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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3002. Creation of Agency

§ 3002. Creation of Agency
(a) An Agency of Human Services is created consisting of the following:
(1) The Department of Corrections.
(2) The Department for Children and Families.
(3) The Department of Health.
(4) The Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living.
(5) The Human Services Board.
(6) The Department of Vermont Health Access.
(7) The Department of Mental Health.
(b) The following units are attached to the Agency for administrative support:
(1)-(17) [Repealed.]
(18) Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
(19), (20) [Repealed.]
(c) 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 3086 of this title. (Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1971, No. 53, § 3; 1971, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 31, 1972; 1973, No. 101, § 3; 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1973, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1973, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1973, No. 267 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1975, No. 111, § 5; 1975, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1983, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1989, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 9(a); 1989, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 106; 2005, No. 45, § 1; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 54; 2007, No. 15, § 2; 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § I.5; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.342.8.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3003. Advisory capacity

§ 3003. Advisory capacity
(a) 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.
(b) [Repealed.] (Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 2023, No. 53, § 8, eff. June 8, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3004. Personnel designation

§ 3004. Personnel designation
The Secretary; Deputy Secretary; commissioners; deputy commissioners; attorneys; Directors of the Offices of State Economic Opportunity and of Child Support; and all members of boards, committees, commissions, or councils attached to the Agency for support are exempt from the classified State service. Except as authorized by section 311 of this title or otherwise by law, all other positions shall be within the classified service. (Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 6(b), eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1979, No. 110 (Adj. Sess.); 1981, No. 12, eff. March 27, 1981; 1989, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 9(a), (c); 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2005, No. 45, § 2; 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § I.6; 2021, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3021. Appointment and salary

§ 3021. 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. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), (c), eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1971, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3022. Budget and report

§ 3022. 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. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(b), eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 2009, No. 33, § 9.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3022a. Improving grants management for results-based programs

§ 3022a. Improving grants management for results-based programs
(a) The Secretary of Human Services shall compile a grants inventory using the Department of Finance and Management’s master list of all grants awarded during the prior fiscal year by the Agency or any of its departments to any public and private entities. The inventory should reflect:
(1) the date and title of the grant;
(2) the amount of federal and State funds committed during the prior fiscal year;
(3) a summary description of each grant;
(4) the recipient of the grant;
(5) the department responsible for making the award;
(6) the major Agency program served by the grant;
(7) the existence or nonexistence in the grant of performance measures;
(8) the scheduled expiration date of the grant;
(9) the number of people served by each grant;
(10) the length of time the entity has had the grant; and
(11) the indirect rate of the entity.
(b) Annually, on or before January 15, the Agency shall submit the inventory to the General Assembly in an electronic format.
(c) The Secretary of Human Services and the Chief Performance Officer shall report to the Government Accountability Committee in September of each year and to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations annually, on or before January 15, regarding the progress of the Agency in improving grant management in regard to:
(1) compilation of the inventory required in subsection (a) of this section;
(2) establishing a drafting template to achieve common language and requirements for all grant agreements, to the extent that it does not conflict with Agency of Administration Bulletin 5 — Policy for Grant Issuance and Monitoring or federal requirements contained in 2 C.F.R. Chapter I, Chapter II, Part 200, including:
(A) a specific format covering expected goals and clear concise performance measures that demonstrate results and that are attached to each goal; and
(B) providing both community organizations and the Agency the same point of reference in assessing how the grantees are meeting expectations in terms of performance;
(3) executing Designated Agency Master Grant agreements using the new drafting template;
(4) executing grant agreements with other grantees using the new drafting template; and
(5) progress in improving the overall timeliness of executing agreements. (Added 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.300.1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3023. Deputy Secretary

§ 3023. Deputy Secretary
(a) The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may appoint a deputy to serve at his or her pleasure and to perform such duties as the Secretary may prescribe. The Deputy shall be exempt from the classified service. The appointment shall be in writing and shall be filed 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 office until the vacancy is filled. (Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d), eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. June 13, 1988.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3024. Advisory councils or committees

§ 3024. 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 their members for terms not exceeding his or hers. (Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(g), eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3025. Transfer of personnel and appropriations

§ 3025. 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. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(e), (f), eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3026. Partnerships for children, families, and individuals

