Vermont § 161 - State Board of Education; appointment of members; term; vacancy The State Board shall consist of 10 members

§ 161. State Board of Education; appointment of members; term; vacancy The State Board shall consist of 10 members

• . Two of the members shall be secondary
  students, one of whom shall be a full member and the other of whom shall be a junior
  member who may not vote. Eight members, including the two student members, shall be
  appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. One member shall
  be appointed by the Speaker of the House and one member shall be appointed by the
  Senate Committee on Committees. In the appointment of the nonstudent members, priority
  shall be given to the selection of persons with a demonstrated commitment to ensuring
  quality education for Vermont students. To the extent possible, the members shall
  represent the State’s geographic, gender, racial, and ethnic diversity. The Secretary
  shall serve on the State Board as a nonvoting member. (1) Upon the expiration of the respective terms of those members of the Board previously
  appointed, excluding the student members, the appointing authority that made the initial
  appointment to the expired term shall, biennially in the month of February with the
  advice and consent of the Senate, as applicable, appoint members for terms of six
  years. The terms shall begin March 1 of the year in which the appointments are made.
  A member serving a term of six years shall not be eligible for reappointment for successive
  terms. (2) In the event of any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Board, the appointing
  authority that made the initial appointment to the vacated term shall fill the vacancy
  with a qualified person whose appointment shall be for the unexpired portion of the
  term. (3) Biennially, the Board shall choose a member of the Board to be its chair. (4) Annually, using an application process that is open and accessible to all eligible
  students, the Governor shall appoint a Vermont secondary school student who will continue
  to be a secondary student for at least two years following taking office, to serve
  on the State Board for two years, beginning on July 1 of the year of appointment.
  The student member shall not vote during the first year and shall be a full and voting
  member during the second year of the student’s term. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; amended 1975, No. 48, § 2, eff. date, at end of chair’s term; 1997, No. 34, § 1; 1999, No. 74 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 27, 2000; 2011, No. 98 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 52; 2021, No. 66, § 19, eff. June 7, 2021; 2025, No. 73, § 24, eff. July 1, 2025.)