Vermont § 8510 - Finance

§ 8510. Finance

• (a) The Commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of
  its establishment and organization. To fund the cost of its initial operations, the
  Commission may accept contributions and other forms of funding from the National Association
  of Insurance Commissioners, compacting states, and other sources. Contributions and
  other forms of funding from other sources shall be of such a nature that the independence
  of the Commission concerning the performance of its duties shall not be compromised. (b) The Commission shall collect a filing fee from each insurer and third-party filer
  filing a product with the Commission to cover the cost of the operations and activities
  of the Commission and its staff in a total amount sufficient to cover the Commission’s
  annual budget. (c) The Commission’s budget for a fiscal year shall not be approved until it has been
  subject to notice and comment as set forth in section 8505 of this chapter. (d) The Commission shall be exempt from all taxation in and by the compacting states. (e) The Commission shall not pledge the credit of any compacting state, except by and
  with the appropriate legal authority of that compacting state. (f) The Commission shall keep complete and accurate accounts of all its internal receipts,
  including grants and donations, and disbursements of all funds under its control.
  The internal financial accounts of the Commission shall be subject to the accounting
  procedures established under its bylaws. The financial accounts and reports including
  the system of internal controls and procedures of the Commission shall be audited
  annually by an independent certified public accountant. Upon the determination of
  the Commission, but no less frequently than every three years, the review of the independent
  auditor shall include a management and performance audit of the Commission. The Commission
  shall make an annual report to the governors and legislatures of the compacting states,
  which shall include a report of the independent audit. The Commission’s internal accounts
  shall not be confidential and such materials may be shared with the Commissioner of
  any compacting state upon request; provided, however, that any work papers related
  to any internal or independent audit, and any information regarding the privacy of
  individuals and insurers’ proprietary information, including trade secrets, shall
  remain confidential. (g) No compacting state shall have any claim to or ownership of any property held by or
  vested in the Commission or to any Commission funds held pursuant to the provisions
  of this compact. (Added 2005, No. 70, § 2.)