The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 30 V.S.A. § 1)
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§ 1. Composition of Department
(a) The Department of Public Service shall consist of the Commissioner of Public Service,
a Director for Regulated Utility Planning, a Director for Public Advocacy, a Director
for Energy Efficiency, a Director for Telecommunications and Connectivity, and such
other persons as the Commissioner considers necessary to conduct the business of the
Department.
(b) The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of
the Senate. The Commissioner shall serve for a term of two years beginning on February
1 of the year in which the appointment is made. The Commissioner shall serve at the
pleasure of the Governor. The Directors for Regulated Utility Planning, for Public
Advocacy, and for Energy Efficiency shall be appointed by the Commissioner. The Director
for Telecommunications and Connectivity shall be appointed by the Commissioner in
consultation with the Secretary of Administration.
(c) The Directors for Public Advocacy and for Telecommunications and Connectivity may
employ, with the approval of the Commissioner, legal counsel and other experts, and
clerical assistance, and the Directors for Regulated Utility Planning and for Energy
Efficiency may employ, with the approval of the Commissioner, experts and clerical
assistance. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 38, 39(b), eff. March 1, 1961; 1979, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 1, 1981; 1989, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 4, 1990; 2015, No. 41, § 2.)