Title 03, Title 03: Executive

§ 576. Contribution Fund (a) There is hereby established a special fund to be known as the Contribution Fund. Such Fund shall consist of and there shall be deposited in such Fund: (1) all contributions, interest, and penalties collected under sections 574 and 575 of this title; (…

§ 577. Rules The State agency shall adopt rules, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, as it finds necessary or appropriate for the efficient administration of the functions with which it is charged under this chapter. (Amended 2025, No. 18, § 12, eff. May 13, 2025.)

§ 578. Referenda and certification (a) The Governor is empowered to authorize a referendum in accordance with the requirements of Section 218(d)(3) of the Social Security Act or to authorize a vote to be held according to Section 218(d)(6)(C) and Section 218(d)(7) of the Social S…

§ 579. Warrant for State’s share of contribution (a) Employees not members of a retirement system. The Commissioner of Finance and Management is hereby directed to issue his or her warrant in favor of the Vermont State Treasurer, agent, for the amounts necessary to pay the State’…

§ 601. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Designated beneficiary” means an individual born on or after July 1, 2024 who was eligible at birth for coverage in the Dr. Dynasaur program established in accordance with Title XIX (Medicaid) and Title XXI (SCHIP) of the Social Se…

§ 602. Vermont Baby Bond Trust; establishment (a) There is established the Vermont Baby Bond Trust, to be administered by the Office of the State Treasurer. The Trust shall constitute an instrumentality of the State and shall perform essential governmental functions as provided i…

§ 603. Treasurer’s Trust authority The Treasurer, on behalf of the Trust and for purposes of the Trust, may: (1) receive and invest monies in the Trust in any instruments, obligations, securities, or property in accordance with section 604 of this title; (2) enter into one or mor…

§ 604. Investment of funds in the Trust The Treasurer shall invest the amounts on deposit in the Trust in a manner reasonable and appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Trust, exercising the discretion and care of a prudent person in similar circumstances with similar objec…

§ 605. Exemption from taxation The property of the Trust and the earnings on the Trust shall be exempt from all taxation by the State or any political subdivision of the State. (Added 2023, No. 184 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. July 1, 2024.)

§ 606. Monies invested in Trust not considered assets or income (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and to the extent permitted by federal law, no sum of money invested in the Trust shall be considered to be an asset or income for purposes of determining an …

§ 607. Accounting for designated beneficiary; claims requirements (a) The Treasurer shall establish in the Trust an accounting for each designated beneficiary in the amount of $3,200.00. Each accounting shall include the initial amount of $3,200.00, plus the designated beneficiar…

§ 608. Data sharing In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the Treasurer may enter into an intergovernmental agreement or memorandum of understanding with any agency or instrumentality of the State requiring disclosure to execute the purposes of this chapter to receive out…

§ 609. Implementation; pilot program The Treasurer’s duty to implement this chapter is contingent upon publication by the Treasurer of an official statement that the Treasurer has received donations designated for purposes of implementation or administration of the Trust in an am…

§ 631. Group insurance for State employees; salary deductions for insurance, savings plans, and credit unions (a)(1) The Secretary of Administration may contract on behalf of the State with any insurance company or nonprofit association doing business in this State to secure the …

§ 632. Charge against department appropriations The Commissioner of Finance and Management is directed to charge back against the individual departmental appropriations in all funds the amount certified by voucher of the Commissioner of Human Resources to be necessary to pay the …

§ 633. Deduction of premium from retirement allowance When a State employee is retired under the Vermont Employees’ Retirement System and at such time is, under the provision of section 631 of this title, receiving the benefits of group insurance that provides for continuing the …

§ 635. Coverage; beneficiaries of deceased retirees (a) The surviving spouse of a retired employee who elected option 3 or option 4 under section 468 of this title shall be eligible to participate in the group health insurance program provided in this chapter. Premiums shall be p…

§ 636. Retired Employees’ Committee on Insurance; membership; duties (a) The Retired Employees’ Committee on Insurance is hereby created. The Committee shall consist of six members, three to be selected by the Secretary of Administration, at least two of whom shall be retired Sta…

§ 637. Dental coverage; members of the General Assembly; buy-in (a) A member of the General Assembly and a session employee of the General Assembly shall be eligible to participate in any group dental insurance program negotiated in a collective bargaining agreement with State em…

§ 650. Definitions The following definitions shall apply throughout this chapter unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Deferred compensation agreement” means any agreement authorized by this chapter entered into between a public agency and an employee of that agency providi…

§ 651. Deferred compensation plans authorized (a) Subject to collective bargaining rights of employees involved, the State or any county, municipality, school district, or supervisory union may, through any public agency, enter into a contractual agreement with any employee of th…

§ 652. Taxation Any deferred compensation agreement shall be in accordance with the requirements of the rulings and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service and as such any sum deferred shall not be subject to taxation until distribution is actually made or made available to t…

§ 653. Supplementary payments Any deferred compensation agreement made pursuant to this chapter shall be in addition to any retirement, pension or benefit programs otherwise available to employees of the public agency entering into the agreement. Furthermore, the current compensa…

