Vermont H 587: An act relating to presumptive diversion to treatment court

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H.587 1
Introduced by Representative Burrows of West Windsor 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Taxation and finance; salaries and fees; State officers; members of 5
certain boards; per diem rates 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require that 7
per diem rates for members of State boards and commissions be the greater of 8
$50.00 or the Vermont livable wage per hour rate. 9
An act relating to board and commission member per diems 10
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 11
Sec. 1. 32 V.S.A. § 1010 is amended to read: 12
§ 1010. MEMBERS OF CERTAIN BOARDS 13
(a) Except for those members serving ex officio or otherwise regularly 14
employed by the State, the members of the following boards shall be entitled to 15
receive per diem compensation: 16
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(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, members of 18
professional or occupational licensing boards or commissions, advisory boards 19
or commissions, appeals boards, promotional boards, interstate boards, 20

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supervisory boards and councils, or any other boards, commissions, or similar 1
entities that are not listed in subsection (a) of this section but are otherwise 2
entitled by act of the General Assembly to receive per diem compensation shall 3
be entitled to receive per diem compensation for each day time devoted to 4
official duties. 5
(2) “Per diem compensation” means the amount of compensation to 6
which a member of a statutory board or commission is entitled for: 7
(A) attendance at a regular or special meeting of such board or 8
commission or any committee thereof; or 9
(B) performance of other duties directly related to the efficient 10
conduct of necessary board business as assigned and approved by the 11
chairperson, provided that payment for such duties shall be at the per diem rate 12
prorated for actual time spent performing duties. Proration shall be calculated 13
based on an eight-hour day. Under no circumstances shall the daily payment 14
exceed the per diem amount. 15
(c) The members of the boards and commissions, including those members 16
serving ex officio or otherwise regularly employed by the State, shall be 17
entitled to receive their actual and necessary expenses when away from home 18
or office upon their official duties. 19
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this 20
section, a member shall not be entitled to receive State per diem compensation 21

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for any meeting or other official duty for which specific compensation is 1
provided by another source. 2
(e) Per diem compensation authorized under this section for members of 3
boards, commissions, councils, and committees and all other management, 4
policymaking, or advisory bodies, including temporary study commissions, of 5
the Executive Branch, whether appointed by the Governor or not, shall be not 6
less than $50.00 per day or the most current Vermont livable wage per hour 7
rate established pursuant to 2 V.S.A. § 526, whichever is more, and shall be 8
approved pursuant to this subsection. 9
(1) The annual budget report of the Governor submitted to the General 10
Assembly as required by section 306 of this title shall contain a separate 11
schedule, by entity, that provides the per diem compensation rate established 12
for the current fiscal year and the per diem rate proposed for the next fiscal 13
year of any per diem that will be increased from its current fiscal year rate. 14
This schedule shall also provide, by entity, the total per diem amounts paid and 15
total expenses reimbursed for all members of the entity in the most recently 16
ended fiscal year. Prior to submitting this schedule, the Governor shall consult 17
with each elective officer or State officer who administers per diems that are 18
not funded by the General Fund. 19
(2) In the annual budget documentation submitted to the House and 20
Senate Committees on Appropriations, any agency or department that 21

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administers funds for a board, commission, council, and committee and all 1
other management, policymaking, or advisory bodies, including temporary 2
study commissions, shall provide a list of the entities and the current and 3
projected per diem rate and expense reimbursement for each entity. The 4
agency or department shall include within its annual budget documentation the 5
justification for any current or projected per diem rate that is greater than 6
$50.00 or the most current Vermont livable wage per hour rate established 7
pursuant to 2 V.S.A. § 526, including the justification for authorizing a per 8
diem rate of greater than $50.00 for a board, commission, council, or 9
committee created by executive order pursuant to subsection (g) of thi