§ 3026. Partnerships for children, families, and individuals
(a)(1) The Secretary of Human Services, the Secretary of Education, and the President of the University of Vermont shall establish a research partnership to study and make recommendations for improving the effectiveness of State and local health, human services, and education programs.
(2) The research partnership shall recommend critical program goals that support the relevant population-level outcomes for children, families, and individuals set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 2311.
(b) The Secretaries of Human Services and of Education shall collaborate with regional partnerships for children, families, and individuals in each of the geographical regions of the State. Regional partnerships consist of citizens, consumers of health, human services, and education programs, family members, governmental agencies, and nongovernmental organizations providing health, education, and human services, economic development representatives and business leaders, and any other individuals and groups who can contribute to the activities of the regional partnership. Regional partnerships shall develop and implement local strategies for improving the social well-being of Vermonters, and shall advise the Agencies of Human Services and of Education concerning effective implementation of State and local health, human services, and education programs.
(c) The Secretaries of Human Services and of Education shall collaborate with the State team for children, families, and individuals, consisting of representatives of the agencies and departments of State government which serve children, families, and individuals, State coordinators of interagency teams, directors of private sector service and advocacy organizations, institutions of higher education, coordinators for the regional partnerships, and any other individual or group who can contribute to the activities of the State team. The State team shall support the activities of the regional partnerships, and participate in the development and implementation of State policies and programs designed to improve the well-being of Vermonters.
(d) [Repealed.] (Added 2001, No. 63, § 97; amended 2001, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 119; 2011, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 51, eff. May 14, 2012; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 248, 302, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 11, § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3027. Health care system reform; improving quality and affordability

§ 3027. Health care system reform; improving quality and affordability
The Director of Health Care Reform in the Agency of Human Services shall be responsible for the coordination of health care system reform efforts among Executive Branch agencies, departments, and offices, and for coordinating with the Green Mountain Care Board established in 18 V.S.A. chapter 220. (Added 2017, No. 85, § E.300.2, eff. June 28, 2017.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3028. Wholesale prescription drug importation program

§ 3028. Wholesale prescription drug importation program
(a) The Agency of Human Services shall be responsible for the development and, upon approval from the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the implementation and administration of a wholesale prescription drug importation program that complies with the applicable requirements of 21 U.S.C. § 384, including the requirements regarding safety and cost savings.
(b) The Secretary of Human Services may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 25 of this title as needed to develop, implement, and administer the program. (Added 2019, No. 72, § E.300.6.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3051. Commissioners; deputy commissioners; appointment; term

§ 3051. Commissioners; deputy commissioners; appointment; term
(a) 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 shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
(b) For the Department of Health, the Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint deputy commissioners for the following divisions of the Department:
(1) Public Health;
(2) Substance Abuse.
(c) For the Department for Children and Families, the Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint deputy commissioners for the following divisions of the Department:
(1) Economic Services;
(2) Child Development;
(3) Family Services.
(d) For the Department of Vermont Health Access, the Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint deputy commissioners for the following divisions of the Department:
(1) Medicaid Health Services and Managed Care;
(2) Medicaid Policy, Fiscal, and Support Services;
(3) Health Care Reform;
(4) Vermont Health Benefit Exchange.
(e) Deputy commissioners shall be exempt from the classified service. Their appointments shall be in writing and shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. (Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(a), eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 106a; 2005, No. 45, § 3; 2007, No. 15, § 3; 2007, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2011, No. 63, § E.306.1.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3052. Mandatory duties

§ 3052. 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. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b), (c), eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3053. Permissive duties; approval of Secretary

§ 3053. Permissive duties; approval of Secretary
The commissioner may, with the approval of the Secretary:
(1) Transfer appropriations or parts thereof within or between divisions, 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 that of the commissioner.
(8) Provide training and instructions 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 functions or sections within the department. This authority shall not extend to divisions or other bodies created by law. (Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(d), eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3054. Directors

§ 3054. Directors
(a) A director shall administer each division within the Agency. 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 the provisions of section 14 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. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 6(a), (c), (d), eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3081. Department of Corrections

§ 3081. Department of Corrections
The Department of Corrections is created within the Agency of Human Services as the successor to and the continuation of the Department of Corrections. (Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3082. Department of Health

§ 3082. Department of Health
The Department of Health is created within the Agency of Human Services as the successor to and the continuation of the Department of Health. (Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1987, No. 76, § 18; 1995, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 106b; 2007, No. 15, § 4.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3084. Department for Children and Families

