Amendment ID: S2090-7

Amendment 7

Commissioner Appointments

Mr. Eldridge moves to amend the bill (Senate No. 2090), in section 2, by striking lines 23 through 37 in their entirety, and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“(c) The commission shall consist of: 3 persons who shall be appointed by the state treasurer, 1 of whom shall have experience in the regulation and business of consumer commodities and who shall serve as chair, 1 of whom shall have experience in social justice and 1 of whom shall have experience in the production and distribution of marijuana and marijuana products; 1 person who shall be appointed by the governor who shall have experience in public health; and 1 person who shall be appointed by the attorney general who shall have experience in law enforcement.  The state treasurer, the governor or the attorney general may remove a commissioner who was appointed by that appointing authority for neglect of duty, misconduct or malfeasance in office or for inability to discharge the powers and duties of the office. Before removal, the commissioner shall be provided with a written statement of the reason for removal and an opportunity to be heard.”; and

by striking section 33 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“SECTION 33.  Notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 76 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, in making initial appointments to the cannabis control commission, the commissioners appointed by the governor and attorney shall be for a term of 3 years, and of the commissioners to be appointed by the state treasurer, the chair shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, and the remaining commissioners shall be for terms of 2 years.”.