Title 03, Executive

§ 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…

§ 3098. Service-Supported Housing Advisory Council (a) The Service-Supported Housing Advisory Council is created for the purpose of identifying opportunities for increased alignment between human services programs and policies serving individuals who receive Medicaid-funded Devel…

§ 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; and (4) the Department of Bus, Rail, Waterways and Motor Carrier Services. (…

§ 3301. Agency of Digital Services; created (a) The Agency of Digital Services is created to provide information technology services and solutions in State government. The cost of the oversight, monitoring, and control shall be assessed to the entity requesting the activity. The …

§ 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…

§ 3303. Reporting, records, and review requirements (a) Annual report and budget. The Secretary shall submit to the House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Institutions, concurrent with the Governor’s annual budget request required under 3…

§ 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 Agen…

§ 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, includi…

§ 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 fund business process transformation and to purchase, implement, and u…

§ 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, …

§ 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 a substantial number of Vermont’s population continues to experience poverty. It is the policy …

§ 3902. Office of Economic Opportunity (a) The Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity is hereby authorized to allocate available financial assistance for community action agencies and programs in accordance with State and federal law and regulation. (b) The Director may p…

§ 3903. Designation of agencies to provide services and activities to ameliorate or eliminate poverty The Director shall designate private nonprofit community-based organizations that have demonstrated or that can demonstrate the ability to provide services and activities as defi…

§ 3904. Community action agency assessment and plan Each designated community action agency shall determine the need for activities and services within the area served by the agency every three years, complete an assessment, and incorporate that information into an annual communi…

§ 3905. Community action agencies; administration (a) Each community action agency shall administer its programs as set out in the community action plan and as approved by its board of directors. (b) Each board of a nonprofit community-based organization that is designated a comm…

§ 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.…

§ 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…

§ 4003. [Eliminated.] E.O. No. 44, § 4, dated Jan. 12, 1972.

§ 4004. Organization Insofar as is practicable each State administrative agency, department, and council that 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 offic…

§ 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 Ja…

§ 4020. State agency planning and coordination (a) State agencies that have programs or take actions affecting land use, as determined by Executive Order of the Governor, shall engage in a continuing planning process to ensure that those programs and actions are consistent with t…

§ 4021. Adoption of State agency plans By January 1, 1991, each State agency that has programs or that takes actions affecting land use shall adopt an interim plan that is compatible with regional and approved municipal plans, and that is consistent with the goals established in …

§ 5001. Position (a) There is created within the Executive Branch the position of Executive Director of Racial Equity to identify and work to eradicate systemic racism within State government. (b) The Executive Director of Racial Equity shall have the powers and duties enumerated…

§ 5002. Racial Equity Advisory Panel (a) The Racial Equity Advisory Panel is established. The Panel shall be organized and have the duties and responsibilities as provided in this section. The Panel shall have the administrative, legal, and technical support of the Agency of Admi…

§ 5003. Duties of Executive Director of Racial Equity (a) The Executive Director of Racial Equity (Director) shall work with the agencies and departments to implement a program of continuing coordination and improvement of activities in State government in order to combat systemi…

§ 5004. Information; disclosure and confidentiality (a) Confidentiality of records. (1) Any records transmitted to or obtained by the Executive Director of Racial Equity and the Racial Equity Advisory Panel that are exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Recor…

§ 5005. Nomination and appointment process (a) The Racial Equity Advisory Panel shall select for consideration by the Panel, by majority vote, provided that a quorum is present, from the applications for the position of Executive Director of Racial Equity as many candidates as it…

§ 5011. Division of Racial Justice Statistics; creation; purpose (a) Creation. There is created within the Office of Racial Equity the Division of Racial Justice Statistics to collect and analyze data related to systemic racial bias and disparities within the criminal and juvenil…

§ 5012. Duties (a) The Division shall have the following duties: (1) Work collaboratively with, and have the assistance of, all State and local agencies and departments identified pursuant to subdivision 5013(a)(2) of this title for purposes of collecting all data related to syst…

§ 5013. Data governance (a) Data collection. In consultation with the Racial Disparities in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems Advisory Panel and the Racial Justice Statistics Advisory Council, the Division shall establish the data to be collected to carry out the duties o…

§ 5014. Racial Justice Statistics Advisory Council [Repealed effective June 30, 2027] (a) Creation. The Racial Justice Statistics Advisory Council is established within the Office of Racial Equity to serve in an advisory capacity to the Division of Racial Justice Statistics. The …

§ 5015. Council services contingent on agency compliance (a) On and after July 1, 2023, a law enforcement agency shall be prohibited from having its law enforcement applicants or officers trained by the Vermont Police Academy or from otherwise using the services of the Vermont Cr…

§ 5021. Definition As used in this chapter, “artificial intelligence systems” means systems capable of perceiving an environment through data acquisition and then processing and interpreting the derived information to take an action or actions or to imitate intelligent behavior g…

§ 5022. Division of Artificial Intelligence (a) Creation. There is established the Division of Artificial Intelligence within the Agency of Digital Services to review all aspects of artificial intelligence systems developed, employed, or procured in State government. The Division…

§ 5023. Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council [Repealed effective June 30, 2030] (a) Advisory Council. There is established the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council to provide advice and counsel to the Director of the Division of Artificial Intelligence with regard to the …

§ 5025. The Commission on Women (a)(1) The Commission on Women is created as the successor to the Governor’s Commission on Women established by Executive Order No. 20-86. The Commission shall be organized and have the duties and responsibilities as provided in this section. (2) T…

§ 6001. Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to identify, reduce, and eliminate environmental health disparities to improve the health and well-being of all Vermont residents. (Added 2021, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 31, 2022.)

§ 6002. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Environmental benefits” means the assets and services that enhance the capability of communities and individuals to function and flourish in society. Examples of environmental benefits include access to a healthy environment and c…

§ 6003. Environmental justice State policy It is the policy of the State of Vermont that no segment of the population of the State should, because of its racial, cultural, or economic makeup, bear a disproportionate share of environmental burdens or be denied an equitable share o…

§ 6004. Implementation of State policy (a) As used in this chapter, “covered agencies” means the following State agencies, departments, and bodies: the Agencies of Natural Resources, of Transportation, of Commerce and Community Development, of Agriculture, Food and Markets, and o…