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3 V.S.A. § 2291b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2291b. Adoption of State agency energy implementation plans

§ 2291b. Adoption of State agency energy implementation plans|After review by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services and approval by the Secretary of Administration, each State agency shall adopt an implementation plan on or before August 31, 2010 to ensure compliance with the State Agency Energy Plan. Each agency shall readopt and file its implementation plan biennially with the Commissioner to ensure that the implementation plan remains compatible with the State Agency Energy Plan. (Added 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 40, eff. June 8, 2004; amended 2005, No. 43, § 44, eff. June 7, 2005; 2009, No. 43, § 45, eff. May 27, 2009.)
3 V.S.A. § 2292
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2292. Department of Libraries

§ 2292. Department of Libraries|The Department of Libraries is created in the Agency of Administration as the successor to and continuation of the State Department of Libraries. In addition to other duties assigned to it by law, the Department shall administer the programs and perform the functions assigned to it in 22 V.S.A. chapter 13 and 29 V.S.A. chapter 53. (Added 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 6, 1996.)
3 V.S.A. § 2311
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2311. Chief Performance Officer; annual State Outcomes Report

§ 2311. Chief Performance Officer; annual State Outcomes Report|(a) Report.  (1) Annually, on or before September 30, the Chief Performance Officer within the Agency of Administration shall submit to the General Assembly a State Outcomes Report demonstrating the State's progress in reaching the population-level outcomes for each area of Vermont's quality of life set forth in subsection (b) of this section by providing data for the population-level indicators that are approved pursuant to the process set forth in subsection (c) of this section. (2) Vermont's population-level quality of life outcomes are intended to reflect the well-being of all Vermonters, and indicators reported to measure the extent to which outcomes are achieved are intended to represent the experience of all Vermonters, including and especially Vermonters who are members of marginalized groups.   (b) Vermont population-level quality of life outcomes.  (1) Vermont has a prosperous economy. (2) Vermonters are healthy. (3) Vermont's environment is clean and sustainable. (4) Vermont is a safe place to live. (5) Vermont's families are safe, nurturing, stable, and supported. (6) Vermont's children and young people achieve their potential. (7) Vermont's elders live with dignity and in settings they prefer. (8) Vermonters with disabilities live with dignity and in settings they prefer. (9) Vermont has open, effective, and inclusive government. (10) Vermont's State infrastructure meets the needs of Vermonters, the economy, and the environment.   (c) Approving population-level indicators.  (1) Annually, on or before March 1, a standing committee of the General Assembly having jurisdiction over a population-level quality of life outcome set forth in subsection (b) of this section or the Chief Performance Officer may submit to the Government Accountability Committee a request that any population-level indicator related to that outcome be revised. (2) If that request is approved by the Government Accountability Committee, the Chief Performance Officer shall revise and report on the population-level indicator in accordance with that approval and this section.   (d) The report set forth in this section shall not be subject to the limitation on the duration of agency reports set forth in 2 V.S.A. § 20(d). (Added 2013, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 11, 2014; amended 2015, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 23, 2016; 2017, No. 6, § 2, eff. March 29, 2017; 2019, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.)
3 V.S.A. § 2312
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2312. Performance accountability liaisons to the General Assembly

§ 2312. Performance accountability liaisons to the General Assembly|(a) The Chief Performance Officer shall designate an employee in each agency of State government to be a performance accountability liaison to the General Assembly. A liaison designated under this section shall be responsible for reviewing with the General Assembly any of the population-level outcomes and indicators set forth in section 2311 of this subchapter to which that agency contributes and for responding to any other requests for results-based accountability information requested by the General Assembly.(b) The performance accountability liaisons shall report to the Chief Performance Officer on any action taken under subsection (a) of this section.(c) Annually, on or before July 30 and as part of any other report requirement to the General Assembly set forth in this subchapter, the Chief Performance Officer shall report to the House Committee on Appropriations and the House and Senate Committees on Government Operations on his or her analysis of the actions taken by the performance accountability liaisons under this section. 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 2013, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 11, 2014; amended 2017, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. May 21, 2018.)
3 V.S.A. § 2313
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2313. Performance contracts and grants