§ 3084. Department for Children and Families
(a) The Department for Children and Families is created within the Agency of Human Services as the successor to and the continuation of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, the Department of Prevention, Assistance, Transition, and Health Access, excluding the Department of Vermont Health Access, the Office of Economic Opportunity, and the Office of Child Support. The Department shall also include a Division of Child Development Programs.
(b) An investigations unit is created within the Department for Children and Families as the successor to and continuation of the investigation functions of the Social Services Division of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services under 33 V.S.A. chapter 49. (Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1973, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 14, 1974; 1977, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1983, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1989, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 8a; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 106c; 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § I.7.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3085a. Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living

§ 3085a. Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living
The Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living is created within the Agency of Human Services as the successor to and continuation of the Department of Aging and Disabilities, the Developmental Services Division of the Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services, and the personal care and hi-tech programs in the former Department of Prevention, Assistance, Transition, and Health Access to manage programs and to protect the interests of older Vermonters and Vermonters with disabilities. It shall serve as the State unit on aging, as provided by the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and it shall serve as the administrative home within the Agency of Human Services for the designated State agencies for federal Vocational Rehabilitation and Independent Living Programs, as provided by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. (Added 1989, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 106d; 2005, No. 45, § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3086. Operations Division

§ 3086. Operations Division
(a) The Operations Division of the Agency is created. It shall be administered by a Director of Administration.
(b) The Operations Division shall provide the following services to the Agency and all its components, including components assigned to it for administration:
(1) personnel administration;
(2) financing and accounting activities;
(3) coordination of filing and records maintenance activities;
(4) provision of facilities, office space, and equipment and the care thereof;
(5) requisitioning from the Department of Buildings and General Services of the Agency of Administration, of supplies, equipment, and other requirements;
(6) management improvement services;
(7) training;
(8) information systems and technology; and
(9) other administrative functions assigned to it by the Secretary.
(c) Other provisions of the law notwithstanding, all administrative service functions delegated to other components of the Agency shall be performed within the Agency by the Operations Division.
(d) [Repealed.] (Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1981, No. 108, § 322; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 1997, No. 61, § 267; 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 106e; 2005, No. 6, § 84, eff. March 26, 2005; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3087. Planning Division

§ 3087. Planning Division
(a) The Planning Division of the Agency is created. It shall be administered by a Director of Planning. The Secretary shall appoint the Director.
(b) The Planning Division shall be responsible for:
(1) centralized strategic planning for all components of the Agency;
(2) coordination of professional and technical planning of the line components of the Agency, aiming toward maximum service to the public;
(3) coordinating activities and plans of the Agency with other major agencies and the Governor’s office;
(4) preparing multi-year plans and long-range plans and programs to meet problems and opportunities for service to the public;
(5) other planning functions assigned to it by the Secretary. (Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. Jan. 10, 1971.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3087a. Field Services Division

§ 3087a. Field Services Division
The Division of Field Services is created within the Agency of Human Services. The Division shall be headed by a director who shall be exempt from the classified service and who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Human Services. (Added 2007, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3088. Department of Vermont Health Access

§ 3088. Department of Vermont Health Access
The Department of Vermont Health Access is created within the Agency of Human Services. (Added 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 106f; amended 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § I.8.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3089. Department of Mental Health

§ 3089. Department of Mental Health
The Department of Mental Health is created within the Agency of Human Services as the successor to and the continuation of the Division of Mental Health Services of the Department of Health. The Department of Mental Health shall be responsible for the operation of the Vermont State Hospital or its successor in interest as defined in subdivision 455(28) of this title. (Added 2007, No. 15, § 5; amended 2011, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. April 4, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3090. Human Services Board

