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32 V.S.A. § 638
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 638. Relief from retaliatory actions

§ 638. Relief from retaliatory actions|(a) Any employee, contractor, or agent shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make that employee, contractor, or agent whole, if that employee, contractor, or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful acts done by the employee, contractor, agent, or a person associated with the employee, contractor, or agent in furtherance of an action under section 632 of this chapter, or other efforts to stop one or more violations of this chapter.(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, relief under subsection (a) of this section shall include reinstatement with the same seniority status that employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the discrimination, two times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including litigation costs and reasonable attorney's fees. An employee, contractor, or agent may bring an action in the Civil Division of the Superior Court or any other appropriate court for the relief provided in this section.(c) No employer shall make, adopt, or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy preventing an employee, contractor, or agent from disclosing information to a government or law enforcement agency or from acting to further efforts to stop one or more violations of this chapter. No employer shall require as a condition of employment, during the term of employment or at the termination of employment that any employee, contractor, or agent agree to, accept, or sign an agreement that limits or denies the rights of such employee, contractor, or agent to bring an action or provide information to a government or law enforcement agency pursuant to this chapter. Any such agreement shall be void.(d) A civil action under this section may not be brought more than three years after the date when the retaliation occurred and became known to the employee, contractor, or agent. (Added 2015, No. 25, § 1, eff. May 18, 2015.)
32 V.S.A. § 639
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 639. Limitation of actions; final judgments in criminal proceedings

§ 639. Limitation of actions; final judgments in criminal proceedings|(a) A civil action under section 632 of this chapter for a violation of subsection 631(a) of this chapter may not be brought after the last to occur of:  (1) more than six years after the date on which the violation was committed; or (2) more than three years after the date when facts material to the right of action are known or reasonably should have been known by the official within the Attorney General's office with responsibility to act in the circumstances, but in no event more than 10 years after the date on which the violation is committed.   (b) A civil action under this act may be brought for activity prior to enactment, if the limitations period set in subsection (a) of this section has not lapsed.(c) If the State elects to intervene and proceed with an action brought under subsection 632(b) of this chapter, the State may file its own complaint or amend the complaint of a person who has brought an action pursuant to subsection 632(b). For statute of limitations purposes, any such pleading shall relate back to the filing date of the complaint of the person who originally brought the action, to the extent that the claim of the State arises out of the conduct, transactions or occurrences set forth, or attempted to be set forth, in the prior complaint of that person.(d) Notwithstanding any other general or special law, rule of procedure or rule of evidence to the contrary, a final judgment rendered in favor of the State in any criminal proceeding charging false statements or fraud, whether upon a verdict after trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, shall estop the defendant from denying the essential elements of the offense in any action which involves the same transaction as in the criminal proceeding and which is brought under section 632 of this chapter. (Added 2015, No. 25, § 1, eff. May 18, 2015; amended 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 185.)
32 V.S.A. § 640
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 640. Preponderance of the evidence standard

§ 640. Preponderance of the evidence standard|In any action brought under section 632 of this title, the party bringing the action shall be required to prove all essential elements of the cause of action, including damages, by a preponderance of the evidence. (Added 2015, No. 25, § 1, eff. May 18, 2015.)
32 V.S.A. § 641
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 7 - The Public Monies|§ 641. Remedies under other laws; legislative construction

§ 641. Remedies under other laws; legislative construction|(a) The provisions of this chapter are not exclusive, and the remedies provided for in this chapter shall be in addition to any other remedies provided for in any other law or available under common law.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that in construing this chapter, the courts of this State will be guided by the construction of similar terms contained in the Federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, as from time to time amended by the U.S. Congress and the courts of the United States. (Added 2015, No. 25, § 1, eff. May 18, 2015.)
32 V.S.A. § 701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 9 - Appropriations|§ 701. General appropriation bill

§ 701. General appropriation bill|When the budget has been submitted to the General Assembly, it shall be immediately referred to the Committee on Appropriations which shall at once proceed to consider the same and as soon as possible thereafter prepare a bill which shall be known as the "general appropriation bill" and introduce the same forthwith for action by the General Assembly. Such bill shall provide appropriations for the maintenance and operation of all departments of the State.
32 V.S.A. § 701a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 9 - Appropriations|§ 701a. Capital construction bill

