Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 7301
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 7301
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- biennially: shall mean the year in which a regular session of the General Assembly is held. See
- Department: means the Department of Health. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
§ 7301. Creation
The State Board of Mental Health is created. It shall consist of seven persons, two of whom are physicians and one an attorney. A member may not be a trustee, officer, or employee of any institution for mental patients. Biennially the Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the senate, two or three members for terms of six years in such manner that three terms expire in each third biennial year and two in other biennial years. The Board, with the advice of the Commissioner, shall make Department policy. Biennially or when a vacancy occurs the Board shall elect a Chair and a Secretary. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968.)