Vermont § 31 - Executive Order No. 3-31 (No. 08-95) [Abolition of Certain Boards, Commissions, Councils and Other Bodies]

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§ 31. Executive Order No. 3-31 (No. 08-95) [Abolition of Certain Boards, Commissions, Councils and Other Bodies]

  • WHEREAS, Governors over the years have established boards, commissions, and councils
    for various purposes by Executive Order; and WHEREAS, the members appointed to these bodies have worked diligently to complete
    the tasks assigned to them; and WHEREAS, a number of these bodies have completed their work and been inactive for
    a period of years, or have been superseded by similar statutory bodies, or have ceased
    to serve the purpose for which they were established; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Howard Dean, by virtue of the power vested in
    me as Governor of the State of Vermont, do hereby revoke and rescind the following
    Executive Orders: Executive Order #20-78 dated August 23, 1978 (State-Local Intergovernmental Relations) Executive Order #85-90 dated March 15, 1990 (Vermont-Minority/Women Business Enterprises
    Partnership) Executive Order #94-90 dated October 5, 1990 (Vermont Municipal Advisory Committee) Executive Order #09-93 dated June 24, 1995 (Vermont Partnership for Economic Progress)
    Superseded by statute Executive Order #16-78 dated June 15, 1978 (Agriculture Advisory Board) Executive Order #52-80 dated September 25, 1980 (Agricultural Lands Review Board) Executive Order #60-81 dated May 20, 1981 (Changes in Membership of Agriculture Advisory
    Board) Executive Order #7-85 dated June 11, 1985 (Agriculture Advisory Board) Executive Order #76-89 dated June 22, 1989 (Vermont-Quebec Joint Commission)—Superseded
    by statute Executive Order #90-90 dated April 27, 1990 (Export Advisory Council)—Superseded by
    statute Executive Order #93-90 dated September 1, 1990 (Task Force for the Protection of Consumers
    of Petroleum Products) Executive Order #5-73 dated February 22, 1973 (State Planning Office) Executive Order #63-88 dated March 29, 1988 (Advisory Council on Technology) Executive Order #79-89 dated October 23, 1989 (Development of Comprehensive Energy
    Plan and Creation and Duties of State Agency Task Force on Energy) Executive Order #66-82 dated April 12, 1982 (Delinquency Prevention Coordinating Council)—Superseded
    by statute Executive Order #10-85 dated July 1, 1985 (Justice and Victims Assistance Council)—Superseded
    by statute Executive Order #86-90 dated April 5, 1990 (Bail Amendment Task Force) Executive Order #85-84 dated November 30, 1984 (Commission on Child Support) Executive Order #78-89 dated August 22, 1989 (Holocaust Human Rights Education Committee) Executive Order #96-90 dated October 19, 1990 (Advisory Panel on State-University
    Relations) Executive Order # 26-79 dated January 29, 1979 (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council)—Superseded
    by statute Executive Order #59-81 dated April 8, 1981 (Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness)—Superseded
    by statute Executive Order #69-83 dated January 25, 1983 (Special Cabinet for Prevention, Education
    and Treatment of Alcohol Abuse) Executive Order #49-87 dated August 19, 1987 (Biomedical Ethics Advisory Panel) Executive Order #87-90 dated April 5, 1990 (Governor’s Commission on Alzheimer’s Disease
    and Related Disorders)—Superseded by statute Executive Order #5-91 dated March 6, 1991 (Vermont Blue Ribbon Commission on Health) Executive Order #31-86 dated October 9, 1986 (Vermont Fire and Burn Prevention Council) Executive Order #27-79 dated January, 1979 (Creation of Employment and Training Services
    Task Force) Executive Order #43-79 dated December 18, 1979 (Continuation of Employment and Training
    Services Task Force) Executive Order #54-81 dated January 13, 1981 (Occupational Information Coordinating
    Committee) Executive Order #75-83 dated October 21, 1983 (Advisory Committee on Employment of
    the Handicapped)—Superseded by statute Executive Order #2-85 dated April 15, 1985 (Development Cabinet) Executive Order #88-90 dated April 5, 1990 (Vermont Education and Training 2000 Implementation
    Committee) Executive Order #05-93 dated March 9, 1993 (Vermont Human Resources Investment Council) Executive Order #95-90 (no date) (Vermont Columbus Quincentenary Commission) Executive Order #2-73 dated January 12, 1973 (Advisory Rate Setting committee) Executive Order #6-92 dated May 12, 1992 (Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Educational
    and Municipal Financing Reform) Executive Order #2-73 dated January 12, 1973 (Advisory Rate Setting Committee)—Superseded
    by statute Executive Order #30-71 dated January 14, 1971 (Advisory Rate Setting Committee)—Superseded
    by statute Executive Order #4-73 dated January 15, 1973 (Office of Child Development)—Abolished
    by Executive Order #2-77 Executive Order #23-78 dated September 14, 1978 (1122 Appellate Review Board) Executive Order #37-87 dated January 23, 1987 (Governor’s Task Force for the Prevention
    of Teenage Pregnancy) Executive Order #61-88 dated March 23, 1988 (Continuation of Governor’s Task Force
    for the Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy) Executive Order #11-91 dated November 7, 1991 (Commission on Volunteers)—Superseded
    by Executive Order #16-93 This Executive Order shall take effect upon signing. Dated December 28, 1995.

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