§ 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.)