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33 V.S.A. § 5729
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 57 - Interstate Compact on Juveniles|§ 5729. State council

§ 5729. State council|Each member state shall create a State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision. Each state may determine the membership of its own state council, provided that its membership must include at least one representative from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, victims groups, and the compact administrator, deputy compact administrator, or designee. Each compacting state retains the right to determine the qualifications of the compact administrator or deputy compact administrator. Each state council shall advise and may exercise oversight and advocacy concerning that state's participation in Interstate Commission activities and other duties as may be determined by that state, including development of policy concerning operations and procedures of the compact within that state. (Added 2009, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 1, 2010.)
33 V.S.A. § 5730
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 57 - Interstate Compact on Juveniles|§ 5730. Compacting states; effective date; amendment

§ 5730. Compacting states; effective date; amendment|(a) Any state as defined in subdivision 5722(12) of this title is eligible to become a compacting state.(b) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than 35 of the states. The initial effective date shall be the later of July 1, 2004, or upon enactment into law by the 35th jurisdiction. Thereafter it shall become effective and binding as to any other compacting state upon enactment of the compact into law by that state. The governors of nonmember states or their designees shall be invited to participate in the activities of the Interstate Commission on a nonvoting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states and territories of the United States.(c) The Interstate Commission may propose amendments to the compact for enactment by the compacting states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the Interstate Commission and the compacting states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the compacting states. (Added 2009, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 1, 2010.)
33 V.S.A. § 5732
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 57 - Interstate Compact on Juveniles|§ 5732. Severability; construction

§ 5732. Severability; construction|(a) The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable.(b) The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. (Added 2009, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 1, 2010.)
33 V.S.A. § 5733
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 57 - Interstate Compact on Juveniles|§ 5733. Binding effect; other laws

§ 5733. Binding effect; other laws|(a) Other laws.  (1) Nothing in this chapter prevents the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this compact. (2) All compacting states' laws other than state Constitutions and other interstate compacts conflicting with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.   (b) Binding effect of compact.  (1) All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the compacting states. (2) All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the compacting states are binding in accordance with their terms. (3) Upon the request of a party to a conflict over meaning or interpretation of Interstate Commission actions, and upon a majority vote of the compacting states, the Interstate Commission may issue advisory opinions regarding such meaning or interpretation. (4) In the event any provision of this compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any compacting state, the obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction sought to be conferred by such provision upon the Interstate Commission shall be ineffective, and such obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction shall remain in the compacting state and shall be exercised by the agency thereof to which such obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction are delegated by law in effect at the time this compact becomes effective. (Added 2009, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 1, 2010.)
33 V.S.A. § 5802
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 58 - Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center|§ 5802. Separation of victim of sexual assault and perpetrator

§ 5802. Separation of victim of sexual assault and perpetrator|The Commissioner for Children and Families shall develop policies applicable when the Department knows or learns that a sexual assault perpetrator and his or her victim have been simultaneously placed at the facility. The policies shall include processes and procedures for investigation and, if appropriate, continued separation of or minimizing incidental contact between the perpetrator and the victim, while ensuring that they both receive educational and other appropriate services. (Added 2007, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.)
33 V.S.A. § 5901
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5901. Purpose and policy- Article 1

§ 5901. Purpose and policy- Article 1|It is the purpose and policy of the party states to cooperate with each other in the interstate placement of children to the end that:  (1) Each child requiring placement shall receive the maximum opportunity to be placed in a suitable environment and with persons or institutions having appropriate qualifications and facilities to provide a necessary and desirable degree and type of care. (2) The appropriate authorities in a state where a child is to be placed may have full opportunity to ascertain the circumstances of the proposed placement, thereby promoting full compliance with applicable requirements for the protection of the child. (3) The proper authorities of the state from which the placement is made may obtain the most complete information on the basis on which to evaluate a projected placement before it is made. (4) Appropriate jurisdictional arrangements for the care of children will be promoted. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5902
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5902. Definitions- Article II

§ 5902. Definitions- Article II|As used in this compact:  (1) "Child" means a person who, by reason of minority, is legally subject to parental, guardianship, or similar control. (2) "Sending agency" means a party state, officer or employee thereof; a subdivision of a party state, or officer, or employee thereof; a court of a party state; a person, corporation, association, charitable agency, or other entity which sends, brings, or causes to be sent or brought any child to another party state. (3) "Receiving state" means the state to which a child is sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought, whether by public authorities or private persons or agencies, and whether for placement with state or local public authorities or for placement with private agencies or persons. (4) "Placement" means the arrangement for the care of a child in a family free or boarding home or in a child-caring agency or institution but does not include any institution caring for the mentally ill, mentally defective, or epileptic or any institution primarily educational in character, and any hospital or other medical facility. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5903
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5903. Conditions for placement- Article III