§ 2313. Performance contracts and grants|(a) The Chief Performance Officer shall assist agencies as necessary in developing performance measures for contracts and grants.(b) Annually, on or before July 30 and as part of any other report requirement to the General Assembly set forth in this subchapter, the Chief Performance Officer shall report to the General Assembly on the progress by rate or percent of how many State contracts and grants have performance accountability requirements and the rate or percent of contractors' and grantees' compliance with those requirements. (Added 2013, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 11, 2014.)
3 V.S.A. § 2321
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 45 - Administration|§ 2321. Chief Prevention Officer

§ 2321. Chief Prevention Officer|(a) There is created the permanent position of Chief Prevention Officer within the Office of the Secretary in the Agency of Administration for the purpose of coordinating, across State government and in collaboration with community partners, policies, programs, and budgets to support and improve the well-being of all Vermonters through prevention efforts. The Chief Prevention Officer shall:  (1) identify and coordinate initiatives across State government and among community stakeholder groups that improve well-being; (2) examine promising prevention practices in other jurisdictions that may be replicated in Vermont; and (3) improve the well-being of all Vermonters by considering population prevention measures in relation to all policy determinations.   (b) The Chief Prevention Officer shall have a master's-level degree or bachelor's-level degree in a human services field, public health, or public administration and professional-level experience in prevention, substance use disorders, public health, or a closely related field. (Added 2019, No. 82, § 2.)
3 V.S.A. § 2350
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 46 - Agriculture|§ 2350. Agency and Secretary created

§ 2350. Agency and Secretary created|(a) The Department of Agriculture, Food and Markets is hereby elevated to an agency. The Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Markets is hereby elevated to a Secretary who shall be a member of the Governor's cabinet.(b) The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall prepare and submit to the House and Senate Committees on Agriculture and Government Operations by January 15, 2004 for their review a report on the Agency's progress in developing a plan for the reorganization of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. Notice of the submission of the report shall be provided to all members of the General Assembly. The plan shall articulate the goals, objectives, functions, and structure proposed for the Agency. The Secretary may propose an appropriate Agency name. (Added 2003, No. 42, § 1, eff. May 27, 2003.)
3 V.S.A. § 2401
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2401. Definitions

§ 2401. Definitions|In this chapter the following words mean:  (1) Agency: The Agency of Commerce and Community Development. (2) Department: A major component of the Agency. (3) Director: The head of a division of the Agency. (4) Division: A major component of a department engaged in furnishing services to the public or to units of government at levels other than the State level. (5) Commissioner: The head of a department responsible to the Secretary for the administration of the department. (6) Secretary: The head of the Agency, a member of the Governor's cabinet and responsible to the Governor for the administration of the Agency. (1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a).)
3 V.S.A. § 2402
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2402. Commerce and Community Development

§ 2402. Commerce and Community Development|(a) An Agency of Commerce and Community Development is created consisting of the following:  (1) The Department of Economic Development. (2) The Department of Housing and Community Development. (3) The Division for Historic Preservation. (4) Vermont Life magazine. (5) The Department of Tourism and Marketing. (6) The Vermont Center for Geographic Information.   (b) The Agency shall contain an Administrative Support Division.(c), (d) [Repealed.](e) Units attached to the Agency for administrative support shall receive, and shall use, the services provided by the Administrative Services Division of the Agency under section 2474 of this title. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1973, No. 267 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1975, No. 109, § 1; 1991, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 1 ; 1995, No. 46, § 24; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 1(a), 1(c); 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.800.3.)
3 V.S.A. § 2403
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2403. Advisory capacity

§ 2403. Advisory capacity|All boards and commissions which under this chapter are a part of or are attached to the Agency shall be advisory only, except as hereinafter provided, and the powers and duties of the boards and commissions, including administrative, policy making, and regulatory functions, shall vest in and be exercised by the Secretary of the Agency. Boards of registration attached to this Agency shall retain and exercise all existing authority with respect to licensing of the persons registered or applying for registration. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2404
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2404. Personnel designation

