§ 10-7-601. Short Title
Sections 10-7-601 — 10-7-606 shall be known and may be cited as the “Open Appointments Act.”
§ 10-7-602. Definitions
As used in §§ 10-7-601 — 10-7-606, unless the context otherwise requires: “Agency” means a state board, commission, council, committee, authority, task force, or other similar multi-member agency created by statute, having state-wide jurisdiction; “Agency” does not include any such entity composed entirely of ex officio members or popularly elected members, except where such agency […]
§ 10-7-603. Data Provided Secretary
The chair of an existing agency, or the appointing authority for the members of a newly created agency, shall provide the secretary of state, on forms prepared and distributed by the secretary of state, with the following data pertaining to that agency: The name of the agency, its mailing address, and telephone number; The legal […]
§ 10-7-604. Updating and Publishing Data
The secretary of state shall provide for annual updating of the required data and shall annually arrange for the publication of the compiled data from all agencies on or about November 15 of each year. Copies of the compilation shall be delivered to the governor and the general assembly. Copies of the compilation shall be […]
§ 10-7-605. Vacancies
The chair of an existing agency shall notify the secretary of a vacancy scheduled to occur in the agency as a result of the expiration of membership terms, at least forty-five (45) days before the vacancy occurs. The chair of an existing agency shall give written notification to the secretary of each vacancy occurring as […]
§ 10-7-606. Annual Report
Together with the compilation required in § 10-7-604, the secretary shall annually deliver to the governor and the general assembly a report containing the following information: The number of vacancies occurring in the preceding year; The number of vacancies occurring as a result of scheduled ends of terms, unscheduled vacancies and the creation of new […]
§ 10-7-607. Proportionate Representation of Minority and Nonminority Groups on Appointed Bodies
It is the intent of the general assembly to recognize the importance of balance in the appointment of minority and non-minority persons to membership on statutorily created decision-making and regulatory boards, commissions, councils, and committees, and to promote that balance through this section. Furthermore, the general assembly recognizes that statutorily created decision-making and regulatory boards, […]