Vermont § 30 - State Emergency Response Commission; creation

§ 30. State Emergency Response Commission; creation

• (a) The State Emergency Response Commission is created within the Department of Public
  Safety. The Commission shall consist of 18 members: eight ex officio members, including
  the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Secretary of Natural Resources, the Secretary
  of Transportation, the Commissioner of Health, the Secretary of Agriculture, Food
  and Markets, the Commissioner of Labor, the Director of Fire Safety, and the Director
  of Emergency Management, or designees; and 10 public members, including a representative
  from each of the following: local government, the local emergency planning committee,
  a regional planning commission, the fire service, law enforcement, public works, emergency
  medical service, a hospital, a transportation entity required under EPCRA to report
  chemicals to the State Emergency Response Commission, and another entity required
  to report extremely hazardous substances under EPCRA. (b) The 10 public members shall be appointed for staggered three-year terms as described
  in this subsection. (1) Three public members, appointed by the Speaker of the House. (2) Three public members, appointed by the Senate Committee on Committees. (3) Four public members, appointed by the Governor. (4) When the seat of a public member is vacated, the replacement member shall be appointed
  on a rotating basis starting with the Speaker of the House, with the next appointment
  to be made by the Senate Committee on Committees, and then the next appointment to
  be made by the Governor, and then beginning again. (c) The Governor shall appoint the Chair of the Commission. (d) Members of the Commission, except State employees who are not otherwise compensated
  as part of their employment and who attend meetings, shall be entitled to a per diem
  and expenses as provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1010. (Added 1989, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; amended 1993, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 14, 1994; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2005, No. 209 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 2007, No. 47, § 16; 2021, No. 52, § 13; 2023, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. July 1, 2024.)