§ 2404. Personnel designation|The Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, attorneys, and all members of boards, committees, commissions, or councils attached to the Department for support are exempt from the classified state service. Except as authorized by section 311 of this title or otherwise by laws, all other positions shall be within the classified service. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 6(b), eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)
3 V.S.A. § 2421
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2421. Appointment and salary

§ 2421. Appointment and salary|(a) The Agency shall be under the direction and supervision of a Secretary, who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(b) [Repealed.]  (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), (c), eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1971, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.)
3 V.S.A. § 2422
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2422. Budget and report

§ 2422. Budget and report|The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor and shall plan, coordinate, and direct the functions vested in the Agency. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(b), eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 2009, No. 33, § 7.)
3 V.S.A. § 2423
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2423. Deputy Secretary

§ 2423. Deputy Secretary|(a) The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may appoint a Deputy Secretary to serve at his or her pleasure and to perform such duties as the Secretary prescribes. The Deputy Secretary shall be exempt from the classified service. The appointment shall be in writing and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State.(b) The Deputy Secretary shall discharge the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary in the Secretary's absence. In case a vacancy occurs in the Office of the Secretary the Deputy shall assume and discharge the duties of the office until the vacancy is filled. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d), eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1989, No. 67, § 20.)
3 V.S.A. § 2424
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2424. Advisory councils or committees

§ 2424. Advisory councils or committees|The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may create such advisory councils or committees as he or she deems necessary within the Agency, and appoint members thereto for terms not exceeding his or hers. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(g), eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2425
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2425. Transfer of personnel and appropriations

§ 2425. Transfer of personnel and appropriations|(a) The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may transfer classified positions between State departments and other components of the Agency, subject only to personnel laws and rules.(b) The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may transfer appropriations or parts thereof between departments and other components in the Agency, consistent with the purposes for which the appropriation was made. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(e), (f), eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2451
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2451. Commissioners- Appointment; term

§ 2451. Commissioners- Appointment; term|The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint a commissioner of each department, who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer and head of the department and shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(a), eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2452
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2452. Mandatory duties

§ 2452. Mandatory duties|(a) The commissioner shall determine the policies of the department, and may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties required for its effective administration.(b) In addition to other duties imposed by law, the commissioner shall:  (1) administer the laws assigned to the department; (2) coordinate and integrate the work of the divisions; (3) supervise and control all staff functions. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b), (c), eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2453
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2453. Permissive duties; approval of Secretary

§ 2453. Permissive duties; approval of Secretary|The commissioner may, with the approval of the Secretary:  (1) Transfer appropriations or parts thereof within or between divisions and branches, consistent with the purposes for which the appropriation was made. (2) Transfer classified positions within or between divisions subject only to State personnel laws and regulations. (3) Cooperate with the appropriate federal agencies and administer federal funds in support of programs within the department. (4) Submit plans and reports, and in other respects comply with federal law and regulations which pertain to programs administered by the department. (5) Make regulations consistent with law for the internal administration of the department and its programs. (6) Appoint a deputy commissioner. (7) Create such advisory councils or committees as he or she deems necessary within the department, and appoint their members, for a term not exceeding his or hers. (8) Provide training and instruction for any employees of the department, at the expense of the department, in educational institutions or other places. (9) Organize, reorganize, transfer, or abolish divisions, staff function sections within the department. This authority shall not extend to divisions or other bodies created by law. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(d), eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2454
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2454. Directors

§ 2454. Directors|(a) A director shall administer each division created within the department. The commissioners, with the approval of the Secretary, shall appoint the directors for divisions which are part of a department, and the Secretary shall appoint any other directors. All directors shall be appointed subject to section 12 of this act.(b) Each division and its officers shall be under the direction and control of the appointing authority, except with regard to judicial or quasi-judicial acts or duties vested in them by law.(c) No rule or regulation may be issued by a director of a division without the approval of the appointing authority. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 6(a), (c), (d), eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
3 V.S.A. § 2471
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2471. Department of Economic Development

