Executive Order No. 3-31

(No. 08-95)

[Abolition of Certain Boards, Commissions, Councils and Other Bodies]

WHEREAS, Governors over the years have established boards, commissions, and councils for various purposes by Executive Order; and

WHEREAS, the members appointed to these bodies have worked diligently to complete the tasks assigned to them; and

WHEREAS, a number of these bodies have completed their work and been inactive for a period of years, or have been superseded by similar statutory bodies, or have ceased to serve the purpose for which they were established;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Howard Dean, by virtue of the power vested in me as Governor of the State of Vermont, do hereby revoke and rescind the following Executive Orders:

Executive Order #20-78 dated August 23, 1978 (State-Local Intergovernmental Relations)

Executive Order #85-90 dated March 15, 1990 (Vermont-Minority/Women Business Enterprises Partnership)

Executive Order #94-90 dated October 5, 1990 (Vermont Municipal Advisory Committee)

Executive Order #09-93 dated June 24, 1995 (Vermont Partnership for Economic Progress) Superseded by statute

Executive Order #16-78 dated June 15, 1978 (Agriculture Advisory Board)

Executive Order #52-80 dated September 25, 1980 (Agricultural Lands Review Board)

Executive Order #60-81 dated May 20, 1981 (Changes in Membership of Agriculture Advisory Board)

Executive Order #7-85 dated June 11, 1985 (Agriculture Advisory Board)

Executive Order #76-89 dated June 22, 1989 (Vermont-Quebec Joint Commission)-Superseded by statute

Executive Order #90-90 dated April 27, 1990 (Export Advisory Council)-Superseded by statute

Executive Order #93-90 dated September 1, 1990 (Task Force for the Protection of Consumers of Petroleum Products)

Executive Order #5-73 dated February 22, 1973 (State Planning Office)

Executive Order #63-88 dated March 29, 1988 (Advisory Council on Technology)

Executive Order #79-89 dated October 23, 1989 (Development of Comprehensive Energy Plan and Creation and Duties of State Agency Task Force on Energy)

Executive Order #66-82 dated April 12, 1982 (Delinquency Prevention Coordinating Council)-Superseded by statute

Executive Order #10-85 dated July 1, 1985 (Justice and Victims Assistance Council)-Superseded by statute

Executive Order #86-90 dated April 5, 1990 (Bail Amendment Task Force)

Executive Order #85-84 dated November 30, 1984 (Commission on Child Support)

Executive Order #78-89 dated August 22, 1989 (Holocaust Human Rights Education Committee)

Executive Order #96-90 dated October 19, 1990 (Advisory Panel on State-University Relations)

Executive Order # 26-79 dated January 29, 1979 (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council)-Superseded by statute

Executive Order #59-81 dated April 8, 1981 (Governor's Council on Physical Fitness)-Superseded by statute

Executive Order #69-83 dated January 25, 1983 (Special Cabinet for Prevention, Education and Treatment of Alcohol Abuse)

Executive Order #49-87 dated August 19, 1987 (Biomedical Ethics Advisory Panel)

Executive Order #87-90 dated April 5, 1990 (Governor's Commission on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders)-Superseded by statute

Executive Order #5-91 dated March 6, 1991 (Vermont Blue Ribbon Commission on Health)

Executive Order #31-86 dated October 9, 1986 (Vermont Fire and Burn Prevention Council)

Executive Order #27-79 dated January, 1979 (Creation of Employment and Training Services Task Force)

Executive Order #43-79 dated December 18, 1979 (Continuation of Employment and Training Services Task Force)

Executive Order #54-81 dated January 13, 1981 (Occupational Information Coordinating Committee)

Executive Order #75-83 dated October 21, 1983 (Advisory Committee on Employment of the Handicapped)-Superseded by statute

Executive Order #2-85 dated April 15, 1985 (Development Cabinet)

Executive Order #88-90 dated April 5, 1990 (Vermont Education and Training 2000 Implementation Committee)

Executive Order #05-93 dated March 9, 1993 (Vermont Human Resources Investment Council)

Executive Order #95-90 (no date) (Vermont Columbus Quincentenary Commission)

Executive Order #2-73 dated January 12, 1973 (Advisory Rate Setting committee)

Executive Order #6-92 dated May 12, 1992 (Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Educational and Municipal Financing Reform)

Executive Order #2-73 dated January 12, 1973 (Advisory Rate Setting Committee)-Superseded by statute

Executive Order #30-71 dated January 14, 1971 (Advisory Rate Setting Committee)-Superseded by statute

Executive Order #4-73 dated January 15, 1973 (Office of Child Development)-Abolished by Executive Order #2-77

Executive Order #23-78 dated September 14, 1978 (1122 Appellate Review Board)

Executive Order #37-87 dated January 23, 1987 (Governor's Task Force for the Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy)

Executive Order #61-88 dated March 23, 1988 (Continuation of Governor's Task Force for the Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy)

Executive Order #11-91 dated November 7, 1991 (Commission on Volunteers)-Superseded by Executive Order #16-93

This Executive Order shall take effect upon signing.

Dated December 28, 1995.