Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 5111

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
  • Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See

§ 5111. Duties of the Director

(a) The Director shall:

(1) provide general information to applicants for licensure as pollution abatement facility operators;

(2) receive applications for licensure, administer or approve examinations and training programs, and provide licenses to applicants qualified under this chapter;

(3) administer fees as established by law;

(4) refer all disciplinary matters to an administrative law officer;

(5) renew, revoke, and reinstate licenses as ordered by an administrative law officer; and

(6) explain appeal procedures to licensed pollution abatement facility operators and to applicants, and complaint procedures to the public.

(b) The Director shall adopt rules necessary to perform his or her duties under this section after due consultation with the Secretary of Natural Resources. These rules may establish grades, types, classes, or subcategories of licenses corresponding to facilities of distinct types and complexity. (Added 2015, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)