Title 03, Title 03: Executive

§ 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 (b) [Repealed.]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. …

§ 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.)

§ 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 departm…

§ 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 writi…

§ 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…

§ 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…

§ 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…

§ 3027. Health care system reform; improving quality and affordability; report (a) 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 o…

§ 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 prescr…

§ 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) …

§ 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…

§ 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 position…

§ 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 that are part of a department, and the Secretary shall appoint any other directors. All directors sh…

§ 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.)

§ 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. S…

§ 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, Tra…

§ 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 Serv…

§ 3085b. Commission on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (a) The Commission on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders is created. (b) The Commission shall be composed of 21 members: the Commissioners of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living and of Health or desig…

§ 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 f…

§ 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…

§ 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, N…

§ 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.)

§ 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 …

§ 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 appo…

§ 3091. Hearings (a) An applicant for or a recipient of assistance, benefits, or social services from the Departments for Children and Families; of Vermont Health Access; of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living; or of Mental Health, or of the Department of Health’s Women, …

§ 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 Rehabilita…

§ 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 shal…

§ 3097. State Youth Council (a) Creation. There is created within the Department of Health the State Youth Council (Council) to advise the Governor and the General Assembly on issues affecting young persons in Vermont. (b) Membership. The Council shall be composed of not more tha…