§ 2471. Department of Economic Development|The Department of Economic Development is created within the Agency of Commerce and Community Development as the successor to and the continuation of the Department of Development. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1991, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a).)
3 V.S.A. § 2471a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2471a. The Vermont Business Registry

§ 2471a. The Vermont Business Registry|(a) The Department of Economic Development shall develop and maintain a Vermont Business Registry. The Registry shall develop a comprehensive database of information on Vermont businesses, including information on industrial classification, size (including employment size and annual revenues), ownership characteristics (including type of business entity, gender, race, nationality, incidence of low- and moderate-income ownership, and percent of the ownership with such characteristics), location, and export data. In developing the Registry, the Department shall affirmatively conduct outreach and request, but not require, information from all Vermont businesses.(b) The Department shall design the Registry so that it is easily accessible to persons seeking information about Vermont businesses and to instrumentalities involved in Vermont's economic development efforts, including the Vermont Economic Development Authority, Job Start, Vermont's financial institutions, the regional development corporations, and the small business development centers. Such instrumentalities may use the Registry to ensure that they are providing a fair share of technical and financial assistance to the Vermont businesses that comprise their target market. Such instrumentalities may use the Registry's demographic information to evaluate the appropriate types and distribution of public and private economic development services to Vermont businesses. (Added 1993, No. 89, § 19.)
3 V.S.A. § 2471b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2471b. Government Marketing Assistance Center

§ 2471b. Government Marketing Assistance Center|(a) The Department of Economic Development shall create and administer a Government Marketing Assistance Center. The purpose of this Center shall be to provide information on federal, State, and municipal government contract opportunities and assistance on how to bid competitively for government contracts and to develop and maintain a database of federal, State, and municipal contracts.(b) The Department of Economic Development may charge an annual fee of up to $50.00 from each person who accesses the Government Marketing Assistance Center database of federal, State, and local contracts.(c) Fees collected under this section shall be credited to a special fund and shall be available to the Department of Economic Development for the purposes of maintaining databases that provide information to Vermont businesses and providing services associated with those databases. (Added 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 2004.)
3 V.S.A. § 2472
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 3 - Executive|Chapter 47 - Commerce and Community Development|§ 2472. Department of Housing and Community Development

§ 2472. Department of Housing and Community Development|(a) The Department of Housing and Community Development is created within the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. The Department shall:  (1) Be the central State agency to coordinate, consolidate, and operate, to the extent possible, all housing programs enacted hereafter by the General Assembly or created by executive order of the Governor. (2) Be the central State agency for local and regional planning and coordination. (3) Administer the Community Development Block Grant Program pursuant to 10 V.S.A. chapter 29. When awarding municipal planning grants prior to fiscal year 2012, the Department shall give priority to grants for downtowns, new town centers, growth centers, and Vermont neighborhoods. (4) In partnership with the Division for Historic Preservation, direct, supervise, and administer the Vermont Downtown Program, and any other program designed to preserve the continued economic vitality of the State's traditional commercial districts. (5) In conjunction with the Vermont Housing Finance Agency, annually publish data and information to enable the public to determine income levels and costs for owner-occupied and rental housing to qualify as affordable housing, as defined in 24 V.S.A. § 4303 and 10 V.S.A. § 6001(29), including:  (A) the median income for each Vermont county, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; (B) the standard metropolitan statistical area median income for each municipality located in such an area, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and (C) the statewide median income, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.    (b) Neither the Vermont State Housing Authority or the Vermont Housing Finance Agency shall be considered part of the Department, but shall keep the Department advised of programs and activities being conducted. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1991, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 3 ; 1995, No. 46, § 25; 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a); 2007, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 22a, eff. May 28, 2008; 2015, No. 51, § D.2; 2017, No. 69, § H.7, eff. June 28, 2017.)