§ 904. Selection Panel; membership; duties [Repealed effective May 1, 2027]
(a) The Selection Panel shall be composed of the following five members:
(1) the Executive Director of Racial Equity or designee;
(2) the Executive Director of the Vermont Center for Independent Living or designee;
(3) an individual, who shall not be a current member of the General Assembly, appointed
by the Speaker of the House;
(4) an individual, who shall not be a current member of the General Assembly, appointed
by the Committee on Committees; and
(5) an individual, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.
(b)(1) The Selection Panel shall select and appoint the commissioners of the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission as provided pursuant to section 905 of this chapter.
(2) To enable it to carry out its duty to select and appoint the commissioners of the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission as provided pursuant to section 905 of this chapter,
the Panel may:
(A) adopt procedures as necessary to carry out the duties set forth in section 905 of
this chapter; and
(B) meet and hold hearings at any place in this State.
(c) The term of each member of the Panel shall begin on the date of appointment and end
on May 1, 2027.
(d) The Panel shall select a chair and a vice chair from among its members.
(e)(1) Meetings shall be held at the call of the Chair or at the request of four or more
members of the Panel.
(2) A majority of the current membership of the Panel shall constitute a quorum, and actions
of the Panel may be authorized by a majority of the members present and voting at
a meeting of the Panel.
(f) Members of the Panel who are not otherwise compensated by the State shall be entitled
to per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1010 for meetings to carry out the Panel’s duties pursuant to this section and sections
905 and 905a of this chapter. These payments shall be made from amounts appropriated
to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
(g) The Panel shall have the administrative and legal assistance of the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission.
(h)(1) A member of the Panel who is not serving ex officio may be removed by the appropriate
appointing authority for incompetence, failure to discharge the member’s duties, malfeasance,
or illegal acts.
(2) A vacancy occurring on the Panel shall be filled by the appropriate appointing authority
for the remainder of the term. (Added 2021, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 24, 2022; amended 2023, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 13, 2024; repealed on May 1, 2027 by 2021, No. 128 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)