The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
002
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ADMINISTRATION
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 5412)
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§ 5412. Advisor appointees
(a) The Secretary of State shall appoint three advisors of suitable qualifications, as
described in this section, to advise the Director on matters relating to the practice
of massage and the practice of bodywork.
(b) The Secretary shall appoint the advisors to serve, at the Secretary’s pleasure, for
five-year staggered terms. To stagger the advisors’ terms, the Secretary may initially
appoint two of the advisors for less than a five-year term.
(c) Two of the three advisors shall be massage therapists, bodyworkers, or touch professionals
registered under this chapter who have been actively engaged in the practice of massage
or the practice of bodywork, or both, for the three-year period immediately preceding
appointment. These two advisors shall maintain their registrations in this State and
be actively engaged in the practice of massage or the practice of bodywork, or both
during their incumbency.
(d) Director shall seek the advice of the advisors in carrying out the provisions of this
chapter. (Added 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 29, eff. April 1, 2021.)