candidates considered by the Committee and information about any candidate submitted by any source, shall be confidential. (Added 2011, No. 48, § 3, eff. May 26, 2011; amended 2011, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 38, eff. May 16, 2012.)