§ 3090. Human Services Board
(a) The Human Services Board is created within the Agency of Human Services as the successor to and the continuation of the present Social Welfare Board. It consists of seven members. The Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint members for terms of six years so that not more than three terms expire in the same biennium. The Governor shall designate the Board’s Chair.
(b) The duties of the Board shall be to act as a Fair Hearing Board on appeals brought pursuant to section 3091 of this title.
(c) The Board shall hold meetings at times and places warned by the Chair on his or her own initiative or upon request of two Board members or the Governor. Four members shall constitute a quorum, except that three members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting upon the written authorization of the Chair issued in connection with that meeting.
(d) With the approval of the Governor the Board may appoint one or more hearing officers, who shall be outside the classified service, and it may employ such secretarial assistance as it deems necessary in the performance of its duties.
(e) On or before January 15 of each year, the Board shall report to the House Committees on Human Services and on Health Care and the Senate Committees on Appropriations and on Health and Welfare regarding the fair hearings conducted by the Board during the three preceding calendar years, including:
(1) the total number of fair hearings conducted over the three-year period and per year;
(2) the number of hearings per year involving appeals of decisions by the Agency itself and each department within the Agency, with the appeals and decisions relating to health insurance through the Vermont Health Benefit Exchange reported distinctly from other programs;
(3) the number of hearings per year based on appeals of decisions regarding:
(A) eligibility;
(B) benefits;
(C) coverage;
(D) financial assistance;
(E) child support; and
(F) other categories of appeals;
(4) the number of hearings per year based on appeals of decisions regarding each State program over which the Board has jurisdiction;
(5) the number of decisions per year made in favor of the appellant; and
(6) the number of decisions per year made in favor of the department or the Agency. (Added 1973, No. 101, § 4; amended 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 72; 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.304; 2017, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 21, 2018.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3092a. Appeals from Divisions of Vocational Rehabilitation, Blind and Visually Impaired

§ 3092a. Appeals from Divisions of Vocational Rehabilitation, Blind and Visually Impaired
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 3091(a) of this title relating to fair hearings before the Human Services Board, appeals concerning benefits or services under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended shall be to the Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation or the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired, as appropriate, rather than the Human Services Board so long as federal law requires that final decisions be made by the Director of that Division.
(b) Prior to making a final decision, the Director shall hold a hearing to give the applicant an opportunity to be heard and to present evidence.
(c) When federal law no longer requires that final decisions be made by the Director of that Division, such appeals shall be to the Human Services Board as provided in subsection 3091(a) of this title unless federal law requires another method for hearing appeals. (Added 1985, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 16, 1986; amended 1989, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 53 - Human Services › § 3094. Office of Child Support

§ 3094. Office of Child Support
(a) The Office of Child Support is created within the Department for Children and Families and shall be designated the IV-D agency for purposes of Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act.
(b) The Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Human Services subject to section 3054 of this title. (Added 1989, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; amended 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 55 - Transportation › § 3102. Composition of Agency

§ 3102. Composition of Agency
An Agency is created consisting of the following former departments:
(1) the Department of Aeronautics;
(2) the Department of Highways;
(3) the Department of Motor Vehicles;
(4) the Department of Bus, Rail, Waterways and Motor Carrier Services. (Added 1975, No. 120, § 1; amended 1977, No. 263 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 19, 1978; 1985, No. 76, § 8, eff. May 28, 1985; 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 2(2).)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 56 - Agency of Digital Services › § 3302. Appointment of Secretary; powers and duties

§ 3302. Appointment of Secretary; powers and duties
(a) The Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the Secretary of Digital Services who shall be the Chief Information Officer of the State. The Secretary shall appoint a deputy secretary who shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
(b) The Secretary shall serve as the administrative head of the Agency of Digital Services, and shall have the following responsibilities:
(1) coordinate and optimize the use of technology within State government;
(2) approve, in consultation with the Agency of Administration, State government information technology contracts and procurement activity;
(3) review and approve State government information technology and cybersecurity policies;
(4) approve State government information technology recruitment and classification of employees; and
(5) supervise all information technology employees and contractors in State government. (Added 2019, No. 49, § 5, eff. June 10, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 56 - Agency of Digital Services › § 3304. Information Technology Internal Service Fund

§ 3304. Information Technology Internal Service Fund
(a) An Information Technology Internal Service Fund is created to support activities of the Agency of Digital Services.
(b) An agency, department, or division or other State or nonstate entity that receives services of the Agency of Digital Services shall be charged for those services on a basis established by the Secretary of Digital Services with the approval of the Secretary of Administration. (Added 2019, No. 49, § 5, eff. June 10, 2019.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 56 - Agency of Digital Services › § 3305. Automated decision system; State procurement; inventory

