Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 12

  • 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
  • Month: shall mean a calendar month and "year" shall mean a calendar year and be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See

§ 12. Commissioner

The Department shall be administered by a Commissioner of Financial Regulation who shall be appointed by the Governor biennially, in the month of February, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Commissioner, as used in this title, shall mean the Commissioner of Financial Regulation. (Added 1999, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; amended 2011, No. 78 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 2, 2012.)