Section 5012 - Advisor appointees(a)(1) The Secretary of State shall appoint three persons to be advisors to the Secretary, two of which shall be designers licensed under this chapter and one of which shall be a representative of the Agency of Natural Resources. Advisors shall be appointed for five-year staggered terms to serve at the Secretary's pleasure as advisors in matters relating to design. Two of the initial appointments may be for a term of fewer than five years.(2) A designer appointee shall have not fewer than five years' experience as a licensed designer immediately preceding appointment; shall be licensed as a designer in Vermont; and shall be actively engaged in the practice of design in this State during incumbency.(3) The Agency of Natural Resources appointee shall be involved in the permitting program established under 10 V.S.A. chapter 64.(b) The Director shall seek the advice of the advisor appointees in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.Added 2015, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. 1/1/2017.