§ 3305. Automated decision system; State procurement; inventory
(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) “Algorithm” means a computerized procedure consisting of a set of steps used to accomplish a determined task.
(2) “Automated decision system” means any algorithm, including one incorporating machine learning or other artificial intelligence techniques, that uses data-based analytics to make or support government decisions, judgments, or conclusions.
(3) “Automated final decision system” means an automated decision system that makes final decisions, judgments, or conclusions without human intervention.
(4) “Automated support decision system” means an automated decision system that provides information to inform the final decision, judgment, or conclusion of a human decision maker.
(5) “State government” has the same meaning as in section 3301 of this chapter.
(b) Inventory. The Agency of Digital Services shall conduct a review and make an inventory of all automated decision systems that are being developed, employed, or procured by State government. The inventory shall include the following for each automated decision system:
(1) the automated decision system’s name and vendor;
(2) a description of the automated decision system’s general capabilities, including:
(A) reasonably foreseeable capabilities outside the scope of the agency’s proposed use; and
(B) whether the automated decision system is used or may be used for independent decision-making powers and the impact of those decisions on Vermont residents;
(3) the type or types of data inputs that the technology uses; how that data is generated, collected, and processed; and the type or types of data the automated decision system is reasonably likely to generate;
(4) whether the automated decision system has been tested for bias by an independent third party, has a known bias, or is untested for bias;
(5) a description of the purpose and proposed use of the automated decision system, including:
(A) what decision or decisions it will be used to make or support;
(B) whether it is an automated final decision system or automated support decision system; and
(C) its intended benefits, including any data or research relevant to the outcome of those results;
(6) how automated decision system data is securely stored and processed and whether an agency intends to share access to the automated decision system or the data from that automated decision system with any other entity, which entity, and why; and
(7) a description of the IT fiscal impacts of the automated decision system, including:
(A) initial acquisition costs and ongoing operating costs, such as maintenance, licensing, personnel, legal compliance, use auditing, data retention, and security costs;
(B) any cost savings that would be achieved through the use of the technology; and
(C) any current or potential sources of funding, including any subsidies or free products being offered by vendors or governmental entities. (Added 2021, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 56 - Agency of Digital Services › § 3306. Technology Modernization Special Fund

§ 3306. Technology Modernization Special Fund
(a) Creation. There is created the Technology Modernization Special Fund, to be administered by the Agency of Digital Services. Monies in the Fund shall be used to purchase, implement, and upgrade technology platforms, systems, and cybersecurity services used by State agencies and departments to carry out their statutory functions.
(b) Funds. The Fund shall consist of:
(1) any amounts transferred or appropriated to it by the General Assembly; and
(2) any interest earned by the Fund.
(c) Fund balance. Any balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the Fund.
(d) Receipts. The Commissioner of Finance and Management may anticipate receipts to this Fund and issue warrants based thereon.
(e) Priorities. The General Assembly shall prioritize projects to receive monies from the Fund based on recommendations from the Chief Information Officer submitted pursuant to subsection 3303(a) of this title. Expenditures shall only be made from the fund through appropriation and project authorization by the General Assembly. Plans for use shall be submitted as part of the budget adjustment or budget process. (Added 2021, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § E.105.1, eff. June 9, 2022.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 57A - Job Start › § 3722. Regional microbusiness development programs operation

§ 3722. Regional microbusiness development programs operation
The Office of Economic Opportunity shall provide grants to each community action agency for the microbusiness development program at each community action agency. In the event that a community action agency is unable, as determined by the Office of Economic Opportunity, or unwilling to perform the required services, the Office of Economic Opportunity may provide grants to another qualified regional entity. (Added 2007, No. 46, § 6e, eff. May 23, 2007.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 59 - Community Services Agencies › § 3901. Findings and purpose

§ 3901. Findings and purpose
(a) Recognizing that the economic well-being and social equity of every Vermonter has long been a fundamental concern of the State, it remains evident that poverty continues to be the lot of a substantial number of Vermont’s population. It is the policy of this State to help develop the full potential of each of its citizens so they can contribute to the fullest extent possible to the life of our communities and the State as a whole.
(b) It is the purpose of this chapter to strengthen, supplement, and coordinate efforts that further this policy through:
(1) the strengthening of community capabilities for planning, coordinating, and managing federal, State, and other sources of assistance related to the problem of poverty;
(2) the better organization and utilization of a range of services related to the needs of the poor;
(3) the broadening of the resource base of programs to secure a more active role in assisting the poor from business, labor, and other groups from the private sector. (Added 1981, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 1982.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 59 - Community Services Agencies › § 3902. Office of Economic Opportunity

