§ 4455 - Advisor appointees
§ 4455. Advisor appointees
(a) The secretary, in consultation with the commissioner of education, shall appoint two individuals to serve as advisors in matters related to audiology and speech-language pathology. One advisor shall be a licensed speech-language pathologist, and one advisor shall be an audiologist. Advisors who are speech-language pathologists or audiologists shall have not less than three years' experience as audiologists or speech-language pathologists immediately preceding appointment, and shall be actively engaged in the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology in Vermont during incumbency. The advisors shall be appointed for staggered terms of three years, and shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary. One of the initial appointments may be for less than a three-year term.
(b) The secretary shall seek the advice of the individuals appointed under this section in matters related to qualifications or alleged misconduct not within the jurisdiction of the board. The advisors shall be entitled to compensation and necessary expenses as provided in section 1010 of Title 32 for meetings called by the director.
(c) The secretary may seek the advice of other audiologists and speech-language pathologists licensed under this chapter. (Added 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 45, eff. July 1, 2003; amended 2005, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. July 1, 2007.)