Governor's counsel warns State Board appointment plan would shift executive power to unelected interests
At a March 20 House Education hearing, Jake Urshan Johnson, legal counsel to Governor Scott, told the committee that an amendment to restructure appointments to the State Board of Education would transfer executive functions to unelected appointees and raise separation-of-powers concerns under the Vermont Constitution and state law.
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Jake Urshan Johnson, legal counsel to Governor Scott, told the House Education Committee on March 20 that a proposed amendment restructuring appointments to the State Board of Education would improperly shift core executive functions to unelected, unaccountable interests.
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