§ 3902. Office of Economic Opportunity
(a) The Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity is hereby authorized to allocate available financial assistance for community services agencies and programs in accordance with State and federal law and regulation.
(b) The Director may provide financial assistance to community services agencies for the planning, conduct, administration and evaluation of community service programs to provide a range of services and activities having a measurable and potentially major impact on causes of poverty in the community or in areas of the community where poverty is a particularly acute problem. Components of those services and activities may involve, without limitation of other activities and supporting facilities designed to assist low income participants:
(1) to secure and retain meaningful employment;
(2) to obtain adequate education;
(3) to make better use of available income;
(4) to provide and maintain adequate housing and a suitable living environment;
(5) to obtain services for the prevention of narcotics addiction, alcoholism, and for the rehabilitation of narcotic addicts and alcoholics;
(6) to obtain emergency assistance through loans and grants to meet immediate and urgent individual and family needs, including the need for health services, nutritious food, housing, and unemployment-related assistance;
(7) to remove obstacles and solve personal and family problems which block achievement of self-sufficiency;
(8) to achieve greater participation in the affairs of the community;
(9) to make more frequent and effective use of other programs related to the purposes of this chapter;
(10) to coordinate and establish linkages between governmental and other social service programs to assure the effective delivery of such services to low-income persons; and to encourage the use of entities in the private sector of the community in efforts to ameliorate poverty in the community.
(c) The Director is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to chapter 25 of this title appropriate to the carrying out of this chapter and the purposes thereof. (Added 1981, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 1982.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 59 - Community Services Agencies › § 3903. Designation of agencies to provide services and activities to ameliorate or eliminate poverty

§ 3903. Designation of agencies to provide services and activities to ameliorate or eliminate poverty
The Director shall designate private nonprofit community based organizations who have demonstrated or who can demonstrate the ability to provide services and activities as defined in subsection 3902(b) of this title as community services agencies. (Added 1981, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 1982.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 59 - Community Services Agencies › § 3904. Community Services Agency Plan

§ 3904. Community Services Agency Plan
Each designated community services agency shall determine the need for activities and services within the area served by the agency and shall thereafter prepare a community services plan which describes the method by which the agency will provide those services. The plan shall include a schedule for the anticipated provision of new or additional services and shall specify the resources which are needed by and available to the agency to implement the plan. The community services plan shall be updated annually. (Added 1981, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 1982.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 59 - Community Services Agencies › § 3905. Community services agencies; administration

§ 3905. Community services agencies; administration
(a) Each community services agency shall administer its programs as set out in the community services plan and as approved by its board of directors.
(b) Each board of a nonprofit community based organization that is designated a community services agency under section 3903 of this chapter shall have an executive committee of not more than seven members who shall be representative of the composition of the board and the board shall be so constituted that:
(1) one-third of the members of the board are elected public officials currently holding office, or their designees, except that if the number of elected officials reasonably available and willing to serve is less than one-third of the membership of the board, membership on the board of appointive public officials may be counted in meeting such one-third requirement;
(2) one-third of the members of the board are persons chosen in accordance with election procedures adequate to assure that they are representative of the poor in the area served; and
(3) the remainder of the members of the board are officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, welfare, education or other major groups and interests in the community.
(c) Each member of the board selected to represent a specific geographic area within a community shall reside in the area he or she represents. No person selected under subdivisions (2) or (3) of subsection (b) as a member of a board shall serve on such board for more than five consecutive years, or more than a total of 10 years. (Added 1981, No. 173 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 1982.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 65 - Administrative Districts › § 4001. Administrative districts; creation

