§ 42-6-11 - Appointment. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 42-6-11

   § 42-6-11  Appointment. – The governor shall appoint a director of health and in all cases of appointmentof the director of health the governor shall while the senate is in session,notify the senate of his or her appointment and the senate shall, within sixty(60) legislative days after receipt of the notice, act upon the appointment. Ifthe senate shall, within sixty (60) legislative days, vote to disapprove theappointment it shall notify the governor, who shall forthwith appoint andnotify the senate of the appointment of a different person as director and soon in like manner until the senate shall fail to vote disapproval of thegovernor's appointment. If the senate shall fail, for sixty (60) legislativedays next after notice, to act upon any appointment of which it has beennotified by the governor, the person appointed shall be the director. Thegovernor may withdraw any appointment of which he or she has given notice tothe senate, at any time within sixty (60) legislative days thereafter andbefore action has been taken thereon by the senate.