§ 5903. Conditions for placement- Article III|(a) No sending agency shall send, bring, or cause to be sent or brought into any other party state any child for placement in foster care or as a preliminary to a possible adoption unless the sending agency shall comply with each and every requirement set forth in this article and with the applicable laws of the receiving state governing the placement of children therein.(b) Prior to sending, bringing, or causing any child to be sent or brought into a receiving state for placement in foster care or as a preliminary to a possible adoption, the sending agency shall furnish the appropriate public authorities in the receiving state written notice of the intention to send, bring, or place the child in the receiving state. The notice shall contain:  (1) the name, date, and place of birth of the child; (2) he identity and address or addresses of the parents or legal guardian; (3) the name and address of the person, agent or institution to or with which the sending agency proposes to send, bring, or place the child; (4) a full statement of the reasons for such proposed action and evidence of the authority pursuant to which the placement is proposed to be made.   (c) Any public officer or agency in a receiving state which is in receipt of a notice pursuant to paragraph (b) of this article may request of the sending agency, or any other appropriate officer or agency of or in the sending agency's state, and shall be entitled to receive therefrom such supporting or additional information as it may deem necessary under the circumstances to carry out the purpose and policy of this compact.(d) The child shall not be sent, brought, or caused to be sent or brought into the receiving state until the appropriate public authorities in the receiving state shall notify the sending agency, in writing, to the effect that the proposed placement does not appear to be contrary to the interest of the child. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5904
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5904. Penalty for illegal placement- Article IV

§ 5904. Penalty for illegal placement- Article IV|The sending, bringing, or causing to be sent or brought into any receiving state of a child in violation of the terms of this compact shall constitute a violation of the laws respecting the placement of children of both the state in which the sending agency is located or from which it sends or brings the child of the receiving state. Such violation may be punished or subjected to penalty in either jurisdiction in accordance with its laws. In addition to liability for any such punishment or penalty, any such violation shall constitute full and sufficient grounds for the suspension or revocation of any license, permit, or other legal authorization held by the sending agency which empowers or allows it to place or care for children. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5905
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5905. Retention of jurisdiction- Article V

§ 5905. Retention of jurisdiction- Article V|(a) The sending agency shall retain jurisdiction over the child sufficient to determine all matters in relation to the custody, supervision, care, treatment, and disposition of the child which it would have had if the child had remained in the sending agency's state, until the child is adopted, reaches majority, becomes self-supporting, or is discharged with the concurrence of the appropriate authority in the receiving state. Such jurisdiction shall also include the power to effect or cause the return of the child or its transfer to another location and custody pursuant to law. The sending agency shall continue to have financial responsibility for support and maintenance of the child during the period of the placement. Nothing contained herein shall defeat a claim of jurisdiction by a receiving state sufficient to deal with an act of delinquency or crime committed therein.(b) When the sending agency is a public agency, it may enter into an agreement with an authorized public or private agency in the receiving state providing for the performance of one or more services in respect of such case by the latter as agent for the sending agency.(c) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prevent a private charitable agency authorized to place children in the receiving state from performing services or acting as agent in that state for a private charitable agency of the sending state; nor to prevent the agency in the receiving state from discharging financial responsibility for the support and maintenance of a child who has been placed on behalf of the sending agency without relieving the responsibility set forth in paragraph (a) hereof. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5906
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5906. Institutional care of delinquent children- Article VI

§ 5906. Institutional care of delinquent children- Article VI|A child adjudicated delinquent may be placed in an institution in another party jurisdiction pursuant to this compact but no such placement shall be made unless the child is given a court hearing on notice to the parent or guardian with opportunity to be heard, prior to his or her being sent to such other party jurisdiction for institutional care and the court finds that:  (1) equivalent facilities for the child are not available in the sending agency's jurisdiction; and (2) institutional care in the other jurisdiction is in the best interest of the child and will not produce undue hardship. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5907
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5907. Compact administrator- Article VII

§ 5907. Compact administrator- Article VII|The executive head of each jurisdiction party to this compact shall designate an officer who shall be general coordinator of activities under this compact in his or her jurisdiction and who, acting jointly with like officers of other party jurisdictions, shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5908
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5908. Limitations- Article VIII