§ 4001. Administrative districts; creation
The following administrative districts are created, each to consist of the following towns and cities:
(1) District 1: Benson, Brandon, Castleton, Chittenden, Clarendon, Danby, Fair Haven, Hubbardton, Ira, Mendon, Middletown Springs, Mt. Holly, Mt. Tabor, Pawlet, Pittsford, Poultney, Proctor, Rutland City, Rutland Town, Killington, Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Tinmouth, Wallingford, Wells, West Haven, and West Rutland.
(2) District 2: Andover, Athens, Baltimore, Brattleboro, Brookline, Cavendish, Chester, Dover, Dummerston, Grafton, Guilford, Halifax, Jamaica, Londonderry, Ludlow, Marlboro, Newfane, Putney, Reading, Readsboro, Rockingham, Searsburg, Somerset, Springfield, Stratton, Townshend, Vernon, Wardsboro, Weathersfield, West Windsor, Westminster, Weston, Whitingham, Wilmington, Windham, Windsor, and Winhall.
(3) District 3: Barnard, Bethel, Bradford, Braintree, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Chelsea, Corinth, Fairlee, Granville, Hancock, Hartford, Hartland, Newbury, Norwich, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Pomfret, Randolph, Rochester, Royalton, Sharon, Stockbridge, Strafford, Thetford, Topsham, Tunbridge, Vershire, West Fairlee, and Woodstock.
(4) District 4: Addison, Bolton, Bridport, Bristol, Buels Gore, Burlington, Charlotte, Colchester, Cornwall, Essex, Ferrisburg, Goshen, Hinesburg, Huntington, Jericho, Leicester, Lincoln, Middlebury, Milton, Monkton, New Haven, Orwell, Panton, Richmond, Ripton, St. George, Salisbury, Shelburne, Shoreham, South Burlington, Starksboro, Underhill, Vergennes, Waltham, Westford, Waybridge, Whiting, Williston, and Winooski.
(5) District 5: Barre City, Barre Town, Belvidere, Berlin, Cabot, Calais, Cambridge, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Eden, Elmor, Fayston, Hyde Park, Johnson, Marshfield, Middlesex, Montpelier, Moretown, Morristown, Northfield, Orange, Plainfield, Roxbury, Stowe, Waitsfield, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Waterville, Williamstown, Wolcott, Woodbury, and Worcester.
(6) District 6: Alburg, Bakersfield, Berkshire, Enosburg, Fairfax, Fairfield, Fletcher, Franklin, Georgia, Grand Isle, Highgate, Isle La Motte, Montgomery, North Hero, Richford, St. Albans City, St. Albans Town, Sheldon, South Hero, and Swanton.
(7) District 7: Albany, Averill, Avery’s Gore, Barnet, Barton, Bloomfield, Brighton, Brownington, Brunswick, Burke, Canaan, Charleston, Concord, Coventry, Craftsbury, Danville, Derby, East Haven, Ferdinand, Glover, Granby, Greensboro, Groton, Guildhall, Hardwick, Holland, Irasburg, Jay, Kirby, Lemington, Lewis, Lowell, Lunenburg, Lyndon, Maidstone, Morgan, Newark, Newport City, Newport Town, Norton, Peacham, Ryegate, St. Johnsbury, Sheffield, Stannard, Sutton, Troy, Victory, Walden, Warner’s Gore, Warner’s Grant, Waterford, Westfield, Westmore, and Wheelock.
(8) District 8: Arlington, Bennington, Dorset, Glastenbury, Landgrove, Manchester, Peru, Pownal, Rupert, Sandgate, Shaftsbury, Stamford, Sunderland, and Woodford. (Added 1971, No. 74, § 3; amended 1972, E.O. No. 44, §§ 1, 2, dated Jan. 12, 1972.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 65 - Administrative Districts › § 4002. District offices

§ 4002. District offices
The following administrative districts may have a district office in the following towns and cities:
(1) District 1: Rutland City
(2) District 2: Brattleboro, Windsor, and Springfield
(3) District 3: Hartford
(4) District 4: Burlington City and Middlebury
(5) District 5: Barre City and Morristown
(6) District 6: St. Albans City
(7) District 7: St. Johnsbury and Newport
(8) District 8: Bennington. (Added 1971, No. 74, § 3; amended 1972, E.O. No. 44, § 3, dated Jan. 12, 1972; 1991, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.).)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 65 - Administrative Districts › § 4004. Organization

§ 4004. Organization
Insofar as is practicable each State administrative agency, department, and council which is authorized to provide services on a regional or local level shall provide these services when so directed by Executive Order in each administrative district from offices located in the town or city in which a district office or subdistrict office is located. (Added 1971, No. 74, § 3.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 3 - Executive › Chapter 65 - Administrative Districts › § 4005. Reorganization

§ 4005. Reorganization
(a) The Governor may make such changes in the organization of the administrative districts as he considers necessary for efficiency by Executive Order. An Executive Order issued under this section shall be presented to the General Assembly not later than January 15th of the year in which the General Assembly sits. The Executive Order shall become effective unless disapproved by resolution of either House of the General Assembly within 90 days, or before final adjournment of that annual session, whichever comes first.
(b) Executive Orders which become effective under this chapter shall be printed with the session laws and published in an appendix to the Vermont Statutes Annotated. (Added 1971, No. 74, § 3.)