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Title 18 : Health
Chapter 220 : Green Mountain Care Board
Subchapter 002 : GREEN MOUNTAIN CARE BOARD NOMINATING COMMITTEE
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 9391)-
§ 9391. Nomination and appointment process
(a) Candidate selection process.
(1) Unless a vacancy is filled by reappointment by the Governor pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, not later than 90 days prior to a known vacancy occurring on the Green Mountain Care Board the Green Mountain Care Board Nominating Committee shall commence its nomination application process. The Committee shall select for consideration, by majority vote and 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 title.
(2) A Board member who is resigning from the Board prior to the expiration of the member’s term shall notify the Committee Chair, the Governor, and the Department of Human Resources of the member’s anticipated resignation date. Once notified, the Committee Chair shall commence the nomination application process as soon as is practicable in light of the anticipated resignation date.
(b) Nomination list. The Committee shall submit to the Governor the names of the individuals it deems qualified to be appointed to fill the position or positions and the name of any incumbent member who was not reappointed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and who notifies the Committee Chair, the Governor, and the Department of Human Resources that the incumbent wishes to be nominated. An incumbent shall not be required to submit an application for nomination and appointment to the Committee under subsection (a) of this section, but the Committee may request that the incumbent update relevant information as necessary.
(c) Reappointment; notification.
(1) Not later than 120 days prior to the end of a Board member’s term, the member shall notify the Governor that the member either is seeking to be reappointed by the Governor for another term or that the member does not wish to be reappointed.
(2) If a Board member who is seeking reappointment is not reappointed by the Governor on or before 30 days after notifying the Governor, the member’s term shall end on the expiration date of the member’s current term, unless the member is nominated as provided in subsection (b) of this section and subsequently appointed, or as otherwise provided by law.
(3) A Board member’s reappointment shall be subject to the consent of the Senate.
(d) Appointment; Senate consent. Unless the Governor reappointed a Board member pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, 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 not later than 45 days after receipt of the candidate list. The appointment shall be subject to the consent of the Senate. The names of candidates submitted and not selected shall remain confidential.
(e) Confidentiality. 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; 2023, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 30, 2024.)