§ 5908. Limitations- Article VIII|This compact shall not apply to:  (1) the sending or bringing of a child into a receiving state by his or her parent, step-parent, grandparent, adult brother or sister, adult uncle or aunt, or his or her guardian and leaving the child with any such relative or nonagency guardian in the receiving state; (2) any placement, sending or bringing of a child into a receiving state pursuant to any other interstate compact to which both the state from which the child is sent or brought and the receiving state are party, or to any other agreement between said states which has the force of law. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5909
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5909. Enactment and withdrawal- Article IX

§ 5909. Enactment and withdrawal- Article IX|This compact shall be open to joinder by any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and, with the consent of Congress, the Government of Canada or any province thereof. It shall become effective with respect to any such jurisdiction when such jurisdiction has enacted the same into law. Withdrawal from this compact shall be by the enactment of a statute repealing the same, but shall not take effect until two years after the effective date of such statute and until written notice of the withdrawal has been given by the withdrawing state to the Governor of each other party jurisdiction. Withdrawal of a party state shall not affect the rights, duties and obligations under this compact of any sending agency therein with respect to a placement made prior to the effective date of withdrawal. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5910
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5910. Construction and severability- Article X

§ 5910. Construction and severability- Article X|The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state party thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5921
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5921. Financial responsibility

§ 5921. Financial responsibility|Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article V. However, in the event of partial or complete default of performance thereunder, the provisions of this title and Title 15 also may be invoked. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5922
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5922. Appropriate public authorities

§ 5922. Appropriate public authorities|The "appropriate public authorities" as used in Article II of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall, with reference to this State, mean the Department for Children and Families, and the Department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by Article III. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. April 5, 1972; amended 1973, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. April 14, 1974; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 78, eff. May 20, 2014.)
33 V.S.A. § 5923
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5923. Commissioner for Children and Families

§ 5923. Commissioner for Children and Families|As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the phrase "appropriate authority in the receiving state" with reference to this State shall mean the Commissioner for Children and Families. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. April 5, 1972; amended 1973, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. April 14, 1974; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. May 20, 2014.)
33 V.S.A. § 5924
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5924. Agreements

§ 5924. Agreements|The officers and agencies of this State having authority to place children are hereby empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on this State or agency thereof shall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the Secretary of the Agency of Administration. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5925
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5925. Placement of delinquent children

§ 5925. Placement of delinquent children|The officers and agencies of this State having authority to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution or in another state pursuant to Article VI of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V thereof. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5926
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5926. Placement of neglected or unmanageable children

§ 5926. Placement of neglected or unmanageable children|The officers and agencies of this State having authority to place neglected or unmanageable children may place such a child in another state. However, unless parental rights have been judicially terminated any such child being placed in another state pursuant to this compact shall, upon request, be given a court hearing on notice to the parent or guardian with opportunity to be heard prior to his or her being sent to such other state for care and the court finds that:  (1) equivalent facilities for the child are not available in this State; (2) care in the other state is in the best interest of the child and will not produce undue hardship. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 5927
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children|§ 5927. Executive head

§ 5927. Executive head|As used in Article VII of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term "executive head" means the Secretary of the Agency of Human Services. The Secretary of the Agency of Human Services is hereby authorized to appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of said Article VII. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. April 5, 1972.)
33 V.S.A. § 6201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 62 - Older Vermonters Act|§ 6201. Short title

§ 6201. Short title|This chapter may be cited as the "Older Vermonters Act."  (Added 2019, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 5, 2020.)
33 V.S.A. § 6204
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 33 - Human Services|Chapter 62 - Older Vermonters Act|§ 6204. Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living; duties

§ 6204. Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living; duties|(a) The Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living is Vermont's designated State Unit on Aging.  (1) The Department shall administer all Older Americans Act programs in this State and shall develop and maintain the State Plan on Aging. (2) The Department shall be the subject matter expert to guide decision making in State government for all programs, services, funding, initiatives, and other activities relating to or affecting older Vermonters, including:  (A) State-funded and federally funded long-term care services and supports; (B) housing and transportation; (C) health care reform activities; and (D) public health crisis and emergency preparedness planning.  (3) The Department shall administer the Choices for Care program, which the Department shall do in coordination with efforts it undertakes in its role as the State Unit on Aging.   (b)(1) The Department shall coordinate strategies to incorporate the principles established in section 6202 of this chapter into all programs serving older Vermonters.  (2) The Department shall use both qualitative and quantitative data to monitor and evaluate the system's success in targeting services to individuals with the greatest economic and social need.   (c) The Department's Advisory Board established pursuant to section 505 of this title shall monitor the implementation and administration of the Older Vermonters Act established by this chapter. (Added 2019, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 5, 2020.)