§ 806 - Advisor appointees
§ 806. Advisor appointees
(a) The commissioner of health, with the advice of the director, shall appoint two alcohol and drug abuse counselors licensed under this chapter and one consumer representative to serve as advisors to the director in matters relating to alcohol and drug abuse counseling. They shall be appointed for staggered terms of five years and serve at the pleasure of the commissioner of health. Of the initial alcohol and drug abuse counselors appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of less than three years.
(b) Each alcohol and drug abuse counselor appointee shall have at least three years of experience as an alcohol and drug abuse counselor during the period immediately preceding appointment, and shall be actively practicing alcohol and drug abuse counseling in Vermont and remain in good standing during incumbency.
(c) The commissioner and the director shall seek the advice of the advisors appointed under this section in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The advisor appointees shall be entitled to compensation and necessary expenses as provided in section 1010 of Title 32 for attendance at any meetings called by the director for this purpose. (Added 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 38, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.)