§ 701a. Capital construction bill|(a) When the capital budget has been submitted by the Governor to the General Assembly, it shall immediately be referred to the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions, which shall proceed to consider the budget request in the context of the 10-year capital program plan also submitted by the Governor pursuant to sections 309 and 310 of this title. The Committee shall also propose to the General Assembly a prudent amount of total general obligation bonding for the following fiscal year, for support of the capital budget, in consideration of the recommendation of the Capital Debt Affordability Advisory Committee pursuant to subchapter 8 of chapter 13 of this title.(b) As soon as possible, the Committee shall prepare a bill to be known as the "capital construction bill," which shall be introduced for action by the General Assembly.(c) The spending authority authorized by a capital construction act shall carry forward until expended, unless otherwise provided. All unexpended funds remaining for projects authorized by capital construction acts enacted in a legislative session that was two or more years prior to the current legislative session shall be reported to the General Assembly and may be reallocated in future capital construction acts.(d) On or before January 15, each entity to which spending authority has been authorized by a capital construction act enacted in a legislative session that was two or more years prior to the current legislative session shall submit to the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Institutions a report on the current fund balances of each authorized project with unexpended funds.(e) The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the reports to be made under subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (Added 1989, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2007, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 36, eff. June 8, 2008; 2011, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. May 7, 2012; 2013, No. 51, § 36; 2013, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 28 eff. June 9, 2014; 2017, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. May 21, 2018.)
32 V.S.A. § 702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 9 - Appropriations|§ 702. Exceeding budget

§ 702. Exceeding budget|The head of a State Department, who is not elected by the people, shall not exceed the limits of the budget adopted by the General Assembly for his or her Department, and in the event that such limit is exceeded, the Governor shall remove him or her after due notice and hearing. However, in case any unforeseen necessity arises whereby the budget limits may be exceeded in the particular department affected, then the payment of the same may be authorized from the contingent fund, on the approval of the Governor and the State Treasurer.
32 V.S.A. § 703
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 9 - Appropriations|§ 703. Unexpended appropriations

§ 703. Unexpended appropriations|The unexpended and unencumbered balances of any sums appropriated by the General Assembly shall at the end of the fiscal year, unless otherwise specifically provided, revert to the appropriate fund balance. Refunds of expenditures and reimbursements shall be credited to the appropriate fund and to appropriation accounts in the current fiscal year. (Amended 1983, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 249; 1997, No. 66 (Adj. Sess.), § 66, eff. Feb. 20, 1998; 2007, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.011.)
32 V.S.A. § 704a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 9 - Appropriations|§ 704a. Execution of the laws relating to appropriations

§ 704a. Execution of the laws relating to appropriations|(a) The Governor, and every other officer or employee of the Executive Branch, shall faithfully execute the laws relating to appropriations so as to effectuate the intent of the Legislature in enacting such laws, including the provisions of this chapter, the annual appropriations act, and any budget adjustment act.(b) The Executive Branch is authorized and encouraged to take such actions as are necessary and desirable to manage and administer State programs and agencies in an efficient, effective, and fiscally prudent manner, and to such ends may accomplish savings and reduce spending in such programs and agencies, provided that the legislative purposes for which the sums are appropriated are substantially accomplished. (Added 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 281; amended 1999, No. 1, § 99, eff. March 31, 1999.)
32 V.S.A. § 705
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 9 - Appropriations|§ 705. Allotment of appropriations

