Vermont § 9390 - Green Mountain Care Board Nominating Committee created; composition

§ 9390. Green Mountain Care Board Nominating Committee created; composition

• (a) The Green Mountain Care Board Nominating Committee is created for the nomination of
  the Chair and members of the Green Mountain Care Board. (b)(1) The Committee shall consist of nine members who shall be selected as follows: (A) Two members, appointed by the Governor. (B) Two members of the Senate, who shall not be members of the same party, to be appointed
  by the Committee on Committees. (C) Two members of the House of Representatives, who shall not be members of the same
  party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (D) One member each to be appointed by the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the
  Senate, and the Speaker of the House, with knowledge of or expertise in health care
  policy, health care delivery, or health care financing, to complement that of the
  remaining members of the Committee. (2) The members of the Committee shall serve for terms of two years and may serve for
  no more than three consecutive terms. All appointments shall be made between January
  1 and February 1 of each odd-numbered year, except to fill a vacancy. Members shall
  serve until their successors are appointed. (3) The members shall elect their own chair who shall serve for a term of two years. (c) For Committee meetings held when the General Assembly is not in session, the legislative
  members of the Green Mountain Care Board Nominating Committee shall be entitled to
  per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses in accordance with the provisions
  of 2 V.S.A. § 23. Committee members who are not legislators shall be entitled to per diem compensation
  and reimbursement of expenses on the same basis as that applicable to the legislative
  members, and their compensation and reimbursements shall be paid out of the budget
  of the Green Mountain Care Board. (d) The Green Mountain Care Board Nominating Committee shall use the qualifications described
  in section 9392 of this title for the nomination of candidates for the Chair and members of the Green Mountain
  Care Board. The Nominating Committee shall adopt procedures for a nomination process
  based on the rules adopted by the Judicial Nominating Board and shall make such procedures
  available to the public. (e) A quorum of the Committee shall consist of five members. (f) The Committee shall have the administrative, technical, and legal assistance of the
  Department of Human Resources. (Added 2011, No. 48, § 3, eff. May 26, 2011; amended 2023, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 30, 2024.)