§ 800. Purpose The General Assembly intends that: (1) Agencies maximize the involvement of the public in the development of rules. (2) Agency inclusion of public participation in the rulemaking process should be consistent. (3) Agencies write rules so that they are clear and acce…

§ 801. Short title and definitions (a) This chapter may be cited as the “Vermont Administrative Procedure Act.” (b) As used in this chapter: (1) “Agency” means a State board, commission, department, agency, or other entity or officer of State government, other than the Legislatur…

§ 806. Procedure to request adoption of rules or procedures; guidance documents (a) A person may submit a written request to an agency asking the agency to adopt, amend, or repeal a procedure or rule. Within 30 days after receiving the request, the agency shall initiate rulemakin…

§ 807. Declaratory judgment on validity or applicability of rules The validity or applicability of a rule may be determined in an action for declaratory judgment in the Washington Superior Court if it is alleged that the rule, or its threatened application, interferes with or imp…

§ 808. Procedure to request declaratory rulings by agencies Each agency shall provide for the filing and prompt disposition of petitions for declaratory rulings as to the applicability of any statutory provision or of any rule or order of the agency, and may so provide by procedu…

§ 809. Contested cases; notice; hearing; records (a) In a contested case, all parties shall be given an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice. (b) The notice shall include: (1) A statement of the time, place, and nature of the hearing. (2) A statement of the legal autho…

§ 809a. Enforcement of subpoenas; compulsion of testimony (a) This section applies when an agency has issued a subpoena to compel a person to appear and testify or to produce documents or things, if the person: (1) has failed to appear or has failed to produce the subpoenaed mate…

§ 809b. Modification of subpoena or discovery order (a) When an agency has issued a subpoena to compel testimony or the production of documents or things, or has issued a discovery order to a party, an aggrieved person may bring a proceeding to modify or vacate the subpoena or or…

§ 810. Rules of Evidence; official notice In contested cases: (1) Irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded. The Rules of Evidence as applied in civil cases in the Superior Courts of this State shall be followed. When necessary to ascertain facts no…

§ 811. Examination of evidence by agency When in a contested case a majority of the officials of the agency who are to render the final decision have not heard the case or read the record, the decision, if adverse to a party to the proceeding other than the agency itself, shall n…

§ 812. Decisions and orders (a) A final decision or order adverse to a party in a contested case shall be in writing or stated in the record. A final decision shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law, separately stated. Findings of fact, if set forth in statutory lan…

§ 813. Ex parte consultations Unless required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by law, members or employees of any agency assigned to render a decision or to make findings of fact and conclusions of law in a contested case shall not communicate, directly or indi…

§ 814. Licenses (a) When the grant, denial, or renewal of a license is required to be preceded by notice and opportunity for hearing, the provisions of this chapter concerning contested cases shall apply. (b) When a licensee has made timely and sufficient application for the rene…

§ 815. Judicial review of contested cases (a) A person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available within the agency and who is aggrieved by a final decision in any contested case may appeal that decision to the Supreme Court, unless some other court is expressly prov…

§ 816. Exemptions (a) Sections 809-813 of this title shall not apply to: (1) Acts, decisions, findings, or determinations by the Human Services Board or the Commissioner for Children and Families or a duly authorized agent, and to procedures or hearings before and by the Board or…

§ 817. Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (a) There is created a joint legislative committee to be known as the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules. The Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules shall be composed of eight members of the General Assembly t…

§ 818. Secretary of State; centralized rule system (a) The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain a centralized rule system that is open and available to the public. The system shall include all rules in effect or proposed as of July 1, 2019 and all rules proposed and ad…

§ 820. Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (a) For assistance in the review, evaluation, and coordination of programs and activities of State agencies; the development of strategies for maximizing public input; and the promotion of consistent measures among agencies for…

§ 831. Required policy statements and rules (a) Where due process or a statute directs an agency to adopt rules, the agency shall initiate rulemaking and adopt rules in the manner provided by sections 836-844 of this title. (b) An agency shall adopt a procedure describing an exis…

§ 832. Exemptions; limitations (a) No agency shall be required to adopt a procedure or rule: (1) which may result in the disclosure of information considered by statute to be confidential; (2) setting forth guidelines to be used by the staff of an agency in the performance of aud…

§ 833. Style of rules (a) Rules and procedures shall be written in a clear and coherent manner using words with common and everyday meanings, consistent with the text of the rule or procedure. (b)(1) When an agency proposes to amend an existing rule, it shall replace terms identi…

§ 834. Periodic review of rules and forms (a) Upon written request to an agency by the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, a rule or part of a rule that has not been adopted, readopted, or substantially amended during the preceding six years shall expire one year from …

§ 835. Procedures and guidance documents (a) Procedures and guidance documents shall be maintained by the agency in an official current compilation that includes an index. Each addition, change, or deletion to the official compilation shall also be dated, indexed, and recorded. T…