§ 705. Allotment of appropriations|(a) With the approval of the Governor the Secretary of Administration, through the Commissioner of Finance and Management or such divisions of the Agency of Administration as the Commissioner may designate, shall have the following powers, duties, and functions:  (1) The authority to allot from time to time to each department, institution, and State agency the appropriation made by the General Assembly for the department, institution, or State agency. The allotment may be made on a monthly basis or as the work of the department, institution, and agency may progress. (2) The keeping of such controlling accounts as may be necessary in order to determine the accuracy and limit of the expenditures made under the allotments.   (b) The departments, institutions, and agencies shall be governed by the allotments made as provided in this section and shall not at any time exceed the sums thus allotted.(c) The authority conferred by this section is granted solely for the ministerial purpose of managing the State's financial accounts. Nothing contained in this section shall authorize any decrease in any such appropriation. If allotments have been made, the Secretary shall report to the Joint Fiscal Committee on or before the 15th day of each quarter, identifying and describing the allotments made pursuant to the authority granted by this section during the preceding quarter. The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the report to be made under this subsection. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 62, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 283; 2011, No. 3, § 89, eff. Feb. 17, 2011; 2013, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 64.)
32 V.S.A. § 706
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 9 - Appropriations|§ 706. Transfer of appropriations

§ 706. Transfer of appropriations|Notwithstanding any authority granted elsewhere, all transfers of appropriations shall be made pursuant to this section upon the initiative of the Governor, or upon the request of a secretary or commissioner.  (1) With the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Finance and Management may transfer balances of appropriations not to exceed $50,000.00 made under any appropriation act for the support of the government from one component of an agency, department, or other unit of State government, to any component of the same agency, department, or unit. (2) Except as specified in subdivisions (1) and (4) of this section, the transfer of balances of appropriations may be made only with the approval of the Emergency Board. (3) For the specific purpose of balancing and closing out fund accounts at the end of a fiscal year, the Commissioner of Finance and Management may adjust a balance within an account of an agency or department in an amount not to exceed $100.00. (4) [Repealed.]  (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; amended 1971, No. 92, § 16, eff. June 1, 1971; 1977, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 188, eff. April 17, 1978; 1979, No. 74, § 321; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1999, No. 11, § 1; 1999, No. 66 (Adj. Sess.), § 53, eff. Feb. 8, 2000; 2003, No. 80 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. March 8, 2004; 2005, No. 80, § 52; 2007, No. 65, § 395, eff. June 4, 2007; 2011, No. 3, § 90, eff. Feb. 17, 2011; 2011, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 29.)
32 V.S.A. § 710
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 9 - Appropriations|§ 710. Payment of State agency fees

§ 710. Payment of State agency fees|(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Agency of Transportation, any cooperating municipalities, and their contractors or agents shall be exempt from the payment of fee charges for reviews, inspections, or nonoperating permits issued by the Department of Public Safety, a District Environmental Commission, and the Agency of Natural Resources for any projects undertaken by or for the Agency and any cooperating municipalities for which all or a portion of the funds are authorized by a legislatively approved transportation construction, rehabilitation, or paving program within a general appropriation act introduced pursuant to section 701 of this title except for those fees established under 3 V.S.A. § 2822(j)(2)(A)(iii), (j)(10), (j)(11), and (j)(26).(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no fees shall be charged for reviews, inspections, or nonoperating permits issued by the Department of Public Safety, a District Environmental Commission, and the Agency of Natural Resources for:  (1) Any project undertaken by the Department of Buildings and General Services, the Agency of Natural Resources, or the Agency of Transportation which is authorized or funded in whole or in part by the capital construction act introduced pursuant to section 701a of this title except for those fees established under 3 V.S.A. § 2822(j)(2)(A)(iii), (j)(10), (j)(11), and (j)(26). (2) Any project undertaken by a municipality, which is funded in whole or in part by a grant or loan from the Agency of Natural Resources or the Agency of Transportation financed by an appropriation of a capital construction act introduced pursuant to section 701a of this title except for those fees established under 3 V.S.A. § 2822(j)(2)(A)(iii), (j)(7)(A) and (B), (j)(10), (j)(11), and (j)(26). However, all such fees shall be paid for reviews, inspections, or permits required by municipal solid waste facilities developed by a solid waste district which serves, or is expected to serve, in whole or in part, parties located outside its own district boundaries pursuant to 10 V.S.A. chapter 159. (Added 1993, No. 59, § 20, eff. June 3, 1993; amended 1993, No. 233 (Adj. Sess.), § 57, eff. June 21, 1994; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(c)(1); 1999, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 86, eff. May 24, 2000; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 115, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 5, 2006; 2015, No. 64, § 45.)
32 V.S.A. § 711
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 9 - Appropriations|§ 711. Approval of debt

§ 711. Approval of debt|If a person as defined in 1 V.S.A. § 128, except a municipality as defined in 1 V.S.A. § 126, pays a majority of its operating expenses, as determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, in any fiscal year with amounts appropriated by the State, either directly or indirectly as a pass-through from a State agency or department, and the person intends to incur any debt in that fiscal year in the cumulative principal amount greater than $1,000,000.00, including debt incurred through the issuance of bonds, notes, bank loans, mortgages, lease-purchase contracts, and capital leases, then the person shall notify and obtain the approval of the State Treasurer and the Governor prior to incurring the debt. For the purposes of this section, amounts appropriated by the State shall not include nondiscretionary federal funds known as special revenue funds as presented in the State's comprehensive annual financial report. (Added 2001, No. 61, § 67, eff. June 16, 2001; amended 2001, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 320, eff. June 21, 2002.)
32 V.S.A. § 801
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 11 - Auditing|§ 801. Independent audit authorized

§ 801. Independent audit authorized|The financial statements of the funds of State government or the financial and other records of the Tax Commissioner, Treasurer, and Agency of Administration shall be examined by competent accountants employed by the State under the direction of the Emergency Board whenever in its discretion an independent audit will serve the best interests of the State. A copy of the report of such examination shall be filed with each member of the Emergency Board and shall be open to public inspection. The Emergency Board shall transmit to the General Assembly a copy of such reports covering the examination so made for the preceding two years. The expenses of such examinations shall be paid from the General Fund. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the duty of the Auditor of Accounts as set forth under subdivision 163(1) of this title. (Amended 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 1967, No. 91, § 2.)
32 V.S.A. § 805
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 11 - Auditing|§ 805. County accounts to be specific

§ 805. County accounts to be specific|The auditor shall not allow the account of a sheriff, jailer, State's Attorney, county clerk, Justice, or district judge, unless such account specifies the offense charged or law violated on account of which such expenses or fees were incurred, nor unless it contains a true summary of the amount of such fees and expenses which are properly chargeable to offenses punishable by death or imprisonment in the State prison, to offenses against the law prohibiting the traffic in alcohol and to other misdemeanors. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 2017, No. 83, § 161(5).)
32 V.S.A. § 806
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 11 - Auditing|§ 806. Audit where prisoner is bound over

§ 806. Audit where prisoner is bound over|(a) The cost of examination of a person accused of a crime exceeding the jurisdiction of a district judge to try and determine, may be certified by the judge to the Auditor who shall audit the same.(b) The Auditor shall require each district judge to furnish in writing the name of the person by him or her bound over for trial before allowing costs of trial in the prosecution. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 92, eff. April 9, 1974.)
32 V.S.A. § 807
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 11 - Auditing|§ 807. Audit of sheriff's accounts

§ 807. Audit of sheriff's accounts|All accounts of a sheriff or his or her deputy shall be allowed as the account of the sheriff, and all bills of costs growing out of substantially the same transaction shall be audited at the same time. An officer, magistrate, or witness shall not be allowed fees more than once for essentially the same service, nor for constructive service. A bill of costs shall not be allowed in any case where it appears to the auditor that the prosecution was superfluous and instituted for the purpose of enhancing costs.
32 V.S.A. § 809
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 11 - Auditing|§ 809. Auditing of court clerk accounts and of Probate Court judges

§ 809. Auditing of court clerk accounts and of Probate Court judges|The Auditor shall examine the accounts of the judges of Probate and Superior Court clerks and ascertain whether their fees are properly and uniformly charged and rendered, and if the Auditor finds they are not, he or she shall direct the proper corrections to be made. The Auditor shall endeavor to obtain a uniform practice in the Superior Courts in that respect. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 197, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
32 V.S.A. § 901
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 32 - Taxation and Finance|Chapter 13 - Debts and Claims|§ 901. Borrowing money

§ 901. Borrowing money|The Treasurer shall not make a contract binding the State for money borrowed unless it is countersigned by the Secretary of State. (Amended 2007, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 27.)